Harris-Wefald Aff

The United States federal government should procure vehicle integrated solar on federal vehicle purchases in the United States.

Warming is real and anthropogenic-4 reasons
Prothero 12 (M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in geological sciences from Columbia University, and a B.A. in geology and biology from the University of California, Riverside, Professor of Geology at Occidental College in Los Angeles, and Lecturer in Geobiology at the California Institute of Technology, “How We Know Global Warming is Real and Human Caused”  Skeptic. Altadena: 2012. Vol. 17, Iss. 2; pg. 14, 10 pgs, proquest) HDG
How do we know that global warming is real and primarily human caused? …

Scientific Consensus goes aff
EDF 11 (Environmental Defense Fund, leading national nonprofit organization representing more than 700,000 members.  Citing Science and the IPCC, as well as other multinational climate organizations, “Scientific Consensus on the Basic Facts of Global Warming,” http://www.edf.org/climate/scientific-consensus)
The most respected scientific bodies have stated unequivocally that global warming is occurring…

Even skeptics are reversing themselves and conceding warming is real and human induced
Lott 12
Melissa C. Lott is An engineer and researcher who works at the intersection of energy, environment, technology, and policy  New Beginning for the Climate Change Discussion
The discussion surrounding climate-change has reached a precipice, with one of the world’s most respected …

The International Energy Agency has reversed itself as well
Hamilton 12
IEA Says more Clean Energy Investment Needed to Avoid the Worst Climate Impacts
By Tyler Hamilton | Tue, 19 June 2012 http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/IEA-Says-more-Clean-Energy-Investment-Needed-to-Avoid-the-Worst-Climate-Impacts.html
It’s a convenient way of dismissing bad news, which is why it’s important when traditionally conservative …

There is a new consensus that warming will destroy the Oceans in ways that haven’t been seen for 300 million years
Hance 12
Jeremy Hance¶ mongabay.com    2,600 scientists: climate change killing the world's coral reefs¶ ¶ July 10, 2012¶ http://news.mongabay.com/2012/0710-hance-coral-reefs-climate-statment.html
In an unprecedented show of concern, 2,600 (and rising) of the world's top marine scientists have …

The impact destroys all life
Gerhardt 11
Tina Gerhardt is an independent journalist. Her work has appeared in the Nation, the Wall Street Journal, and many other publications Our Oceans Are in Dire Shape, But Without Them All Life on Land  Human, Plant and Animal  Is Totally Screwed http://www.alternet.org/story/152636/our_oceans_are_in_dire_shape%2C_but_without_them_all_life_on_land_--_human%2C_plant_and_animal_--_is_totally_screwed
Global warming has often been discussed with regard to its effects for life on land: increased temperatures and heat waves, …

The impact is extinction
Spencer 09
Ben Spencer ¶Reporter for the West Australian The Oceans of Life http://benspencer.hubpages.com/hub/The-Oceans-Of-Life
Ever since the Earth was formed, life has depended on our oceans to survive. This is where life on Earth began, and …

The entire fleet will be transforming to alternative energy
Kemp 12
John Kemp¶ (Reuters) reporter May 25
COLUMN-Will US federal fleet help alternative fuel switch? Kemp
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/25/column-kemp-cars-idUSL5E8GP8YG20120525
The federal government owns more than 650,000 vehicles, across civilian agencies (250,000), the …

Vehicle integrated solar is technologically applicable to all vehicles and solves warming
McCarthy 06
Ryan McCarthy, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES¶ SCHOOL OF PHOTOVOLTAIC AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGEINEERING¶ OPPORTUNITIES FOR¶ VEHICLE INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS http://rpmccarthy.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/vipv_ryan_mccarthy.pdf

1. VIPV generates energy where it is most valuable: at the point of end use.¶ 2. VIPV enables the capture of a …

Demonstration programs for vehicular solar lead to its widespread adoption
McCarthy 06
Ryan McCarthy, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES¶ SCHOOL OF PHOTOVOLTAIC AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGEINEERING¶ OPPORTUNITIES FOR¶ VEHICLE INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS http://rpmccarthy.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/vipv_ryan_mccarthy.pdf
This report has revealed that the concept of VIPV is economically feasible, technically possible, ..

Federal investment incentives are critical to vehicle technology
Boesel 09
John Boesel, President and CEO of CALSTART¶ Before the Select Committee on¶ Energy Independence and Global Warming¶ On¶ Constructing a Green Transportation Policy:¶ Transit Modes and Infrastructure¶ March 19, 2009http:www.calstart.org/Libraries/Policy_Documents/CALSTART_Select_Committee_on_Energy_and_Global_Warming_Testimony.sflb.ashx
There is a clear need to increase public investment in the¶ development of clean and …

Vehicle solar is unparalleled in its ability to solve warming
McCarthy 06
Ryan McCarthy, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES¶ SCHOOL OF PHOTOVOLTAIC AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGEINEERING¶ OPPORTUNITIES FOR¶ VEHICLE INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS http://rpmccarthy.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/vipv_ryan_mccarthy.pdf
There is virtually no financial incentive for vehicle manufacturers to meet emissions or fuel economy standards. The concept …

That’s key to solve warming
Gordon 11
Deborah Gordon¶ Nonresident Senior Associate¶ Energy and Climate Program Carnegie Endowment for International Peace¶ Transportation Trifecta: Cars, Climate Change, and Oil Security¶ http://carnegieendowment.org/2011/04/18/transportation-trifecta-cars-climate-change-and-oil-security/wbs
Cars, not coal, need to be the priority in addressing climate change. That’s not to say coal—with its …

Vehicular solar is key to solving global greenhouse emissions as the technology spreads
McCarthy 06
Ryan McCarthy, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES¶ SCHOOL OF PHOTOVOLTAIC AND RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGEINEERING¶ OPPORTUNITIES FOR¶ VEHICLE INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS http://rpmccarthy.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/vipv_ryan_mccarthy.pdf
The Kuznets curve presents a theory that as income levels rise, the level of environmental degradation will first increase, then …

Grid Advantage
A. Grid breakdowns are coming
The power grid is fragile and facing future collapse
Heyes 8-15-12
J.D. Heyes is a writer for Natural News.com August 15, 2012
Overloaded US power grid stretched to capacity; Will America follow in India's footsteps?
http://www.naturalnews.com/036808_power_grid_collapse_outages.html#ixzz23glXL83u
Could the U.S. really suffer the kinds of widespread power outages that struck two-thirds …

Smart grids will lead to viruses that will collapse the grid and its worse than a nuclear war
Slavo 12
Mac Slavo is the editor of ShtfPlan.com | April 20, 2012 ¶ Expert Warns: 100% Certainty of Total Catastrophic Failure of the Entire Power Infrastructure Within 3 Years (Video)¶ http://nebraskaenergyobserver.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/expert-warns-100-certainty-of-total-catastrophic-failure-of-the-entire-power-infrastructure-within-3-years-video-john-malcolm/
As smart grid metering systems expand across the developed world, many are starting to ask whether …

Grid is headed for collapse and is key to economy
Montgomery 8-25-12
Jeff Montgomery, Dan D’Ambrosio and Michael Risinit Reporters for Gannett Newspapers
Storms, heat repeatedly test U.S. power grid  http://www.lohud.com/article/20120826/NEWS05/308260032/Storms-heat-repeatedly-test-U-S-power-grid
Extreme weather is putting America’s power grid to the test, with a year-long run of …

Hackers can bring down the Grid
Nicol 11
David M. Nicol is Professor of Computer and Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois
Hacking the Lights Out: Computer viruses have taken out hardened industrial control systems. The electrical power grid may be next  Scientific American http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/Hacking_the_Lights_Out.pdf
A year ago I took part in a test exercise that centered on a fictitious cyberattack on the grid. Participants included …

Collapse is coming within 3 years with impacts worse than a nuclear war
Huff 12
Ethan A. Huff, staff writer for Natural News Hacking expert David Chalk says 100 percent certainty of catastrophic failure of smart energy grid within three years
http://www.naturalnews.com/035755_power_grid_failure_blackouts.html#ixzz25hUgC5tu
(NaturalNews) For at least the past five years, the federal government has been pushing utility …

Grid overload would crash the economy
Jagdfeld 8-6-12
Aaron Jagdfeld, is president and chief executive officer of Generac Power Systems in Waukesha, WI.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2012/08/06/india-style-blackout-could-strike-the-u-s/
More people in the United States were affected by power outages last year than at any time in the industrial age. Yet what we …Solvency

Vehicular solar will create excess power to back up the grid
Rizzo 10
G.Rizzo*¶ *Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Salerno Automotive Applications of Solar Energy http://www.dimec.unisa.it/leonardo_new/documents/Survey_Paper_AAC10_GRizzo.pdf
Moreover, the presence of a photovoltaic panel on a Plug-in¶ Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) …

The backup power capabilities  of dispersed solar solve risks to the grid
Letendre & Perez 06
Steven E. Letendre has served the¶ Prometheus Institute as Director of¶ Research ¶ Associate Professor of¶ Business and Environmental Studies¶ at Green Mountain College ¶ Richard Perez has served as¶ Research Professor and Senior¶ Research Associate at the State¶ University of New York’s¶ Atmospheric Sciences Research¶ Center Understanding the Benefits of¶ Dispersed Grid-Connected¶ Photovoltaics: From Avoiding¶ the Next Major Outage to¶ Taming Wholesale Power¶ Markets http://www.greenmtn.edu/media/386382/letendre_perez_elec_journal.pdf
The accumulated evidence¶ showing that the highest gridstress¶ conditions are directly¶ caused by solar gain suggests that¶ …

Small grid failure brings down the entire system – impact is chemical plant explosions which are worse than atomic bombs
Latynina 2003
Yulia Latynina, journalist for Novaya Gazeta[World Press Review (VOL. 50, No. 11) www.worldpress.org/Americas/1579.cfm ]
The scariest thing about the cascading power outages was not spoiled groceries in the fridge, or elevators getting stuck, or even, however¶ cynical it may sound, sick patients left to their own devices without electricity-powered medical equipment…