| 09/22/2012 | Tournament: GSU | Round: 1 | Opponent: Michigan HL | Judge:
T-Reduce Violation: Reducing Restrictions on energy production means mandating the removal of constraints on the conversion of a natural resource into useful energy. - Reduce means… size, amount, number –
Dictionary.com 12 (checked on August 22, 2012) Reduce: to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number,etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
2. Restriction is: …. of a variable – that’s Collins dictionary – 12 (checked on August 20, 2012,
(logic, mathematics) a condition that imposes a constraint on the possible values of a variable or on the domain of arguments of a function
3. On means …. a condition – (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on, checked August 14, 2012)
On - used as a function word to indicate active involvement in a condition or status <on the increase> <onthe lookout>
4. Energy production ….. general public, such as electricity.
Rauf Genel 12 (science and technology website, checked August 13, 2012, http://raufgenel.com/english-articles/physics/subjects-of-physics/energy/energy-technology.html) From the Perspective of physics, all technological devices that produce or use energy can be viewed as energy transformers. Energy production refers to the process of converting energy from a natural resource, such as coal, into a form that can be easily used by the general public, such as electricity. The resulting energy can then be employed for a particular application, such as to start up and run a computer. Technologically devices that are commonly used to produce energy include generators, thermocouples and furnaces. Devices that use energy include electric motors, lights, and ovens.
5. Contextually, …. amount of available energy
Forsund – 10 WORKING PAPERS IN ECONOMICS No 441 Renewable Energy Expansion and the Value of Balance Regulation Power Finn Försund and Lennart Hjalmarsson April 2010 Department of Economics School of Business, Economics and Law at University of Gothenburg by Finn R. Førsund, University of Oslo Lennart Hjalmarsson, University of Gothenburg March 25, 2010
Let us consider a generator with the opportunity to choose between bidding its supply into the spot market or into the regulation market. Automatic reserves and the fast reserves services can only be provided by on-line units. Thus, reserve services and energy production are joint services. You cannot provide one without the other. The decision to provide reserve services can therefore not be isolated from the decision to produce energy. A generator that produces reserves must forgo the profit from producing energy from the reserve portion of the capacity of that on-line unit. Thus, the cost or value of providing reserves is the opportunity cost of not providing energy. If, for example, a generator has a variable cost of producing energy of €15/MWh and the spot market price is €35/MWh, then the generator has an opportunity cost of providing reserve services of €20/MWh. This is the profit forgone for the generator if he sells reserves, since he would attain a profit of €20/MWh by selling into the energy market. The generator would not accept a price less than €20/MWh for providing reserves. Below that price, the generator will only provide energy and above that price he will prefer supplying reserve services. If arbitrage between markets works efficiently, the price for reserves should equal the cost of the marginal supplier in the energy market, when both markets are competitive, i.e. in the absence of market power. The allocation of a certain amount of energy, E, between the spot market and the reserves market is equivalent with an optimal portfolio problem in finance, where a certain investment is allocated between different assets as in a Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). Restrictions on production or water reservoir levels affect the total amount of energy, E, that can be allocated between the spot market and the reserves market but does not affect the relationships between spot and the expected reserves price. Thus with risk neutral agents and no market power (and zero discounting), the spot market price is the best prediction of the regulation price.
Voter for fairness and education
1 Critical to generic negative ground - increasing supply ensures that Negs gets generics like trade off disads,
2 They explode the topic in unpredictable fashion and kill limits because they include any regulation relating to energy production. This means thousands of case areas just in the energy regs alone, |
| 09/22/2012 | Tournament: GSU | Round: 1 | Opponent: Michigan HL | Judge:
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000005525 StartFragment:0000000523 EndFragment:0000005509 Virginia Senate Elections are deadlocked now- Obama’s coattails will swing it Washington Examiner 12; (“Kaine, Allen's fate may rest with Obama, Romney”; 8/11/12; http://washingtonexaminer.com/kaine-allens-fate-may-rest-with-obama-romney/article/2504613#.UFU1GKTyZkI; JN) Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican George ….. is spending a lot of time courting them. Energy policies will cost Kaine the elections- “War on coal” rhetoric will swing the elections- Obama's coattails are key and will cost Democrats the Senate NYT, 12 (Jonathan Weisman, Shift in Connecticut Senate Race as Democrat Is Put on the Defensive, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/20/us/politics/in-tight-virginia-senate-race-seeking-every-edge.html?pagewanted=all) Like so many others in ….. when Mr. Kaine said he had never heard that. GOP control of the Senate defunds Healthcare- vetoes irrelevant Ritter 12 (Justin Ritter; “Close race for U.S. Senate majority could have big implications for Orrin Hatch”; 7/18/12; http://www.ksl.com/?nid=757andsid=21265577; JN) SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Senate ….. at the end of the day we’re going to have a very narrow Senate, one way or the other," he said. Healthcare’s key to prevent bioterrorsim Shane K Green, Ph D, May 2004 (“Bioterrorism and Health Care Reform: No Preparedness Without Access.” http://virtualmentor.ama-assn.org/2004/05/pfor2-0405.html) The temporal correlation between the ….. to infect a community composed largely of immigrants who had not been immunized [5]. Extinction Steinbruner, Senior Fellow at Brookings Institute 1997 [John, Sr. Fellow @ Brookings institution, “Biological Weapons: A Plague upon All Houses”, Foreign Policy, Winter 1997-1998, p. 85-96, JSTOR] . Although human pathogens are often …… the potential for a global contagion of this sort but not necessarily its outer limit. |
| 09/22/2012 | Tournament: GSU | Round: 1 | Opponent: Michigan HL | Judge:
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000167 EndHTML:0000007175 StartFragment:0000000873 EndFragment:0000007159 Perella 12 (Maxine, "UK Economy 'in Great Danger' from Raw Materials Crisis", Edie Waste, published 8/20/2012, http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=23047andtitle=UK+economy+%27in+great+danger%27+from+raw+materials+crisis+) The Government must take …..could potentially put the UK economy at risk. Kennedy, 2011 James, Wings Enterprises, “critical and strategic failure in rare earth resources” http://www.energyfromthorium.com/TEAC1/06_Kennedy_rareEarth.pdf Thorium Based Nuclear Energy …. create valuable rare earths as a byproduct. British economy key to US-British military cooperation Larrabee and Wilson 12 (F. Stephen Larrabee, Distinguished Chair in European Security at the RAND Corporation, Peter A., senior defense analyst at RAND, "Budget Cuts are Cracking the West's Defenses", published in RAND Corporation, 8/17/2012, http://www.rand.org/commentary/2010/08/17/CSM.html) The global economic crisis is forcing …. support in crises that has characterized US-British defense cooperation in the past. US-UK economic and military relationship key to NATO alliance Hammond 12 (Philip, Secretary of State for Defence, "Address to the Centre for a New American Security", speech delivered by Secretary of State for Defence Philip Hammond in Washington D.C on 7/8/12, Ministry of Defense, published online on 7/8/12, http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/People/Speeches/SofS/20120718AddressToTheCentreForANewAmericanSecurity.htm) How, in an era of budgetary …... But it is our Defence relationship which stands out. U.S. commitment to NATO is necessary to deter Russian aggression and Central European conflict Ball, British International Studies Association, 1998 (Christopher L., “Nattering NATO negativism? Reasons why expansion may be a good thing,” Review of International Studies, http://journals.cambridge.org/article_S0260210598000436) If Russia is potentially hostile, other ….. cover for abandoning Central Europe if Russia becomes aggressively revisionist. Extinction Bostrom, Prof Oxford, 2002(Nick, March, 2002 www.transhumanist.com/volume9/risks.html) A much greater existential risk ….. risk, since it would not destroy or thwart humankind’s potential permanently. |
| 09/22/2012 | Tournament: GSU | Round: 1 | Opponent: Michigan HL | Judge: CP Text: President Obama should initiate a Presidential Memorandum that directs a Blue Ribbon Commission to recommend a report on whether or not the United States federal government should establish a matching funds programs, increase research and development funding and remove licensing restrictions for thorium power production in the United States. . Creating a Blue Ribbon Commission Report on nuclear power solves the aff- creates a necessary study, builds consensus and feasability Parthemore and Rogers, 10 (Christine Parthemore and Will Rogers, Christine Parthemore is the Bacevich fellow at the Center for a New American Security. Will Rogers is a CNAS researcher. This piece is based on a recently released CNAS report on climate change, energy and the Department of Defense available, Nuclear Reactors on Military Bases May Be Risky, May 20, 2010http://www.rollcall.com/news/-46456-1.html On the other hand, opponents contend that sufficient ….. cleaner energy future demands no less. Decisions and political calculus- proves the BRC avoids the elections disad Abrams 12 (Stan Abrams is a Beijing-based IP/IT lawyer and law professor, What Will the U.S. Do About China Auto Part Imports?, http://www.chinahearsay.com/what-will-the-u-s-do-about-china-auto-part-imports/ The political decision always comes ….. made will reflect more of a political calculus than the merits of the case. |
| 09/22/2012 | Tournament: GSU | Round: 1 | Opponent: Michigan HL | Judge: 1. Nuclear leadership fails- failed nuclear negotiations with Iran, north Korea and Pakistan all prove Reuters, 8-31 (After early successes, Obama struggles to implement disarmament vision, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/31/us-usa-nuclear-arms-idUSBRE87U06B20120831) Obama made significant progress ….. material for nuclear arms. 2. Alternate Causalities make Nuclear leadership impossible A. Nuclear waste Restuccia, 12 (Andrew, Official: Lack of nuclear waste dump is a ‘serious failure of the American government’, February 01, http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/207963-official-delay-in-establishing-nuke-waste-dump-serious-failure-of-the-american-government) The head of a federal commission on nuclear waste bluntly warned lawmakers Wednesday that the United States cannot compete with ……. very sharply.” B. IAEA politicization, lack of effective cooperation and breakdown of NSG Hibbs, 11 (Mark, Mark Hibbs is a senior associate in Carnegie's Nuclear Policy Program, based in Berlin. Before joining Carnegie, for over 20 years he was an editor and correspondent for nuclear energy publications, including Nucleonics Weekand Nuclear Fuel, published by the Platts division of the McGraw-Hill Companies. “Nuclear energy 2011: A watershed year,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 2012 68 http://carnegieendowment.org/files/Nuclear_Energy_2011.pdf) 2011 was a watershed for …… Group, which sets the rules for nuclear commerce. The author reflects on 2011 and highlights what to look out for in 2012 C. Ambiguity over 123 Agreements Hibbs, 12 (Mark, Senior associate, Nuclear Policy Program, “Negotiating Nuclear Cooperation Agreements” http://carnegieendowment.org/2012/08/07/negotiating-nuclear-cooperation-agreements/d98z) The United States is currently negotiating ……to create incentives to get desired results. 3. Turn - expanding nuclear leadership increases tech transfer – causing prolif Keeny, 07 - former deputy director of the U.S Arms Control and Disarmament agency (Spurgeon, PANEL II OF A COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS SYMPOSIUM; SUBJECT: CAN NUCLEAR ENERGY GO BEYOND THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005? June 18, L/n) MR. KEENY: I'd just like to add ……. emerging again and themes that are strangely reminiscent of that -- (off mike) -- fast -- (inaudible). Proliferation is not going to happen Alison 10 (Graham, Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Foreign Affairs volume 89, issue 1, pages 74-85, "Nuclear Disorder: Surveying Atomic Threats", http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/19819/nuclear_disorder.html,) After listening to a compelling briefing for a …… that might realistically become nuclear weapons states in the foreseeable future. No Escalation Hymans 12 – is Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California (Jacques, May/June, “Botching the Bomb” http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137403/jacques-e-c-hymans/botching-the-bomb) Jacome NUCLEAR DOGS THAT HAVE NOT BARKED "TODAY, ALMOST any industrialized country can produce a …….. states, the more time it has needed to get its first bomb and the higher its chances of failure. Deterrence solves the impact Colby 07 – Adjunct Staff Member of the RAND Corporation, formerly a staff member in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and on the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (Eldridge, “Restoring Deterrence,” Orbis, Vol. 51, No. 3, p. 413-428, http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/images/issues/200707u/Restoring%20Deterrence.pdf) This logic’s bottom line seems clear. If the proliferation of …….. push them into a corner anyway—or as cards to bluff with—in which case we simply need to call that bluff. No Risk of nuclear terror – 4 reasons No chance they can be stolen If they are stolen we can stop it
Mearsheimer 11, January, John J., Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. He is on the Advisory Council of The National Interest, “Imperial by Design,”http://nationalinterest.org/article/imperial-by-design-4576?page=3, The fact is that states have strong incentives to distrust …… as the number killed over the same period by lightning, or by accident-causing deer, or by severe allergic reactions to peanuts.” |
| 09/22/2012 | Tournament: GSU | Round: 1 | Opponent: Michigan HL | Judge: Heg doesn’t solve war Christopher Preble (director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute) August 2010 “U.S. Military Power: Preeminence for What Purpose?” http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/u-s-military-power-preeminence-for-what-purpose/ Most in Washington still embraces the notion that America is…..schlubs in fly-over country pick up the tab. 3. US diplomatic isolation means it’s leadership can’t prevent the impacts John, McCormick; 2007; Political Scientist at the University of Miami; “The European Superpower, 2007, p. 123-4” 'Only US leadership', claims Richard Haass, ……. political ideals and its pursuit of parochial national interests. 4. Hegemony’s ineffective, two reasons A. Domestic politics – Internal divisions hamstring policymakers Caitlin, Talmadge; Staff Writer for the Harvard International Review; 2002 ["The Restrained Hegemon: Political Limits to US Military Power," Intelligence, Volume 24, Issue 3, Fall, Available Online at http://hir.harvard.edu/articles/print.php?article=1057, Accessed 04-25-2007 // BATMAN] First, the domestic politics of the United States ……. for political manipulation, further complicating the execution of US foreign policy. B. International politics – Dependence on allies checks preponderance Caitlin, Talmadge; Staff Writer for the Harvard International Review; 2002 ["The Restrained Hegemon: Political Limits to US Military Power," Intelligence, Volume 24, Issue 3, Fall, Available Online at http://hir.harvard.edu/articles/print.php?article=1057, Accessed 04-25-2007 // BATMAN] Second, the complexity of international …… with its allies, providing third parties with leverage over the United States despite their material inferiority. |
| 01/20/2013 | Tournament: Navy | Round: 7 | Opponent: Wake DL | Judge:
NNSA stemming human capital shortages- plan trades off- no link turns
Aloise, 12 -- GAO Nuclear Security, Safety, and Nonproliferation director
(Gene, former GAO Assistant Director for Report and Testimony Quality Control, "Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: Strategies and Challenges in Sustaining Critical Skills in Federal and Contractor Workforces," Government Accountability Office, GAO-12-468, April 2012, http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/590488.pdf, accessed 9-4-12, mss)
The enterprise’s work environments and site locations pose …. performance of those initiatives, and make appropriate adjustments. This creates DOE brain drain in DOE labs
McCormick, 10-22 (This interview was conducted with Dr. Colin McCormick, currently the Senior Advisor for RandD in the Office of the Under Secretary at the Department of Energy. He previously served as the Team Lead for Emerging Technologies in the Building Technologies Program of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Prior to joining the Department of Energy he was an energy and security analyst at the Federation of American Scientists, a staff member with the House Science and Technology Committee, and an AAAS Congressional Fellow on the staff of Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts. Dr. McCormick received his PhD in atomic and optical physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and did post-doctoral work in quantum optics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the group of 1997 Physics Nobel Laureate William Phillips. Dr. McCormick reviewed, revised and approved the below text for publication. Specifically, this interview began as discussions that took place on October 17, 2012 and October 22, 2012, with questions being asked by members of GWDebate (Francisco Bencosme, Kevin Bertram, Lauren Cashmore, Paul Hayes, Joseph Nelson and Kyla Sommers). The below questions and Dr. McCormick's transcribed answers were then sent to Dr. McCormick for review, revision and approval for publication)
D+TRW: What is your view on the suggestion that … more people from the above list of sites. NNSA human capital key to solve disease
D'Agostino, 10 – U.S. Under Secretary for Nuclear Security
(Thomas, former Stockpile Stewardship Program director, "NNSA Administrator Addresses Next Generation of Computational Scientists," 6-22-10, www.nnsa.energy.gov/mediaroom/speeches/csgfremarks062210, accessed 9-4-12, mss)
Since I spoke to this group last summer, a lot has changed. I believe that …along with the rest of the Department. Extinction
Keating, 9 -- Foreign Policy web editor
(Joshua, "The End of the World," Foreign Policy, 11-13-9, www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/11/13/the_end_of_the_world?page=full, accessed 9-7-12, mss)
How it could happen: Throughout history, … just as troubling complication. Takes out solvency- nuclear labs are a pre-req
LANL, 8
(Los Alamos National Laboratory, "Advanced Nuclear Energy," 6-15-8, www.lanl.gov/news/factsheets/pdf/AdvancedNuclear.pdf, accessed 9-16-12)
Nuclear energy is an important source of power, supplying 20 percent of the nation’s electricity. More than 100 nuclear power plants are operating in the U.S., and countries around the world are implementing nuclear power as a carbon-free alternative to fossil fuels. We can maximize the climate and energy security benefits provided by responsible global nuclear energy expansion by developing options to increase the energy extracted from nuclear fuel, improve waste management, and strengthen nuclear nonproliferation … cladding materials to macroscale modeling of an entire facility. 8 years
The Hill 8, (“Rep. Taylor pushes nuclear power for more Navy ships,” 6/11) Out of six remaining U.S. … welder, for example. |
| 01/20/2013 | Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Text: The Department of Defense should
-Add a stipulation to the regulations of the Environmental Conservation Investment Program requiring microgrids receive special consideration for funding
-Expand the expected lifespan of microgrids from 10 to 20 years
-Allow base commanders to enter into alternative financing agreements for microgrids
-Budget a substantial increase in dedicated fuel accounts for the military The counterplan procures microgrids at no cost
Sater 11 (Daniel, Research Fellow at Global Green USA's Security and Sustainability Office, "Military Energy Security: Current Efforts and Future Solutions," Global Green, globalgreen.org/docs/publication-185-1.pdf) A no-cost solution for the DOD … deploy microgrids more rapidly. The counterplan performs the same exact functions as Smart Grids without requiring Congressional appropriations
Sater 11 (Daniel, Research Fellow at Global Green USA's Security and Sustainability Office, "Military Energy Security: Current Efforts and Future Solutions," Global Green, globalgreen.org/docs/publication-185-1.pdf) A Microgrid is a small localized … from Congress to solve the Defense Department’s energy problems. |
| 01/20/2013 | Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: TEXT: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency should construct and operate a small modular nuclear reactor at the Department of Defense Installation Energy Test Bed. The test bed increases safety, overcomes barriers to deployment and commercializes SMRs
Sarewitz and Thernstrom 12 (Daniel and Samuel - Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes at Arizona State University, "ENERGY INNOVATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: ASSESSING THE OPPORTUNITIES,")
The centerpiece of DoD’s … and evaluation and early technology adoption. DARPA operations lead to commercialization and DOD adoption
Hayward et al. 10 (Steven - American Enterprise Institute, Mark Muro - Brookings Institution, Ted Nordjaus and Michael Shellenberger - Breakthrough Institute, "How a limted a direct approach to energy innovation can deliver clean, cheap energy, economic productivity and national prosperity," http://thebreakthrough.org/blog/Post-Partisan%20Power.pdf) In addition to fostering stronger linkages between …DOE nuclear facilities and DOD military bases. |
| 01/20/2013 | Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Hagel will be confirmed but it’s a huge fight---requires all of Obama’s political capital
Wong and Raju 1-6 Scott and Manu, 2013, “Hagel takes fire from Hill,” http://www.nj.com/us-politics/index.ssf/2013/01/hagel_takes_fire_from_hill.html
Senate Democrats and Republicans are far … Levin (D-Mich.) said in mid-December. SMRs are politically “nuclear”
Fairley 10 Peter, IEEE Spectrum, May, "Downsizing Nuclear Power Plants,” spectrum.ieee.org/energy/nuclear/downsizing-nuclear-power-plants/0
However, there are political …, they’re just as nuclear. Hagel is key to a soft landing on a laundry list of critical military transitions that are key to prevent global conflict
Jessie Daniels (Truman National Security Project Fellow, worked in the US Senate) January 7, 2013 “Chuck Hagel Nomination: A Look At the Security Threats He Will Face” http://www.policymic.com/articles/21946/chuck-hagel-would-be-a-defense-secretary-for-the-21st-century As President Obama heads into his … chief will find a full plate of challenges upon arrival. 2NC
Miscalc
Fraser, former PM of Australia, 7/4/’11
(Malcom, “Dealing with nuclear terror means plants and weapons,” Taipei Times)
Recent history is peppered … reactors and their adjacent spent-fuel ponds. Extinction
Kemp 10
Geoffrey Kemp, Director of Regional Strategic Programs at The Nixon Center, served in the White House under Ronald Reagan, special assistant to the president for national security affairs and senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the National Security Council Staff, Former Director, Middle East Arms Control Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2010, The East Moves West: India, China, and Asia’s Growing Presence in the Middle East, p. 233-4
The second scenario, called Mayhem and … of the planet’s population. Turns heg
Financial Times December 27, 2012 “Hagel for defence” http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ad8eba06-503d-11e2-9b66-00144feab49a.html#axzz2HH2u4ZZI
Yet ever since Mr Hagel emerged as the clear frontrunner, he has come under a barrage of criticism. Sadly, his critics have mostly overlooked his sensible … Mr Obama lacks resolve. Turns iran
Gray and Miller, writers for Buzzfeed, 1/6/2013
(Rosie and Zeke, “Obama Upends Iran Debate By Picking Chuck Hagel,” http://www.buzzfeed.com/rosiegray/obama-updends-iran-debate-by-picking-chuck-hagel) Their hope — and … that American bombs should start falling now. Uq Hagel will get nominated now- but it will be close
The Guardian, 1-15 (Chuck Hagel's nomination backed by two key Democratic senators, http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/15/chuck-hagel-schumer-boxer-approval)
Chuck Hagel's confirmation as US … in the Senate to overcome the threat of a filibuster. The strength of opposition is too weak.
New York Times, 1/7/2013 (Obama’s Pick for Defense Is an Ally, and a Lightning Rod, p. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/07/us/obama-expected-to-select-hagel-for-defense-post.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0#h[])
The White House is … most Americans think was a disaster.” a/t: Link Turn Plan unpopular—regs, lobbies, public, and recent accidents ensure a firestorm
Loudermilk 11 (Micah J., Research Associate for the Energy & Environmental Security Policy program with the Institute for National Strategic Studies at National Defense University, contracted through ASE Inc; May 31, “Small Nuclear Reactors and US Energy Security: Concepts, Capabilities, and Costs,” http://www.ensec.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=314:small-nuclear-reactors-and-us-energy-security-concepts-capabilities-and-costs&catid=116:content0411&Itemid=375)
Path forward: Department of … a reality: the US military. NRC deregulation spurs controversy and Congressional scrutiny
Jill Graham, States News Service, 1991, Pa., 15 other states, challenging federal nuclear waste disposal policy, Lexis
The state and 15 others filed … and legislation this year. SMR debates are polarizing
Carper and Schmid 11 Ross Carper (rosscarper@gmail.com), a writer based in Washington state, is the founding editor of the creative nonfiction project BeyondtheBracelet.com. Sonja Schmid (sschmid@vt.edu) is an assistant professor in Science and Technology Studies at Virginia Tech. “The Little Reactor That Could?” Issues in Science and Technology, http://www.issues.org/27.4/carper.html
Historically, nuclear energy … traditionally been classified. a/t: DoD sheilds Military energy debates aren’t shielded
Snider 12
(E%26E reporter, 1/16, "Pentagon still can’t define ’energy security,’ much less achieve it," http://www.eenews.net/public/Greenwire/2012/01/16/1-http://www.eenews.net/public/Greenwire/2012/01/16/1)
But this is not a good time to be … acquiesced, leaving the ban intact. No sheild
Sorenson 12 [Lt. Gen Jeff Sorenson, 9/28/12, http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/259163-saving-energy-saving-soldiers-lives] From biofuels that could propel …renewable energy projects. a/t: Gun Humps Obama has recalibrated gun control and hagel – but the overreaching of the plan triggers
Hayward, 1-18 (John, “TED CRUZ: OBAMA IS “FEELING HIGH ON HIS OWN POWER” http://www.humanevents.com/2013/01/18/ted-cruz-obama-is-feeling-high-on-his-own-power/)
On the first point, there … always wins, and they are the house. He wont spend pol cap on gun control
Rucker, 1-16 (Obama to announce most expansive gun-control agenda in generations, 1-16, 2013, http://bangordailynews.com/2013/01/16/politics/obama-to-announce-most-expansive-gun-control-agenda-in-generations/?ref=latest)
“The president can play a … on this issue.” a/t: Winners Win Winners win is wrong Obama votes neg
Jackie Calmes, NYTimes, 11/12/12, In Debt Talks, Obama Is Ready to Go Beyond Beltway, mobile.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/us/politics/legacy-at-stake-obama-plans-broader-push-for-budget-deal.xml
That story line, stoked by Republicans … typically takes seats from the president's party in Congress. Winners don’t win- political capital needs to be managed well
RYAN 2009 [Selwyn Professor of Social Science at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of West Indies. Ph.D. in Political Science from Cornell, Jan 18, http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_opinion?id=161426968] Like many, I expect much from Obama, … in cyberspace (the latent "Obama Party"). a/t: Pol Cap not key That’s a reason PC’s key
Stirewalt, writer for Fox News, 1/7/2013
(Chris, “Obama Antagonizes with Hagel Pick,” http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/01/07/obama-antagonizes-with-hagel-pick/#ixzz2HIw1d0GW) With Republicans still … plenty of political capital. Political landmines like the plan can derail the effort
Josh Levs (writer for CNN politics) 1/7, 2013 “Sparks could fly in Hagel confirmation hearings” http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/07/politics/hagel-defense/?hpt=hp_t1 He would also be one of the few … derail the effort. Every ounce of political capital is key to getting Hagel across the finish line
Scott Wong and Manu Raju (writers for Politico) 1/6, 2013 “Chuck Hagel takes fire from Capitol Hill” http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/chuck-hagel-takes-fire-from-capitol-hill-85805.html?hp=t1 And despite heaping praise on Hagel … across the finish line. Dems will hate this.” |
| 01/20/2013 | Tournament: Navy | Round: 7 | Opponent: Wake DL | Judge:
Solvency SMRs empirically fail at commercialization
Magwood, commissioner – NRC, 7/14/’11
(William, “ECONOMICS AND SAFETY OF MODULAR REACTORS; COMMITTEE: SENATE APPROPRIATIONS; SUBCOMMITTEE: ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT,” CQ Congressional Testimony) That is not to say that SMRs are a new …. cost and schedule estimates. Micro SMRs do not make sense
McCormick 12; (Dr. Colin McCormick, currently the Senior Advisor for RandD in the Office of the Under Secretary at the Department of Energy. He previously served as the Team Lead for Emerging Technologies in the Building Technologies Program of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Prior to joining the Department of Energy he was an energy and security analyst at the Federation of American Scientists, a staff member with the House Science and Technology Committee, and an AAAS Congressional Fellow on the staff of Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts. Dr. McCormick received his PhD in atomic and optical physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and did post-doctoral work in quantum optics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the group of 1997 Physics Nobel Laureate William Phillips; Dr. McCormick reviewed, revised and approved the below text for publication. Specifically, this interview began as discussions that took place on October 17, 2012 and October 22, 2012, with questions being asked by members of GWDebate (Francisco Bencosme, Kevin Bertram, Lauren Cashmore, Paul Hayes, Joseph Nelson and Kyla Sommers). The below questions and Dr. McCormick's transcribed answers were then sent to Dr. McCormick for review, revision and approval for publication; 10/22/12; http://debateandtherealworld.com/article.php?id=3; JN) D+TRW: As regards generation IV … are not being used to research that now. Low gas prices kill SMRs
McMahon, energy contributor – Forbes, 5/23/’12
(Jeff, http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2012/05/23/small-modular-reactors-by-2022-but-no-market-for-them/) Small Modular Nuclear Reactors … according to the summary. SMRs not ready for deployment—decades away
McCormick, 12
(“Interview with Colin McCormick,” This interview was conducted with Dr. Colin McCormick, (Senior Advisor for RandD in the Office of the Under Secretary at the Department of Energy. He previously served as the Team Lead for Emerging Technologies in the Building Technologies Program of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Prior to joining the Department of Energy he was an energy and security analyst at the Federation of American Scientists, a staff member with the House Science and Technology Committee, and an AAAS Congressional Fellow on the staff of Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts. Dr. McCormick received his PhD in atomic and optical physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and did post-doctoral work in quantum optics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the group of 1997 Physics Nobel Laureate William Phillips. Dr. McCormick reviewed, revised and approved the below text for publication. Specifically, this interview began as discussions that took place on October 17, 2012 and October 22, 2012, with questions being asked by members of GWDebate (Francisco Bencosme, Kevin Bertram, Lauren Cashmore, Paul Hayes, Joseph Nelson and Kyla Sommers). 10/17, http://debateandtherealworld.com/article.php?id=3) This is a blueprint design ,.. a best case scenario. Makes the plan completely non-sensical
McCormick, 12
(“Interview with Colin McCormick,” This interview was conducted with Dr. Colin McCormick, (Senior Advisor for RandD in the Office of the Under Secretary at the Department of Energy. He previously served as the Team Lead for Emerging Technologies in the Building Technologies Program of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Prior to joining the Department of Energy he was an energy and security analyst at the Federation of American Scientists, a staff member with the House Science and Technology Committee, and an AAAS Congressional Fellow on the staff of Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts. Dr. McCormick received his PhD in atomic and optical physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and did post-doctoral work in quantum optics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the group of 1997 Physics Nobel Laureate William Phillips. Dr. McCormick reviewed, revised and approved the below text for publication. Specifically, this interview began as discussions that took place on October 17, 2012 and October 22, 2012, with questions being asked by members of GWDebate (Francisco Bencosme, Kevin Bertram, Lauren Cashmore, Paul Hayes, Joseph Nelson and Kyla Sommers). 10/17, http://debateandtherealworld.com/article.php?id=3) D+TRW: What steps can the DOD … and will be ready to go by 2022. Bubble DA—high costs mean no large-scale commercialization, which takes out every aff advantage—and more subsidies boost cost overruns by increasing reactor complexity and scale—that makes the industry unsustainable
Cooper, senior research fellow for economic analysis – Institute for Energy and the Environment @ Vermont Law School, PhD – Yale University, ‘10
(Mark, “POLICY CHALLENGES OF NUCLEAR REACTOR CONSTRUCTION: COST ESCALATION AND CROWDING OUT ALTERNATIVES,” September) A decade and half after the start of the … systemic problem of excess capacity. Accidents DA—subsidies cause fast and risky nuclear construction without safety upgrades—causes meltdowns that destroy the industry
Koplow, United Nations Environment Programme's Working Group on Economic Instruments, MBA – Harvard, and Vancko, project manager – nuclear/climate @ UCS, ‘11
(Doug and Ellen, “Nuclear Power: Still Not Viable without Subsidies,” Union of Concerned Scientists, February)
Because operating costs account for a … that have more predictable and lower risk profiles.
Extinction
Wasserman, 1 (Harvey, Senior Editor – Free Press, “America's Terrorist Nuclear Threat to Itself”, October, http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2001/10/00_wasserman_nuclear-threat.htm) Without continous monitoring and guaranteed … life and of all future generations must be shut down. 2NC Evidence
Solvency O/V Prefer all our evidence—poor administration of subsidies makes cost overruns and accidents more likely and prevent long term growth
Koplow, United Nations Environment Programme's Working Group on Economic Instruments, MBA – Harvard, and Vancko, project manager – nuclear/climate @ UCS, ‘11
(Doug and Ellen, “Nuclear Power: Still Not Viable without Subsidies,” Union of Concerned Scientists, February) 4.1.1.2. Problematic Incentive Structure … is particularly appealing. Koplow says a single accident turns the case—governments and industry will instantly abandon nuclear. That’s true even for a small accident
Koplow, United Nations Environment Programme's Working Group on Economic Instruments, MBA – Harvard, and Vancko, project manager – nuclear/climate @ UCS, ‘11
(Doug and Ellen, “Nuclear Power: Still Not Viable without Subsidies,” Union of Concerned Scientists, February) Although the probability of a large … costs) are likely to rise. Government subsidies make the SMR industry unsustainable
Spencer, research fellow in nuclear energy – Heritage Foundation, and Loris, research associate for energy – Heritage, 2/2/’11
(Jack and Nicolas, http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2011/02/a-big-future-for-small-nuclear-reactors) Small modular reactors (SMRs) … its nuclear waste disposal obligations. Underground Underground is worse
Makhijani and Boyd ’10 (Arjun Makhijani and Michele Boyd, Arjun Makhijani is nuclear engineer who is President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, Institute for Energy and Environmental Research and Physicians for Social Responsibility, Michele Boyd is former director of the Safe Energy Program at Physicians for ... Staff Scientist at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, “Small Modular Reactors No Solution for the Cost, Safety, and Waste Problems of Nuclear Power”, http://ieer.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/small-modular-reactors2010.pdf, September 2010, LEQ) Burying the reactor … event of an accident. Reach Around If and only if overseas
McCormick 12; (Dr. Colin McCormick, currently the Senior Advisor for RandD in the Office of the Under Secretary at the Department of Energy. He previously served as the Team Lead for Emerging Technologies in the Building Technologies Program of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Prior to joining the Department of Energy he was an energy and security analyst at the Federation of American Scientists, a staff member with the House Science and Technology Committee, and an AAAS Congressional Fellow on the staff of Rep. Ed Markey of Massachusetts. Dr. McCormick received his PhD in atomic and optical physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and did post-doctoral work in quantum optics at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the group of 1997 Physics Nobel Laureate William Phillips; Dr. McCormick reviewed, revised and approved the below text for publication. Specifically, this interview began as discussions that took place on October 17, 2012 and October 22, 2012, with questions being asked by members of GWDebate (Francisco Bencosme, Kevin Bertram, Lauren Cashmore, Paul Hayes, Joseph Nelson and Kyla Sommers). The below questions and Dr. McCormick's transcribed answers were then sent to Dr. McCormick for review, revision and approval for publication; 10/22/12; http://debateandtherealworld.com/article.php?id=3; JN) D+TRW: What would prevent … Congress would be willing to go for the higher price. Interpretation- “In the United States” means the geographical United States- excludes foreign territory
State Department 12
Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual, Volume 7, June 29, http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86755.pdf
7 FAM 1112 WHAT IS BIRTH “IN THE UNITED STATES”?
(CT:CON-314; 08-21-2009)
a. INA 101(a)(38) (8 U.S.C. 1101 (a)(38)) provides that “… agencies and centers should contact CA/PPT/L/LA (CAPPTAdjQ@state.gov), which will confer with CA/OCS/L and L/CA. |
| 01/20/2013 | Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Heg Kagan is wrong – primacy can’t prevent conflict.
Kupchan 12
Charles A., Senior fellow at CFR and Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown, Second Mates, National Journal, 3-16-2012, http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/is-american-primacy-really-diminishing—20120315 Although it sounds reassuring, … the onset of a multipolar world. Grid is resilient and sustainable
Clark, MA candidate – Intelligence Studies @ American Military University, senior analyst – Chenega Federal Systems, 4/28/’12
(Paul, “The Risk of Disruption or Destruction of Critical U.S. Infrastructure by an Offensive Cyber Attack,” American Military University) In 2003, a simple physical …¶ Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 2012). Oil dependence checks war –interdependence
Miller, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Oklahoma, 10
(Gregory D., “The Security Costs of Energy Independence,” April 2010, The Washington Quarterly 33:2, pp.107-119, http://csis.org/files/publication/twq10aprilmiller.pdf, accessed 8-23-12 Bosley) A drop in demand for oil … it be in the form of conventional military force or state sponsorship of terrorism. Oil independence is impossible and doesn’t insulate the US from oil shocks
Plumer, Washington Post staff writer, 12
(Brad, “True oil independence is unrealistic dream,” 5-10-12, http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/oil-independence-is-an-impossible-dream/2012/05/10/gIQAy2EoFU_blog.html, accessed 7-16-12 Bosley) Over the past few years, the United States … even if they found it unprofitable to do so. In other words, it’s an unrealistic goal Space weapons are not key to hegemony – we will develop alternatives easily that are cheaper and less provocative
DeBlois 04, former Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science and Technology at the Council on Foreign Relations Bruce, “Space Weapons: Crossing the U.S. Rubicon”, Richard L. Garwin, R. Scott Kemp, Jeremy C. Marwell Source: International Security, Vol. 29, No. 2 (Autumn, 2004), pp. 50-84 http://www.jstor.org/stable/4137586, Accessed July 7 2011 IN SUM: GLOBAL FORCE PROJECTION. … and at lower cost Space Assets are not key to hegemony – they are not essential for real time decision making DeBlois 04, former Adjunct Senior Fellow for Science and Technology at the Council on Foreign Relations Bruce, “Space Weapons: Crossing the U.S. Rubicon”, Richard L. Garwin, R. Scott Kemp, Jeremy C. Marwell Source: International Security, Vol. 29, No. 2 (Autumn, 2004), pp. 50-84 http://www.jstor.org/stable/4137586, Accessed July 7 2011 TIME-CRITICAL TARGETS. Recent U.S. military … a known hostile nuclear launch site. Solar flares wipe out the grid
Deborah Zabarenko, Environmentalist Writer, 12 “Solar superstorm could knock out US power grid – experts,” Chicago Tribune, August 3, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-03/news/sns-rt-us-solar-superstormbre8721k8-20120803_1_power-grid-geomagnetic-transformers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. … network down, the academy's report said. ---Statistical data disproves the necessity of hegemony*
Fettweis 2011
Christopher J. Fettweis, Department of Political Science, Tulane University, 9/26/11, Free Riding or Restraint? Examining European Grand Strategy, Comparative Strategy, 30:316–332, EBSCO It is perhaps worth noting that there is … base their view on faith alone. |
| 01/20/2013 | Tournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge:
Iran No exports—
A. Multiple barriers overwhelm the aff
NEI, National Export Initiative, September ‘10
(“REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT ON THE NATIONAL EXPORT INITIATIVE: The Export Promotion Cabinet’s Plan for Doubling U.S. Exports in Five Years”) Expand opportunities for … state-owned competition.74 B. No licensing standards, insufficient government support, and bureaucracy
ITA, U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration, February ‘11
(“The Commercial Outlook for U.S. Small Modular Nuclear Reactors,” http://trade.gov/mas/ian/build/groups/public/@tg_ian/@nuclear/documents/webcontent/tg_ian_003185.pdf) Just like exporters of traditional large … necessity for pursuing a major nuclear export program. Their own evidence concedes there are THREE steps—aff is one ((HERE’S THE CARD))
Goodby and Heiskanen ‘12 (James, former arms control negotiator and a Hoover Institution Fellow, Markku, Associate and Program Director of The Asia Institute at the Kyung Hee University in Seoul “The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: New Thinking in Northeast Asia?” March 20th, http://nautilus.org/napsnet/napsnet-policy-forum/the-seoul-nuclear-security-summit-new-thinking-in-northeast-asia/) The new system …) generation of electricity. Their evidence isn’t talking about the deal they want it to
Takeyh 12/21 (Ray, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, “Iran's Conservatives Push for a Deal,” http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/will-khamenei-compromise-7894, December 21, 2012) Despite his stern and … back on the clock. Iran nuclearization doesn’t present any major threat – their hawkish evidence is flawed, empirics are on our side
SMITH 11/11/11; (Jordan Michael Smith has written for the New York Times, Boston Globe and Washington Post.; “Nuclear Iran wouldn’t be the end of the world”; http://www.salon.com/2011/11/11/nuclear_iran_wouldnt_be_apocalyptic/; JN) United Nations inspectors released …. The same is true of Iran today. Edelman concedes there’s no unique impact and it’s inevitable
Edelman et al 11 – *Distinguished Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments; he was U.S. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, President of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, *Research Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
(Eric S. Edelman, Andrew Krepinevich, Evan Montgomery, Foreign Affairs, “The dangers of a nuclear Iran”, http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/67162/eric-s-edelman-andrew-f-krepinevich-jr-and-evan-braden-montgomer/the-dangers-of-a-nuclear-iran) The Saudi government is …9 chief rival, India. Israeli attack on Iran is not operationally feasible – distance, dispersion, protection, and lack of overflight permission
Salama and Ruster, 2004 (Sammy, Senior Middle East Research Associate at the James Martin Center for Non-proliferation Studies and Karen, “A Preemptive Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities: Possible Consequences”, CNS – James Martin Center for Non-proliferation Studies, September 9, http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/week/040812.htm)
If Israel were to decide to act … as equal American complicity in the attack. |
