Tournament: GSU | Round: 2 | Opponent:  | Judge:
Plan the United States Federal government should permanently extend the Production Tax Credit for onshore and offshore wind turbine components and turbine installation vessels

Tournament: GSU | Round: 2 | Opponent:  | Judge:
Production Tax Credit in the status quo is leading to large investment but will result in a boom and bust scenario

Galbraith, Writer for the NYTimes, 11

(Kate, "Future of Solar and Wind Power May Hinge on Federal Aid," October 25, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/business/energy-environment/future-of-solar-and-wind-power-may-hinge-on-federal-aid.html?_r=2andpagewanted=all, d/a 9-1-12, ZML)

In arguing for the … Mr. Klein said.

PTC will pass now
 Clarke, 12

(Chris, "Wind Production Tax Credit Blows Through Another Hurdle," Aug 8, 2012, http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/government/wind-production-tax-credit-blows-through-another-hurdle.html, d/a 9-6-12, ZML)

A plan to renew a $12 … Great Plains states.

Tournament: GSU | Round: 2 | Opponent:  | Judge:
Investment in green tech low now – Low Perception of government commitment

Woody, 12

(Todd, "How To Survive The Coming Green Tech Crash," 4-19-12, http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/04/19/how-to-survive-the-coming-green-tech-crash/2/, d/a 9-6-12, ZML)

We’ve seen this movie before: … according to the authors.

Plan signals green tech is a priority AND spurs renewable energy shift

Weber, Research Associate for the Climate and Energy Program at the Worldwatch Institute, 12

(Michael, His focus is on low-carbon development strategies, renewable energy policy, and the socio-economic impacts of renewable energy development. Michael’s expertise also includes transatlantic climate and energy relations. Prior to working at Worldwatch, Michael served as an economist at the German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU) in Berlin, Germany, where he advised the German government on renewable energy and natural resource policy. Michael studied at the Hertie School of Governance and the Georgetown Public Policy Institute and received his Master in Public Policy in 2009. He also received a Master of Arts in Economics and Politics from the University of Edinburgh. ,"The Way Forward for Renewable Energy Policy in the US,"  July 26, 2012, http://www.worldwatch.org/node/11245, d/a 9-6-12, ZML)

Despite recent growth, … even better option.

Two Scenarios:

First is small farms,

Wind spurs small farm developments

DOE, 4

(U.S. Dept. of Energy, "Wind Energy for Rural Economic Development," August 2004, d/a 9-6-12, ZML)

Wind energy projects create … cows don’t seem to mind a bit.”

Small farms are key to protecting genetic diversity- failure to do so will lead to extinction

Boyce 2004

[James K., Director, Program on Development, Peacebuilding, and the Environment, Political Economy Research Institute, and Professor, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. “A Future for Small Farms?”

http://www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/Boyce_paper_griffin_conference.pdf]RKB

There is a future for small farms… of the northwestern United States.

Second is food prices,

Renewables key to local energy resources – solves high food prices

FAO, 11

(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, “’Energy-smart’ agriculture needed to escape fossil fuel trap,” 11-29-11, http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/95161/icode/, accessed 8-3-12, ara)

The global food system … needs to start now, FAO says.

High food prices lead to state failures leading to global instability and extinction

Brown, President, EPI, 9

(Lester R, President of the Earth Policy Institute, Masters degrees in agricultural economics from the University of Maryland, founded the Worldwatch Institute, the first research institute devoted to the analysis of global environmental issues, formerly worked at the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service as an international analyst, later appointed Administrator of the department's International Agricultural Development Service, author or coauthor of over 50 books, recipient of many prizes and awards, including 25 honorary degrees, a MacArthur Fellowship, the 1987 United Nations' Environment Prize, the 1989 World Wide Fund for Nature Gold Medal, and the 1994 Blue Planet Prize for his "exceptional contributions to solving global environmental problems, “Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?” May 2009, http://biomass.age.uiuc.edu/images/c/cd/FoodShortageBrown.pdf, published by Scientific American, accessed 8-3-12, ara)

For many years I have … ethanol-fuel distilleries. 

Tournament: GSU | Round: 2 | Opponent:  | Judge:
PTC expiration in December causes future investment in wind to decline

Murray, 12

(James, "US wind energy industry breezes past 50GW milestone," 13 August 2012, http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/aug/13/us-wind-energy-industry-milestone, d/a 9-4-12, ZML)

The US wind energy industry is now …quarter of next year."

Two internal links to the economy –

First, Illinois proves – wind creates economic benefits that last long term in rural communities

Loomis, Hayden, and Noll, Professor of  Economics at Illinois State University, 12

(Bachelor of  Science degree in Renewable Energy at Illinois State University with a minor in

Economics and graduated summa cum laude, Graduate Student in Applied Economics with a

specialization in Electricity, Natural Gas, and Telecommunications Regulations"Economic Impact: Wind Energy Development in Illinois," http://renewableenergy.illinoisstate.edu/wind/publications/2012EconomicImpactReportForWeb.pdf,

accessed on 9/6/12, CW)

Wind farm installations … to neighbor agreements (Whitlock,  2008).

Rural economies are key to national economy – provides food security and exports

USDA 9

(“THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT: WORKING FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES”, http://www.usda.gov/documents/USDA_ARRA_RD_Report_v10_LoRes.pdf, Acc: 8/2/12, og)

Rich in history and strong in character… our Nation as a whole.

Second wind causes higher productivity – Europe proves

European Wind Energy Association, 4/12

(“Green Growth: The Impact of Wind Energy on Jobs and the Economy,” http://www.ewea.org/fileadmin/ewea_documents/documents/publications/reports/Green_Growth.pdf, accessed on 9/5/12, CW)

The  wind  energy  industry  …  the next two decades.

Productivity is the most important element of the economy.

Atkinson, President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, 2007

(Robert, “Digital prosperity Understanding the Economic Benefits of the Information Technology Revolution” March, http://www.itif.org/files/digital_prosperity.pdf, ldg)

WHILE PRODUCTIVITY may not get as … cut by $50 billion with no loss in revenues.

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 summit…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 …should be considered ancillary to those views.

Defense doesn’t apply-growth key to solve social pressures which spillover to international conflict

Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, 2009

(Dominique, “Economic Stability, Economic Cooperation, and Peace - the Role of the IMF,” 10-23, http://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2009/102309.htm, ldg)

Let me stress that the crisis is by no … because of weakened institutions.   

Tournament: GSU | Round: 2 | Opponent:  | Judge:
Civitas reports are faulty science- wind energy doesnt require backups, saves fuel, and is economically viable

Casey, 1-9-2012

(Zoe, author for RenewableEnergyWorld.com, "Inaccurate report disregards facts of wind energy",

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2012/01/inaccurate-report-disregards-facts-of-wind-energy, accessed 7-30-12) RKB

A report published in Britain …  of step with the scientific consensus.”

Permanent PTC extension is key for a predictable signal

Mahan, Oceana Research Fellow, 10

(Simon, Isaac Pearlman, Jacqueline Savitz, "Untapped Wealth: OffshOre Wind Can deliver Cleaner, MOre affOrdable energy and MOre JObs than OffshOre Oil," September 2010, http://oceana.org/sites/default/files/reports/Offshore_Wind_Report_-_Final_1.pdf, d/a 9-3-12, ZML)

Renewable energy projects … turbine installation vessels.

Permanent PTC extension key to guarantee certainty

DOE, 12

(U.S. Department Of Energy, "2011 WIND TECHNOLOGIES MARKET REPORT," August 2012, http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wind/pdfs/2011_wind_technologies_market_report.pdf, d/a 9-1-12, ZML)

With the Section 1603 grant and federal tax …  environmental regulations to limit carbon emissions.