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Renewables Link

The drive for renewable energy plays into the capitalist drive for profits – planetary catastrophe is inevitable under capitalism regardless of whether we transition from oil to renewables.
Principia Dialectica 2009 Principia Dialectica, "Capitalism Isn’t Addicted to Oil - but Profits," September 30, 2009, http://www.principiadialectica.co.uk/blog/?p=564-http://www.principiadialectica.co.uk/blog/?p=564, mcmc

In 2008, the companies making the largest worldwide profits were all oil companies (
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which already exist, and will continue to arise, whilst capitalism persists. 

Heg link

Hegemony is used to promote capitalism.
Meszaros 7 (Istvan Professor Emeritus t Sussex, "The Only Viable Economy," Monthly Review, http://www.monthlyreview.org/0407meszaros.htm)

In our time, by contrast, we have to face up to the reality
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be also positively sustainable in the future on a long-term basis.

Economy Link

The idea of economic growth sustains capitalism - creates poverty
Madra %26 Özselçuk ’07, professor at the department of economics @ oğaziçi Üniversitesi and Gettysbyrg Universit/ Ph.D. @ University of Massachusetts Amherst in Sociology (Yahya %26 Ceren, "Chapter Four Economy, Surplus, Politics: Some Questions On Slavoj Žižek’s Political Economy Critique Of Capitalism" 2007 http://www.surplusthought.net/ymadra/MadraOzselcuk.pdf)//JES-http://www.surplusthought.net/ymadra/MadraOzselcuk.pdf)/JES
It is important to note that the exception that constitutes the capitalist-all is
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that articulates this function. We call this difference the communist moment.17

Job Creation Link

They further subdue workers with the illusion of liberatory opportunity. The expansion and promotion of work in the current societal mindset will only expand the prevailing form of thought within the workforce: apathy toward refusing participation in an oppressive societal structure.

The Invisible Committee 09- an anonymous group of French communist badass terrorists August 30, 2009 ("The Coming Insurrection", Semiotext(e) P. 45-6)

The sentimental confusion that surrounds the question of work can be explained thus: the
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a "Mining Museum" in which methane blasts are simulated for vacationers.

Nuke Power Link

Nuclear power is implicitly representative of a capitalist drive for profits despite the dangers it poses
Acheson 11 (Ray - Reaching Critical Will Director @ WILPF %26 worked with the Institute for Defense %26 Disarmament Studies, "Costs, risks, and myths of nuclear power", Introduction, http://www.nirs.org/international/reachingcriticalwillreport.pdf - accessed 9/23/12) kc

For the nuclear power industry, whether in Japan or elsewhere, the primary motive
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disaster that they woud phase-out nuclear power from their energy mixes.

Fossil Fuels Link

Plan contributes to the capitalist drive for energy – inevitably leads to planetary extinction.
Charman 2010 Karen Charman, Managing editor of Capitalism Nature Socialism, M.A. Journalism, Columbia University, "Trashing the Planet for Natural Gas: Shale Gas Development Threatens Freshwater Sources, Likely Escalates Climate Destabilization" Capitalism Nature Socialism,  21:4 December 2010, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10455752.2010.531929-http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10455752.2010.531929. Mcmc

As the large, easy reservoirs of fossil fuels are exhausted, the capitalist machine
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unabated, will make the earth uninhabitable for life as we know it. 

1nc Ethics Impact

Resisting capitalism’s reliance on economic evaluation is the ultimate ethical responsibility – the current social order guarantees social exclusion on a global scale
Zizek and Daly 2k4 (Slavoj and Glyn, Conversations with Zizek page 14-16)
For Zizek it is imperative that we cut through this Gordian knot of postmodern protocol
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abject Other to that of a ’glitch’ in an otherwise sound matrix. 

ALT

Thus our alternative is a commitment to the Communist Hypothesis.  Every ethical decision should be infused with all of the significance of humanity’s destiny. The affirmative reduces life to a barbaric ratrace and stands opposed to universal emancipation.
Alain Badiou, former Chair of Philosophy at École normale supérieure, 2008.  The Meaning of Sarkozy, pp. 97-103 

I would like to situate the Sarkozy episode, which is not an impressive page
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the moment at which we find ourselves in the history of this hypothesis.

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Nuclear production will lower the price of oil
Wald and Keyes ’12 (“Perry: Gingrich Can Lower Oil Prices Just By Talking About It”, By Alex Seitz-Wald and Scott Keyes on Feb 23, 2012, http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/02/23/431246/perry-gingrich-magic-gas-prices/?mobile=nc

PERRY: As a matter of fact, perception i.......... it might be — that will have a dampening effect on the cost of oil in particular and the other energy prices as well.

Perception of increases in supply and decreases in demand cause immediate drop in global oil prices.
Fedlstein 2008 Martin Feldstein chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Reagan, is a professor at Harvard and a member of The Wall Street Journal's board of contributors, “We Can Lower Oil Prices Now,” Originally published in The Wall Street Journal July 1, 2008 http://www.nber.org/feldstein/wsj07012008.pdf

Now here is the good news. Any policy that causes the expected ....... or elsewhere, can therefore lead both to lower prices and increased consumption today 

High Oil prices key to the Russian Economy
Nichol 2012 Jim Nichol, Coordinator Specialist in Russian and Eurasian Affairs, Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests, Congressional Research Service, February 10, 2012, http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33407.pdf

Russia’s economy began to recover from the Soviet collapse in 1999, ........ low domestic and foreign investment; and high rates of crime, corruption, capital flight, and unemployment.

Russian economic decline causes nuclear prolif, accidents, and miscalc.
Cohen 2001 Stephen Cohen, Prof of Russian Studies at NYU, June 7, 2001, http://www.thenation.com/article/russian-nuclear-roulette?page=full

The bad news is this: Because of what has happened in Russia .......  Moscow to rely more heavily than it already does on its fragile nuclear controls. 

Impact’s extinction
Leslie 96 John Leslie, Professor Emeritus of philosophy @ University of Guelph, 1996, The End of the World: The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction, p. 32

Probably, however, it has been a...... in three hundred nuclear explosions.

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Counterplan solves the entirety of the case – the States have access to the same toolbox as the federal government
Wiener, Program Evaluation Analyst, and Koontz, Ohio State Associate Natural Resources Professor, 2010,
(Joshua and Tomas, "Shifting Winds: Explaining Variation in State Policies to Promote Small-Scale Wind Energy", Policy Studies Journal, November, Vol. 38, Iss. 4, PAS) Accessed on ProQuest 8-6-12 

Previous research has identified several common policy tools used by state governments to promote environmental
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of many renewable technologies that policymakers can support to fulfill the RPS obligations. 

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Unique Link—Water resources stable now—greater production risks collapse.
DWT 12—Davis Wright Tremaine is a national business and litigation law firm. "Water and Energy: A Zero Sum Game?" May 29th, 2012, http://www.energyenvironmentallaw.com/2012/05/29/water-and-energy-a-zero-sum-game/Water and Energy: A Zero Sum Game?, Accessed date: 9-9-12 y2k

Energy production from almost all technologies depends on large volumes of water. Competition for
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of resolving regulatory problems. But that’s the subject of a future blog.

Link - Plan pollutes water 

Extinction
Voinov and Cardwell 9—Alexey is Fellow @ Institute for Water Resources, US Army Corps of Engineers. Hal Cardwell , International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC). "The Energy-Water Nexus: Why Should We Care?" Journal of Contemporary Water Research %26 Education, Issue 143, pages 17-29, December 2009. http://www.uvm.edu/giee/publications/Voinov_Energy_2009.pdf-http://www.uvm.edu/giee/publications/Voinov_Energy_2009.pdf accessed date: 7-22-12 y2k

Water and energy are essential for human livelihood and the large-scale capture and
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changes in their values and prices, if the market is allowed to work

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"In" means "throughout"
Words and Phrases 8 (Permanent Edition, vol. 20a, p. 207)

Colo. 1887.  In the Act of 1861 providing that justices of the peace shall have jurisdiction "in" their respective counties to hear and determine all complaints, the word "in" should be construed to mean "throughout" such counties.  Reynolds v. Larkin, 14, p. 114, 117, 10 Colo. 126.

"The" means all parts
Webster’s 8 (Merriam-Webster’s Online Collegiate Dictionary, 08, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the)

4 — used as a function word before a noun or a substantivized adjective to indicate reference to a group as a whole the elite 

In the US means the aff must happen in every state
EPA 6 (EPA, US Environmental Protection Agency Terminology Reference System, 2-1-2006, http://iaspub.epa.gov/trs/trs_proc_qry.alphabet?p_term_nm=U-http://iaspub.epa.gov/trs/trs_proc_qry.alphabet?p_term_nm=U)

United States
When used in the geographic sense, means all of the States. Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics -http://iaspub.epa.gov/trs/trs_proc_qry.org_info?P_REG_AUTH_ID=1019%26P_LIST_OPTION_CD=ORG: Commercial Chemical Control Rules-http://iaspub.epa.gov/trs/trs_proc_qry.org_info?P_REG_AUTH_ID=1%26P_DATA_ID=11722%26P_VERSION=1%26P_LIST_OPTION_CD=INFO Term Detail-http://iaspub.epa.gov/trs/trs_proc_qry.navigate_term?p_term_id=292529%26p_term_cd=TERMDIS

Prefer our interp:
Limits- they allow "region of the week" Affs that target specific states or localities —- unique areas like Puerto Rico, federal lands, or "Indian Country" open up huge new research burdens —- limits are key to preparation and clash
Ground- national change is key to quality of disads links —- specific regions give the Aff unpredictable angles against core generics —- core ground is key to fairness

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There are 8 different kinds of reactors– takes out access to our nuclear fuel disads.
Texas Solutions blog – no date, http://www.texassolutionblog.com/Case/small-modular-reactors/, Accessed 9/22/12, mcmc

SMRs: That abbreviation is becoming popular...... in plugging SMRs in at their coal-fired power plants, thereby replacing ageing coal furnaces.

There are several types of reactors – just based upon cooling processes – the Aff must specify which type for our fuel links.
US Department of Commerce 11 (February, "The Commercial Outlook for US Small Modular Nuclear Reactors", US Dept. Commerce: International Trade Administration, http://trade.gov/mas/ian/build/groups/public/@tg_ian/@nuclear/documents/webcontent/tg_ian_003185.pdf - accessed 9/22/12) kc

A number of U.S. SMR designs are currently ...... Hyperion Power Module, and Advanced Reactor Concepts’ ARC100 are examples of liquid metal–cooled designs.

60 different reactor designs
King et al 11 (Dr. Marcus, Research Analyst and Project Director – CNA Corporation's Center for Naval Analyses, LaVar Huntzinger, and Thoi Nguyen, “Feasibility of Nuclear Power on U.S. Military Installations,” CNA Analysis and Solutions, March, http://www.cna.org/sites/default/files/research/Nuclear%20Power%20on%20Military %20Installations%20D0023932%20A5.pdf)

Status of SMR technologies and commercialization ...... specific energy markets that are best served by small-sized power units. Models of the PRISM, MHR, and HPM designs are given in figure

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Interpretation: The plan must be for increased energy production in the United States

Violation: The plan allows for energy on US foreign bases that are not in the United States
US Department of State
Foreign Affairs Manual, 7 FAM 1116.1–4jap

Not Included in the Meaning of In ..... citizenship by reason of birth."

Vote Negative:

1. Ground – Core disads and counterplans on the topic rely on domestic energy production. They short circuit the best links to the topic

2. Predictable Limits – impossible to ascertain which country impacts they will isolate from military bases – allows for any US territory connection to be topical. Makes it impossible to be negative

Voters for fairness, education, and competitive equality  

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A. Interpretation - increase means increasing pre-existing
Buckley et al ‘6 (Jeremiah Buckley et al, Attorney, Amicus Curiae Brief, Safeco Ins. Co. of America et al v. Charles Burr et al,06 http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/06-84/06-84.mer.ami.mica.pdf)

First, the court said that the ordinary meaning of the word “increase”...... to apply to increases of an already-existing policy. See Hibbs v.  Winn, 542 U.S. 88, 101 (2004) (“a phrase gathers meaning from the words around it”) (citation omitted). 

B. The plan is an increase from a new program. 

C. Vote Negative 

Ground – best literature for disads comes from preexisting programs – allows the aff to spike out of all our DAS. 

Limit – the plan opens the floodgate – negatives will always be playing from behind trying to predict all the new programs that can lead to an increase in energy production. 

Voters for fairness, education, and competitive equality