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Plan: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase financial incentives for the promotion of off-shore wind power

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Congressional extension of the ITC was for only one year—it wasn’t long term and won’t kick start the industry

Hurdle, Writer for AOL Energy, 8-9-12

(Jon, “Senate Panel Boosts Offshore Wind with Tax Credit Vote,” accessed 9-6-12, http://energy.aol.com/2012/08/09/senate-panel-boosts-offshore-wind-with-tax-credit-vote/?icid=apb1#page1)

By itself, the one-year … 20 years.

Long term predictability is key to robust investment in the wind industry

Cuttino, Director of the Pew Clean Energy Program, 6-29-12

(Phyllis, “Renew the Production Tax Credit Now,” accessed 9-6-12, http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2012/06/tax-reform-whats-at-stake-for.php)

Congress has historically … emerging new sector.

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Harm: Coal and oil emit harmful carbon dioxide.

Musial and Ram, Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 10
 (Walter and Bonnie, “Large Scale Offshore Wind Power in the UnitedStates: Assessment of Opportunities and Barriers,” September 2010,accessed 8-25-12, http://usoffshorewind.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/NREL-large-offshore-wind-us.pdf) adw

Fossil power generation … will help to reduce these emissions.

Burning Coal leads to more CO2 emissions

Ayers, 2011

(John C. Ayers, Professor at Vanderbilt University, “The Sustainability Revolution:  A scientific analysis of beneficial changes for societies, communities, and individuals” April 2011, accessed 8-29-2012, http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Sustainability/book/S1C9.pdf)adw

Not only will peak oil force .. use coal cleanly.

Significance: Harmful carbon dioxide leads to health issues.

Scott, Kraemer, and Keller, 2009

(Jonathan L. Scott, David G. Kraemer, Randal J. Keller, “Occupational hazards of carbon dioxide exposure” April 2009, accessed 8-26-2012, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871553208000637) LLC

The effects of carbon dioxide on the … living in that area).

Solvency

Mass adoption of offshore wind off the East Coast would by itself significantly reduce global carbon emissions

Musial and Ram, Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 10

(Walter and Bonnie, “Large Scale Offshore Wind Power in the United States: Assessment of Opportunities and Barriers,” September 2010, accessed 8-17-12, http://usoffshorewind.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/NREL-large-offshore-wind-us.pdf)

In addition to being plentiful, the … such as offshore wind.

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Harm:

There are higher unemployment rates which mean no jobs.

Appelbaum, reporter for New York Times, ‘12

(Binyamin, “The Enduring Consequences of Unemployment” accessed 9-16-12,  http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/28/the-enduring-consequences-of-unemployment/)adw

Our economic malaise has … dropped by about five percentiles.

Significance:

Strong maritime industry is a key component of the U.S. economy

Navy League of the United States, 11

(“America’s Maritime Industry: The Foundation of American Seapower,” accessed 8-18-12, http://www.navyleague.org/files/americas-maritime-industry.pdf)

The maritime industry is … of American importers and exporters.

Robust offshore wind sector would jumpstart the domestic maritime industry

U.S. Department of Energy, 11

(“A National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Energy Industry in the United States,” February 2011, accessed 8-17-12, http://usoffshorewind.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/national_offshore_wind_strategy2.pdf)

Deployment of wind energy … of offshore wind turbines.

Offshore wind sector would be a huge jobs creator

Musial and Ram, Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 10

(Walter and Bonnie, “Large Scale Offshore Wind Power in the United States: Assessment of Opportunities and Barriers,” September 2010, accessed 8-17-12, http://usoffshorewind.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/NREL-large-offshore-wind-us.pdf)

Most of the labor for offshore …(GWEC et al. 2008; Musial 2007).

Strong domestic maritime industry is critical to U.S. hegemony

U.S. TRANSCOM Press Release, 5-23-12

(“TRANSCOM Leader: U.S. Maritime Industry Vital,” accessed 8-18-12, http://www.marinelink.com/news/transcom-maritime344927.aspx)

U.S. TRANSCOM Commanding General … moved to Afghanistan and Iraq.

U.S. hegemony is vital to preventing great power war and decreasing overall levels of conflict and violence globally

Kagan, Brookings Institute Senior Fellow, 12

(Robert, The World America Made, page 48-51)

We now know this judgment, which …regional hegemonies by force.

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Congress should make offshore wind projects eligible for the Investment Tax Credit—that’s key to spur mass private sector investment in offshore wind—it mitigates the high upfront costs that are currently deterring private sector investment

Caperton, Center for American Progress Director for Clean Energy Investment, 12

(Richard, “Good Government Investments in Renewable Energy,” January 2012, accessed 8-17-12, http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/01/pdf/renewable_energy_investment.pdf)

In addition to the three key … should shift back to the PTC.

Long term extension of the investment tax credit is key to robust investment in domestic offshore wind projects—temporary short term extensions aren’t good enough

Savitz, North American Oceans at Oceana Vice President, 5-16-12

(Jacqueline, “Give Offshore Wind a Chance to Boom,” accessed 9-6-12, http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2012/05/boom-and-bust-renewable-energy.php)

Offshore wind, while thriving in … it is ever able to boom.

Federal incentives are key to spur the growth of the offshore wind industry

Bryant, Lawyer Specializing in Environmental Law, 09

(Margaret, “WIND ENERGY IN TEXAS: AN ARGUMENT FOR DEVELOPING OFFSHORE WIND FARMS,” Environmental and Energy Law and Policy Journal, accessed 8-19-12, p. lexis)

The high and uncertain capital . their development.