Tournament: Kentucky | Round:  | Opponent: UCO | Judge: 

Topicality

2NC Definition

YOUR agent MANDATES a distinction between gathering, transportation, and energy production facilities

Kelliher and Farinella 9 - *executive VP—Federal Regulatory Affairs, FPL Group, Inc; Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (2005-2009), Commissioner (2003-2005, 2009), Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Joseph Kelliher and Maria Farinella, "The changing landscape of federal energy law.", in Administrative Law Review, Summer 2009, Academic OneFile
Not all agency reinterpretations of existing law are successful, however, and some are
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"spin oft" the facilities to unrelated third parties. (133)

The courts have STRUCK DOWN attempts to include transportation pipelines as production facilities

Kelliher and Farinella 9 - *executive VP—Federal Regulatory Affairs, FPL Group, Inc; Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (2005-2009), Commissioner (2003-2005, 2009), Attorney, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Joseph Kelliher and Maria Farinella, "The changing landscape of federal energy law.", in Administrative Law Review, Summer 2009, Academic OneFile
It is in the nature of economic regulatory bodies to deplore unregulated monopolies. They
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is necessary for it to obtain jurisdiction over offshore gathering. (150)

Tournament: UNLV | Round: 6 | Opponent: USC | Judge: Chris Crowe

State net-metering reform critical to DRG adoption—solar especially

Baker-Branstetter 11 THEIR 1AC AUTHOR – undergrad Yale, masters public policy @ UCLA, JD @ Georgetown, policy counsel for Consumers Union
Shannon Baker Branstetter, "ARTICLE: DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE GENERATION: THE TRIFECTA OF ENERGY SOLUTIONS TO CURB CARBON EMISSIONS, REDUCE POLLUTANTS, AND EMPOWER RATEPAYERS", Villanova Environmental Law Journal, 22 Vill. Envtl. L.J. 1, Lexis
Most electricity customers need incentives or financing to install renewable generation at their homes or
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account for 90% of the number of installations in recent years. n62

ONLY state-level policies can repeal caps on DRG production—federal government can’t legally solve

Baker-Branstetter 11 THEIR 1AC AUTHOR – undergrad Yale, masters public policy @ UCLA, JD @ Georgetown, policy counsel for Consumers Union
Shannon Baker Branstetter, "ARTICLE: DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE GENERATION: THE TRIFECTA OF ENERGY SOLUTIONS TO CURB CARBON EMISSIONS, REDUCE POLLUTANTS, AND EMPOWER RATEPAYERS", Villanova Environmental Law Journal, 22 Vill. Envtl. L.J. 1, Lexis
Nearly all states impose caps on DRG as a percentage of a utility’s total sales
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their own power. n102 Section VI, infra, addresses this concern.

Only the counterplan has jurisdictional precedent—federal regulations don’t cover local projects in the squo

Baker-Branstetter 11 THEIR 1AC AUTHOR – undergrad Yale, masters public policy @ UCLA, JD @ Georgetown, policy counsel for Consumers Union
Shannon Baker Branstetter, "ARTICLE: DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE GENERATION: THE TRIFECTA OF ENERGY SOLUTIONS TO CURB CARBON EMISSIONS, REDUCE POLLUTANTS, AND EMPOWER RATEPAYERS", Villanova Environmental Law Journal, 22 Vill. Envtl. L.J. 1, Lexis
In 2007, for the first time, new renewable (non-hydro)
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must apply to the state public utility commission or the local utility. n91

Nah bro—states can act on their own—your author concludes it’s sufficient

Baker-Branstetter 11 THEIR 1AC AUTHOR – undergrad Yale, masters public policy @ UCLA, JD @ Georgetown, policy counsel for Consumers Union
Shannon Baker Branstetter, "ARTICLE: DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE GENERATION: THE TRIFECTA OF ENERGY SOLUTIONS TO CURB CARBON EMISSIONS, REDUCE POLLUTANTS, AND EMPOWER RATEPAYERS", Villanova Environmental Law Journal, 22 Vill. Envtl. L.J. 1, Lexis
States are free to institute net metering policies independent of PURPA’s QF regime and "
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to generating their own power, which actively discourages DRG and CHP. n97

Tournament: UNLV | Round: 6 | Opponent: USC | Judge: Chris Crowe

Coal key to the economy—worth over a trillion in economic output and can’t be replaced—our evidence is reverse causal

Rose and Wei 6 - *PhD %26 Prof of Energy, Environmental, and Regional Economics @ Penn State, graduate research assistant to Rose
Adam Z. Rose and Dan Wei, "The Economic Impacts of Coal Utilization and Displacement in the Continental United States, 2015", google
Our analysis shows that, in 2015, U.S. coal production,
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, including alternative impact estimates for the low and high energy price scenarios. 

Extinction

Kerpen 8
Phil, National Review Online, October 29, , Don’t Turn Panic Into Depression, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/29/opinion/main4555821.shtml
It’s important that we avoid all these policy errors - not just for the sake
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, and more restrictive labor markets. The stakes couldn’t be any higher.

Indian imports make US coal production inevitable

NY Times 10
4 February 2010, by GAYATHRI VAIDYANATHAN, "India’s Roaring Economy Is Hitched to a Galloping Addiction to Coal", http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/02/04/04climatewire-indias-roaring-economy-is-hitched-to-a-gallo-20341.html?pagewanted=all
While environmental groups in developed nations talk of a coming world based on solar,
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Carl, a research fellow at the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development.

Here’s comparative evidence—Even if other energies expand, coal still key to Indian growth

NY Times 10
4 February 2010, by GAYATHRI VAIDYANATHAN, "India’s Roaring Economy Is Hitched to a Galloping Addiction to Coal", http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/02/04/04climatewire-indias-roaring-economy-is-hitched-to-a-gallo-20341.html?pagewanted=all
There are plans to increase production of solar and nuclear power, but coal will
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the answer to their growth needs, at least in the medium term.

All other energy sources fail in India—decentralization, regulatory uncertainty, and costs

The Economist 12
21 January 2012, "The future is black Power is essential for India’s long-term growth. But electricity is unlikely to flow fast enough", http://www.economist.com/node/21543138
It wasn’t always all about coal. Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first prime minister
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below those from America and China both in absolute terms and per head.

Tournament: Emporia | Round: 1 | Opponent: Whitman | Judge: 

1NC

Text: The United States federal government should remove the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 and delegate nuclear waste management authority to the private sector. The United States federal government should ban federal subsidies for nuclear power.

Plan would allow adoption of commercial reprocessing—that creates limitless energy and mitigates waste

Spencer and Slobodien 12 – *sr research fellow on nuclear policy @ Heritage Foundation, doctoral student in int’l politics and security, Senior Editorial Services Associate @ Heritage
Jack Spencer and Rachael Slobodien, "Is a Nuclear Renaissance Approaching?", http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/15/is-a-nuclear-renaissance-approaching/-http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/15/is-a-nuclear-renaissance-approaching/, February 12 2012
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 attempted to establish a comprehensive disposal strategy for
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is a calculation best done by companies that provide fuel-management services.

A2: Perm

Counterplan must be enacted alone—federal bureaucracy empirically leads to industry stagnation and backlash

Spencer and Slobodien 12 – *sr research fellow on nuclear policy @ Heritage Foundation, doctoral student in int’l politics and security, Senior Editorial Services Associate @ Heritage
Jack Spencer and Rachael Slobodien, "Is a Nuclear Renaissance Approaching?", http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/15/is-a-nuclear-renaissance-approaching/-http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/15/is-a-nuclear-renaissance-approaching/, February 12 2012
Overhauling Used-Fuel Management in the U.S.
The success of a sustained rebirth of nuclear energy in the U.S.
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fodder for anti-nuclear critics and discouraging progress in the private sector.

NRC will block

Spencer 11 - sr research fellow on nuclear policy @ Heritage Foundation, doctoral student in int’l politics and security
Jack Spencer, "Dubious Anniversary for NRC, Yucca Mountain, and U.S. Nuclear Power", http://blog.heritage.org/2011/06/29/dubious-anniversary-for-nrc-yucca-mountain-and-u-s-nuclear-power/-http://blog.heritage.org/2011/06/29/dubious-anniversary-for-nrc-yucca-mountain-and-u-s-nuclear-power/, 29 June 2011
On June 28, 2010, the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board—a three
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Unfortunately, Jaczko has decided that the NRC should not do its job.

Depository Key

Geologic depository key to industry growth—industry leaders agree

Spencer and Milmoe 12 - *sr research fellow on nuclear policy @ Heritage Foundation, doctoral student in int’l politics and security, JD from Columbia Law, nuclear law expert
Jack Spencer and Cornelius Milmoe, "Obama Administration: No Confidence in Nuclear Energy", http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/03/obama-administration-no-confidence-in-nuclear-energy-http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2012/03/obama-administration-no-confidence-in-nuclear-energy, March 5 2012
4. It Undermines Investor Support for New Reactor Construction. Nuclear business and non
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, state waste-based nuclear moratoriums are not likely to be repealed.