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Plan: The United States Federal Government should remove restrictions on crude oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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Economic collapse coming now- jobs, consumer spending, drilling restrictions and the deficit

Morici, economist and professor at the University of Maryland's Smith School of Business, 12

(Peter, July 26, 2012, “The coming economic collapse and what can – and cannot – be done”, http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-07-26/news/fl-pmcol-economics-fri0727-20120726_1_wall-street-banks-export-driven-growth-tax-cuts, 8/2/12, atl)

The U.S. economy is teetering … it can't lower interest rates much further.

1) Jobs

Lowering unemployment now is key- failure creates structural economic problems and causes massive inflation

Spicer and Mutikani, Reuters correspondents, 12

(Jonathan and Lucia, “High unemployment may dog the US for years”, April 8, NBC, http://economywatch.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/08/11085339-high-unemployment-may-dog-the-us-for-years?lite, accessed 9/6/12, SLC)

Feeman is among the more than … Kocherlakota said last month.

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ANWR creates billions in revenue, tons of jobs and sends signal that economic recovery is coming

Bastach, researcher at Daily Caller News, 2012

(Michael, University of Portland, Daily Caller, August 11, http://dailycaller.com/2012/08/11/cbo-drilling-in-anwr-could-yield-billions-in-state-federal-revenue/, accessed 8/20/12, SLC)

According to estimates from … give ourselves the chance.”

Causes substantial increase of blue collar high paying jobs and attracts foreign investment

Mead, Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College, prominent foreign policy analyst, 2012

(Walter Russell, "Energy Revolution 2: A Post Post-American Post", American Interest, July 15, http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/07/15/energy-revolution-2-a-post-post-american-post/, accessed 8/27/12, SLC)

The energy revolution is first and …  growth in safe places.

2) Consumer Confidence

Boosted consumer confidence prevents a double dip- a signal that economic recovery is coming key

Francis, reporter for the Fiscal Times, 2012

(David, correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, Financial Times Deutschland, and Deutsche Welle, undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and a master’s from Georgetown University, "Consumer Confidence Improves, but Dark Clouds Loom", U.S. News, May 16, http://money.usnews.com/money/business-economy/articles/2012/05/16/consumer-confidence-improves-but-dark-clouds-loom, accessed 8/26/12, SLC)

During the Great Recession, a … want to live in fear of the world collapsing."

3) Trade deficit

Oil imports causing massive trade deficit now- more domestic oil key

Bleizeffer, editor-in-chief of WyoFile, 2011

(Dustin, "Drilling to Energy Independence", WyoFile, independent news service based in Wyoming, December, http://wyofile.com/2011/12/drilling-to-energy-independence-can-the-west-save-us-from-foreign-oil-imports/, accessed 8/31/12, SLC)

Chesapeake Energy’s plan, “A … entirely free of foreign oil.

ANWR drilling slashes the trade deficit

Latham, 09

(Roy, Degrees in Electrical Engineering, and in Aeronautics and Astronautics M.I.T, Applied Mathematics and Statistics (Stony Brook), and Computer Science (University of Santa Clara).September 18,  “Drilling Is Not About the Price of Oil, It is About Trade Deficits”, http://factspluslogic.com/articles/10/drilling-is-not-about-the-price-of-oil, 8/2/12, atl)

The reason why the Americans, … be vastly more than currently supposed.

Reducing trade deficit key to sustainable growth

Tonelson, Research Fellow at the U.S. Business and Industry Council Educational Foundation, 11

(Alan, economist, writes extensively about the trade deficit,  “Trade Deficit Reduction -- America's Only Way Out”, AmericanEconomicAlert, July 29, http://americaneconomicalert.org/view_art.asp?Prod_ID=4658, accessed 9/5/12, SLC)

This morning’s dismaying report … the most optimistic scenario.

Alleviating trade deficit creates millions of jobs

Morici, economist and professor at the University of Maryland's Smith School of Business, 12

(Peter, " Want to create 5 million jobs -- tackle the trade deficit", Fox News, August 10, http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/08/10/want-to-create-5-million-jobs-tackle-trade-deficit/, accessed 9/4/12, SLC)

Thursday, the Commerce Department … not much of a problem.

4) Price Volatility

Plan doesn't lower world oil prices but insulates against price volatility

Weidenmier, adjunct scholar at AEI, 2010

(Mark, “Drill, Baby, Drill” American Enterprise Institute, April 1, http://www.aei.org/article/energy-and-the-environment/conventional-energy/drill-baby-drill/, accessed 9/18/12, SLC)

Increasing U.S. domestic … goods and services in non-oil industries.

Volatility kills the economy- undermines long-term planning and energy investment

Wald et. al,  CNA Military Advisory Board, USAF General, 2009

(General Charles F., "POWERING AMERICA’S DEFENSE: ENERGY AND THE RISKS TO NATIONAL SECURITY", pg. 11-12., Center for Naval Analyses, May, http://www.cna.org/sites/default/files/Powering%20Americas%20Defense.pdf, accessed 9/18/12, SLC)

The volatile fossil fuel markets … and upgrade major infrastructure.

The US is key to preventing global economic collapse

Caploe,  PhD in International political economy from Princeton, 2009

(David,  “Focus still on America to lead global recovery,” The Straits Times, 4-7, lexis, ldg)

IN THE aftermath of the G-20 … going to have to be solved there too.

Global economic crisis causes war–strong statistical support

Royal, director of Cooperative Threat Reduction at the U.S. Department of Defense, 2010

(Jedediah, Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives, pg 213-215, ldg)

Less intuitive is how periods of …ancillary to those views. 

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Increasing oil supply and reducing dependence greatly diminish oil's role as a geopolitical tool used to manipulate U.S. foreign policy

Mead, Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College, prominent foreign policy analyst, 2012

(Walter Russell, "The Energy Revolution Part One: The Biggest Losers", American Interest, July 8, http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/07/08/the-energy-revolution-part-one-the-biggest-losers/, accessed 8/27/12, SLC)

While the chattering classes yammered … than the Great Bolivarean has done.

Freedom to act diplomatically and strategically is key to U.S. hegemony

Farley, professor of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky, 2012

(Robert, "Over the Horizon: The Future of American Hegemony", World Politics Review, March 7, http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/11696/over-the-horizon-the-future-of-american-hegemony, accessed 9/1/12, SLC)

What can the U.S. do to extend the … reflects strength.

Reducing oil dependence insulates the U.S. from Middle East volatility, creates value based foreign policy, that's key to heg

Gentile, senior writer, Platts Oilgram News, 2012                                         

(Gary, more than 20 years of journalism experience, including working at The Associated Press, covers US policy and legislation affecting the oil industry, including regulation of offshore oil drilling. He also covers legislation concerning biofuels and energy-related sanctions on Iran, "The Barrel, New Frontiers: a debate over the prospect of US energy independence" Platts Oilgram News, July 30, http://www.platts.com/weblog/oilblog/2012/07/30/new_frontiers_a.html, accessed 8/31/12, SLC)

The notion that the US could become "energy … suggests Robin West, chairman and CEO of PFC Energy.

Reliance on oil imports uniquely dangerous for national security-undermines balance of payments, key military deployments, and increases probability of war

Foss and Juckett, Institute for Energy, Law, and Enterprise Founder, Former Office of Natural Gas and Petroleum Import and Export Director, 2005

(Michelle and Donald, “Energy and Security”, Pg 554, Woodrow Wilson Center Press, accessed 8-16-12, wdw)

The risk to the U.S. economy from dependence …  other security threats that may arise at the same time.

Oil dependence undermines strategic U.S. leadership

Conver et. al,  Chairman, President and CEO, Aerovironment Inc., 2009

(Timothy E., "Electrification Roadmap REVOLUTIONIZING TRANSPORTATION AND ACHIEVING ENERGY SECURITY", Electrification Coalition, November, http://www.electrificationcoalition.org/sites/default/files/SAF_1213_EC-Roadmap_v12_Online.pdf, accessed 9/17/12, SLC)

Oil dependence undermines … policy and humanitarian issues.

Failed U.S. leadership causes global chaos- no other country can fill in

Brzezinski,  national security advisor under President Carter, 2012

(Zbigniew, " After America How does the world look in an age of U.S. decline? Dangerously unstable", Foreign Policy, January/February, http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/01/03/after_america?page=0, accessed 9/16/12, SLC)

For if America falters, the world is … order where there would normally be conflict.

U.S. hegemonic decline causes global great-power war, collapses trade and spreads economic nationalism and protectionism

Zhang et al., Carnegie Endowment researcher, 2011

(Yuhan, “America’s decline: A harbinger of conflict and rivalry”, 1-22, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2011/01/22/americas-decline-a-harbinger-of-conflict-and-rivalry/, DOA: 9-21-11, ldg)

This does not necessarily mean that the US is in … of unrivalled US primacy.

Hegemony solves nuke war and extinction- multipolarity is inevitable but absolute US power smoothes the transition

Barnett, Naval War College Warfare Analysis and Research Department professor, 2011

(Thomas, “The New Rules: Leadership Fatigue Puts U.S., and Globalization, at Crossroads”, 3-7, http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/8099/the-new-rules-leadership-fatigue-puts-u-s-and-globalization-at-crossroads, DOA: 10-9-11, ldg)

Let me be more blunt: As the guardian of … of its forms, deeply embedded in the geometry to come

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ANWR is the best place in the U.S. to allow drilling

Cover,  Staff Writer, CNS News, 2012

(Matt, "Lifting Drilling Restrictions Could Increase U.S. Reserves by 30 Percent, Study Finds", CNS News, August 13, http://cnsnews.com/news/article/lifting-drillingS-restrictions-could-increase-us-reserves-30-percent-study-finds, accessed 8/26/12, SLC)

(CNSNews.com) - A report from the Congressional … would become available,” CBO said.

Only 3% of ANWR is affected, new tech means drilling will be safe and minimally affect environment, AND provides immediate economic benefits

Hastings, U.S. congressman, 2011

(Doc, "Forget 10 Years--Drilling ANWR Would Pay Off Right Away", U.S. News, November 3, http://www.usnews.com/debate-club/is-it-time-to-drill-in-the-arctic-refuge/forget-10-years--drilling-anwr-would-pay-off-right-away, accessed 8/30/12, SLC)

The fragile economy, high unemployment, … our abundant energy resources in ANWR.

Industries see ANWR as economical

Corn, Specialist in Natural Resources Policy, 2012

(M. Lynne, Michael Ratner, Specialist in Energy Policy, Kristina Alexander, Legislative Attorney, “Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): A Primer for the 112th Congress”, Federation of American Scientists, February 12, http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33872.pdf, 8/2/12, atl)

Whether oil is produced domestically or … fields that would likely be developed first.

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Prices low now - output is increasing

Associated Press, 8-29-12

(Pamela Sampson, “Oil prices fall amid calls for increased output,” http:~/~/news.yahoo.com/oil-prices-fall-amid-calls-increased-output-054927888~-~-html, accessed 9-4-12, ads)

Crude prices fell AND fuel prices in check.

No Impact: Russia has set aside funds to compensate if the price of oil falls

Belton, Moscow Times Staff Writer, 6-18-12

(Catherine, “Russia earmarks $40bn to bolster economy,” http:~/~/www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1eea8e10-b94d-11e1-9bfd-00144feabdc0.html#html#axzz1ykvTHc00, accessed 9-7-12, ads)

Russia is setting aside AND Fund currently contain $145bn.

No impact to price drops – Russia is diversified

Telegraph, 08

(February 18, “Are Russian funds the crème de la Kremlin?” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/2785283/Are-Russian-funds-the-creme-de-la-Kremlin.html, accessed 9-17-12, ads)

Russia is also seeing AND if the prices fall."

High oil prices cause inflation – kills economic growth AND oil revenue-based economy fails

Aris, Daily Telegraph Former Moscow Bureau Chief, 12

(Ben, Eastern Europe specialist, The Banker and Euromoney Contributing Editor, “High oil prices a mixed blessing as Russia's inflation soars ,” http:~/~/www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/russianow/business/8429136/html, accessed 9-6-12, ads)

Driven up by oil AND Russian Orthodox Church calendar.

High prices would collapse the global economy

CNN, 11

(July 16, “Roubini: Oil, energy, food prices a risk to stability,” http:~/~/edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/01/26/switzerland.roubini.prices/html, accessed 9-7-12, ads)

(CNN) -- Rapidly rising oil, energy AND end of the tunnel."

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Perm do the plan and the alternative

Concrete ethical action and values are necessary and good—this precedes ontology and theory, is a necessary condition of subjectivity, and is key to destroy the ideology of genocide.

Arnett, Duquesne University Communication Professor, 2003

(Ronald C., "The Responsive 'I': Levinas's Derivative Argument," Argumentation and Advocacy 40.1, pg. 39-43, cab)

Emmanuel Levinas, considered the AND  philosophy, but first philosophy" (Levinas, Totality and Infinity 304).

Investigations of the meaning of Being are inherently contradictory—there is no ahistorical point for their critique to begin from and there is no such thing as the meaning of Being

Garrard, Bath Spa University English Lecturer, 10

(Greg, NOTE: Bath Spa University is a real liberal arts university in Bath, England "Heidegger Nazism Ecocriticism," Interdisiplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, 17.2, pg. 259-261, cab)

As numerous later commentators AND  contradiction inspired by a mistake.

The alternative is morally worse--“letting things be” devalues all suffering and destroys empirical problem-solving

Garrard, Bath Spa University English Lecturer, 10

(Greg, NOTE: Bath Spa University is a real liberal arts university in Bath, England "Heidegger Nazism Ecocriticism," Interdisiplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, 17.2, pg. 261-262, cab)

The most striking example AND  the surplus metaphysical baggage.

Alt fails – we need consumption policies established through the government because it’s the only effective mechanism to deal with the problems we’re enduring

Power, European Topic Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production, 10

(Kate, “Dispelling the Myths about consumption behavior,” Knowledge Collaboration and Learning for Sustainable Innovation ERSCP-EMSU conference, Delft, The Netherlands, October 25-29, 2010, 9/15/12, atl)

The framing of behaviour AND  rather than individual level.

We can make decisions that sacrifice the environment for human benefit without triggering the K's impacts

Lee, Professor of Economics at University of Georgia, 2001

(Dwight R. "To Drill or Not to Drill", The Independent Review, Fall, http://www.utdallas.edu/~plewin/ToDrillOrNot.pdf, accessed 8/28/12, SLC)

So, which is more AND  to drill in ANWR?

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Ethical policymaking must be grounded in consequences

Isaac, 2002

(Jeffrey C., Indiana University James H. Rudy Professor of Political Science and Center for the Study of Democracy and Public Life director, Spring, “Ends, Means, and Politics,” Dissent Magazine

Power is not a AND it undermines political effectiveness.

Perm- endorse the aff and all non-exclusive parts of their alternative-solves better, using capitalism to fight itself is more effective

Rothkrug, Monthly Review, 1990

(Paul, “Ecological and historical timetables - comments on 'Socialism and Ecology'; includes reply of editors - letter to the editor

Monthly Review, March, 1990, http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1132/is_n10_v41/ai_8834605/pg_2/?tag=content;col1, ldg)

No institution is or AND for that very effort.

Resisting state action only serves to legitimize state control and consequent decisions- the only way to actually embrace an ethical positioning is to provide the state with specific demands

Slavoj Zizek, senior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia and a professor at the European Graduate School. 2007

(“Resistance is Surrender” London Review of Books

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n22/zize01_.html) RKB

These words simply demonstrate AND with the same excuse.

Perm – do the plan, then the alt- the alt is utopian so if they can claim impossible action then we can too

Alternatives to capitalism are abusively utopian and don’t even make sense theoretically- this answers their morality arguments

Wolf, Financial Times Associate Editor, 04 (Martin, Why Globalization Works, page 56-57)

The liberal market economy AND than the liberal democracies.

Focusing activism within academia only functions as a safety valve for the present capitalist system

Catchpowle 03 (Lesley, University of Greenwich, "A Response to Reflections on the Critical Accounting Movement: The Reactions of A Cultural Conservative," http://visar.csustan.edu/aaba/catchpowle2003.pdf)

The final and perhaps AND rigour by their contemporaries.

Saying capitalism will inevitably collapse makes sustaining it inevitable—their criticism causes capitalism to perpetually appear tolerable for the moment, meaning that those who would otherwise overthrow capitalism sit back in intellectual apathy and content

Johnston, 2004

(Adrian, interdisciplinary research fellow in psychoanalysis at Emory, Ph. D., "The Cynic's Fetish: Slavoj Žižek and the Dynamics of Belief," Psychoanalysis, Culture, and Society vol 9 no 3, p 280-281) cnb

A brief remark by AND he describes so well.

Critics of cap are wrong- lack of a viable alternative

Carden, Rhodes College economics professor, 2004

(Art, "Mistaken Identity,", The Mises Institute Monthly, vol. 24, no. 6, June, www.mises.org/freemarket_detail.asp?control=497andsortorder=asp?control=497andsortorder=articledate, ldg)

It is always the AND that to the bank.

Don’t buy their no blueprints needed argument – no revolution is possible without concrete action

Kliman, Professor of Economics at Pace University, 2004

(Andrew, “alternatives to capitalism: what happens after the revolution?”, 1-8, http:~/~/thecommune.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/alternatives-to-capitalism-what-happens-after-the-revolution/http://thecommune.wordpress.com/2010/01/08/alternatives-to-capitalism-what-happens-after-the-revolution/, ldg)

I do not mean to imply that ….  and mistakes of prior generations

Alt cedes the political-people don’t think criticism is useful.

Gitlin, PhD in sociology from UC Berkeley, 2005

(Todd, The Intellectuals and the Flag, pg 1-2, ldg)

This book assumes that AND is its negative pole.  

Extinction inevitable without politics – must have political participation to solve

Boyte, PhD in political and social thought the Union Institute, 2003

(Harry, “A Different Kind of Politics John Dewey and the Meaning of Citizenship in the 21st Century”, The Good Society 12.2 (2003) 1-15, project muse, ldg)

Sometimes there is an AND can transform the equation.²¹http://muse.jhu.edu.proxy1.cl.msu.edu/journals/good_society/v012/12.2boyte.html#FOOT21__

Physical and social factors generate violence – don’t buy their claims that the K is the root cause

Dixon, Professor in the Centre for Environment and Business University of Waterloo, 2001

(Thomas, “Environment, Scarcity, and Violence.”, pg 7, ldg)

Skeptics argue that … contributing to that violence.

Capitalism isn’t the root cause- their alt won’t solve

Aberdeen, activist and owner of Freedom Tracks Records, 2003

(Richard, “the way: a theory of root cause and solution” http:~/~/freedomtracks.com/uncommonsense/html, ldg)

A view shared AND a perceived economic “class”.

Humanity’s drive for wealth is inevitable- capitalism promotes the value to life by channeling that into benefiting society as a whole

Nash, 2002

(Ronald, philosophy professor, at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, “Government is too big and it’s costing you!” http://www.summit.org/resources/govistoobig.htm, ldg)

Among all of our AND class of Socialist rulers."42

Can’t abandon growth, past the limits of growth-only way to avert extinction is through technological progress

AtKisson, former executive editor of In Context: A Quarterly of Humane Sustainable Culture, 2003

(Alan, “Sustainability is Dead— Long Live Sustainability”, 3-20, http:~/~/www.rrcap.unep.org/uneptg06/course/Robert/pdf, ldg)

At precisely the moment AND we can never stop. 

Rejection of capitalism causes massive transition wars and fails

Harris, 2003

(Lee, fellow Hoover Institution, “The Intellectual Origins of America-Bashing”, http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/3458371.html, ldg)

This is the immiserization AND reduced to pipe dreams.

Capitalism solves war

Griswold, 2005

(Daniel, director of the Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies, “Peace on Earth? Try Free Trade among  Men”, 12-28, http:~/~/www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=5344url:http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=5344, ldg)

As one little-noticed headline AND produce best at home. 

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CP is normal means – at the very least solves your NB

Peyser, MIT Masters in City Planning, 05

(Jennifer, “How Does Participation in the Framing, Review, and Incorporation of Scientific Information Affect Stakeholder Perspectives on Resource Management Decisions?,” http:~/~/web.mit.edu/dusp/epp/music/pdf/pdf, 9/6/12, atl)

The National Environmental Policy AND local, and tribal governments.

EIA incorporation causes massive delays – bureaucratic procedures, cost, and excessive documents

Cole et al., UCLA School of Public Health, 2004

(Brian, “Prospects for Health Impact Assessment in the United States: New and Improved Environmental Impact Assessment or Something Different?” Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, Vol. 29, No. 6, December 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Duke University Press, 9/5/12, atl)

NEPA implementation is AND study methodologies and results.

HIA can’t spillover – congressional concerns exist outside of NEPA

Cole et al., UCLA School of Public Health, 2008

(Brian, “Building Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Capacity: A Strategy for Congress and Government Agencies”, December, http:~/~/www.prevent.org/data/files/initiatives/pdf, DOA: 8-18-12, ldg)

Despite the potential AND and local government agencies. 

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Perm solves – creates interactive federalism, ideal for energy policy AND has 5 advantages

Kay, Senior Extension Associate, CaRDI, Cornell University, 12

(David, Senior Extension Associate with the Community and Regional Development Institute (CaRDI) in the Department of Development Sociology, Master of Science, Cornell University, “Energy Federalism: Who Decides?” June 2012, http://devsoc.cals.cornell.edu/cals/devsoc/outreach/cardi/publications/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfileandPageID=1069208, accessed 8-14-12, ara)

Equally briefly, dual federalism AND  with these energy issues.

Federal control of energy is inevitable – commerce clause and national security make it federal ground

Stein, Associate Professor, Tulane University School of Law, 12

(Amy L, “The Tipping Point Of Federalism,” 7-3-12, http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2098176, Connecticut Law Review, accessed 8-17-12, ara)

The siting of infrastructure AND  to protect national security.

No spillover – nations don’t model US federalism

Stephan, Government Professor, Columbia University, 99

(Alfred, previously Professor of Government at Oxford University, “Federalism and Democracy: Beyond the U.S. Model,” 1999, http:~/~/muse.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_democracy/v010/10.4stepan.html, accessed 9-20-12, ara)

Yet although these three AND  to our next point.