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| 09/29/2012 | GGSO Aff (China Solar)Tournament: GGSO | Round: 2 | Opponent: CSUS AG | Judge: Spencer Jaynk The United States Federal Government should substantially increase financial incentives for solar energy production in the United States by rejecting tariffs on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells imported from the People’s Republic of China. Bradsher and Cardwell 12 (Keith Bradsher and Diane Cardwell, writing for the New York Times, “US slaps high tariffs on Chinese solar panels” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/business/energy-environment/us-slaps-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-panels.html?_r=1andpagewanted=allandpagewanted=print) The United States on Thursday … price of solar panels here. Nearly half of planned US installations were going to use Chinese solar panels. Bullis 12 (Kevin Bullis, writing for Technology Review, published by MIT, “Could Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels Do More Harm than Good?” 3.20.12 http://www.technologyreview.com/news/427283/could-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-panels-do-more/) But the real story is … "There's no way to avoid that." Bensinger 12 But a close look at the … can save money,” Rive said. Energy Independence Advantage Reuters 12 (Reuters wire story, “CASE Responds to Damaging Solar Tariff Decision” 17 May 2012 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/17/idUS201557+17-May-2012+BW20120517) Jigar Shah, the President … for American families to access solar.” Jabusch 12 (Garvin Jabusch, “Tariffs on Chinese Solar Are Bad for Us All” on Green Alpha's Next Economy 18 May 12 http://sierraclub.typepad.com/gaa/2012/05/tariffs-on-chinese-solar-are-bad-for-us-all.html) sbb Slowing down solar development … solar business to Chinese firms. Royal 10 (Jedediah, director of Cooperative Threat Reduction at the U.S. Department of Defense, Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives, pg 213-215) Less intuitive is how periods …. should be considered ancillary to those views. Shahan, 02/12 (Clean Technica, Zachary Shahan, 02/29/12, “Former Microsoft Exec. Needs” http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/29/former-microsoft-exec-nathan-myhrvold-climate-scientist-ken-caldeira-on-our-clean-energy-not-natural-gas-needs/) og In summary, Myhrvold and … possibly carbon capture and storage. Ahmed 2010 (Nafeez Ahmed, Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Research and Development, professor of International Relations and globalization at Brunel University and the University of Sussex, Spring/Summer 2010, “Globalizing Insecurity: The Convergence of Interdependent Ecological, Energy, and Economic Crises,” Spotlight on Security, Volume 5, Issue 2, online) Perhaps the most notorious indicator … the survival of all life on earth.xi Lewandowsky and Ashley 2011 (Stephan Lewandowsky, Professor of Cognitive Studies at the University of Western Australia, and Michael Ashley, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of New South Wales, June 24, 2011, “The false, the confused and the mendacious: how the media gets it wrong on climate change,” http://goo.gl/u3nOC) But despite these complexities… Sherlock Holmes and Queen Victoria. China Relations Advantage Clayton 12 (Mark Clayton, writer for Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2012 “US imposes tariff on Chinese solar panels, a victory for US manufacturers” http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2012/0517/US-imposes-tariff-on-Chinese-solar-panels-a-victory-for-US-manufacturers) sbb The United States Commerce Department … dispute over human rights. U.S.-Sino relations key to East Asia stability Bandow 10 (Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, “Engaging China to Maintain Peace in East Asia”, http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11845, 5-25-2010) How to maintain the peace in …. North Korea expands its nuclear arsenal. Dibb 01 (Paul Dibb, Professor of Defense Studies at the Australian National University College of Asia and the Pacific, Areas of expertise: Defence Studies, Natural Resource, Management, International Relations, 'Strategic Trends: Asia at a Crossroads', US Naval War College Review, vol. LIV, no. Winter 2001, pp. 22-38.) The areas of maximum danger … ineffective when confronted with major crises. Energy Democratization Advantage Himmelman 12 Jeff Himmelman, writing for the New York Times, “The Secret to Solar Power” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/magazine/the-secret-to-solar-power.html?_r=1andpagewanted=alland_moc.semityn.wwwandfb_source=message#hTaoesb,4) sbb Silicon Valley has done a great …. saved the U.S. economy several billion dollars. These inadequacies exacerbate antagonisms … in the decision-making which leads to them.21 The cooperative relations forged … at least have that as a goal. EU Trade War Advantage China Daily 2012 (China Daily 08/14/12 Page 8 “Bad News for Environment” www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2012-08/14/content_15673272.htm) rbd Martina and Denzer 12 Sustaining global trade prevents greater power wars – empirical research is on our side. A long line of writers from … the probability for interstate war rises. In such a scenario there … occasion as grave as the one we now face. | |
| 10/01/2012 | GGSO Semis Aff (Wind PTC)Tournament: GGSO | Round: Sems | Opponent: Fullerton GS | Judge: Stone, Manuel, Brownlow Observation 1: Electoral MathThe race isn’t over yet – polls show Obama’s only got 221 electoral votes. Iowa, Colorado, Nevada, and especially Ohio, are still up for grabs.Lightman 9/9/12 (David Lightman, “The fall brawl begins in 10 battleground states” http:~/~/www.sacbee.com/2012/09/09/4801976/html) sbb Get ready for an … votes, notably Texas' 38. Energy policy is a “very important” issue for 66% of likely voters.Snow 8/14 (WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 14 08/14/2012 By Nick Snow OGJ Washington Editor http://www.ogj.com/articles/2012/08/api-to-intensify-vote-4-energy-effort-in-five-key-states.html) Energy issues loom … 6% unspecified, it said. Voters want increased domestic energy production.Hopkins 4.10.12 (Renee Hopkins, Media Relations for McCombs School of Business, UT Austin, writing for McCombs Today, “Energy poll reveals strong support for more domestic production” April 10, 2012 http:~/~/mccombstoday.org/2012/04/org/2012/04/energy-poll-reveals-strong-support-for-more-domestic-production) Consumers strongly support increased … electricity from renewable sources. Wind PTC is a key issue for battleground states.Schueneman 9/21/12 (Tom, writing for the Energy Collective, “Wind Energy and the Battleground States” http:~/~/theenergycollective.com/globalwarmingisreal/115111/com/globalwarmingisreal/115111/wind-energy-and-battleground-states) sbb The presidential election is … layoffs by the wind company Vestas. Observation 2: The Do Nothing CongressWind PTC is doomed to failure in the House – recent amendments prove.DiMugno 9/20/12 (Laura DiMugno, writing for North American Wind Power, “House Rules Committee Throws Out Wind Energy PTC Proposals”) sbb Frustrated with the bill … inclusion in the final legislation. And the Senate won’t move it until the lame duck session – even the author of the bill says so.AP 9/21/12 (“Congress not acting on wind energy credits” http:~/~/www.iowafarmertoday.com/staff/congress-not-acting-on-wind-energy-credits/article_7540b4ee-041e-11e2-960f-0019bb2963f4.html(% style="font-size: 10pt; " %)) sbb There is little hope … Republican-controlled House is uncertain. The wind industry is grinding to a halt because of there’s a chance the extension won’t pass.Galbraith 9/20/12 (Kate Galbraith, writing for the Texas Tribune, “Texas wind boom threatened by expiring tax credit” http:~/~/amarillo.com/news/latest-news/2012-09-20/com/news/latest-news/2012-09-20/texas-wind-boom-threatened-expiring-tax-credit) sbb “We haven’t had the … against green energy subsidies. Observation 3: October Surprise PTC is key to wind production – empirical evidence.Green 8/1/12 (Nathanael Green director of renewable Energy Policy for New York City “Keep the U.S. wind industry strong by supporting the PTC tomorrow” http:~/~/switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ngreene/keep_the_us_wind_industry_html(%%)) sbb Over the past decade … jobs in the next four years. Failure to act on energy will cost Obama the election.Mead 12 (Walter Russell Mead is the Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations http:~/~/blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/06/06/green-politics-hurting-obama-in-swing-states/file:///C:/Users/Sara/Dropbox/LRCCD/2012-13%20Files/Relations%20http:/blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/06/06/green-politics-hurting-obama-in-swing-states/) sbb These states have more … bite him come November. Plan TextUSFG should substantially increase wind energy production in the United States by extending the wind PTC.Observation 4: For More YearsObama’s win is key to solving global warming – extinctionStevenson 9/11 (Aiko is a freelance writer from Hong Kong who used to work for BBC World News, Bloomberg, CNBC Europe, CNN and Time magazine. She went to the University of Edinburgh in the UK and recently completed a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Hong Kong. "U.S. Election 2012: Battle for the Soul of America" 9/11/12. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aiko-stevenson/us-elections-the-battle_b_1866617.html-http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aiko-stevenson/us-elections-the-battle_b_1866617.html) In approximately eight weeks, … can do something about it.
It’s real and anthropogenicLewandowsky and Ashley 2011 (Stephan Lewandowsky, Professor of Cognitive Studies at the University of Western Australia, and Michael Ashley, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of New South Wales, June 24, 2011, “The false, the confused and the mendacious: how the media gets it wrong on climate change,” http://goo.gl/u3nOC) But despite these complexities…Sherlock Holmes and Queen Victoria. No alt causes- energy production is the key to environmental sustainabilityGreenhalg 2002 (Robin Greenhalg, environment researcher and freelance writer, “Fossil Fuel And It's Impact On The Environment,” Essortment, http://www.essortment.com/all/fossilfuelimpa_rhxu.htm) There is a growing concern … degradation and human illness. Try or die- Environment is on the tipping point- collapse will be fast and catastrophicAFP 12 (Agence France-Presse, citing UN study, “Environmental collapse now a serious threat: scientists,” Raw Story, http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/06/environmental-collapse-now-a-serious-threat-scientists/) The paper by 22 top researchers … habitation, according to the study. Observation 5: The World According to MittScenario 1: No HealthcareRomney will repeal Obamacare on day one.Gabatt 2012 ( “Mitt Romney says he would repeal Obama's health bill on first day as president as Republican allies join in chorus of criticism” June 28 ,2012 http:~/~/www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/28/supreme-court-obama-health-romneyhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/28/supreme-court-obama-health-romney(%%) Adam Gabbatt is a reporter and live blogger for the Guardian, based in New York) rbd Mitt Romney brushed aside … act to repeal Obamacare.
The heath care bill reduces federal spending.Moody 2012 ( Chris Moody“Heath Care Repeal would widen deficit by $109 billion says CBO” July 24 2012 ABC News.http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/health-care-repeal-widen-deficit-109-billion-cbo/story?id=16847107#.UBRCwjFYvBo Chis Moody is a staff writter for ABC Family) rbd Repealing the health … than $1 trillion in new taxes. Deficit spending collapses the economy.Roe 11 Phil: congressman “Cut, cap and balance: A fight toward fiscal responsibility” The Hill May 18, 2011 http:~/~/thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/161973-com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/161973-cut-cap-and-balance-a-fight-toward-fiscal-responsibility(%%). On Monday, the United States … face economic collapse in the long-term.
Scenario 2: No Renewable EnergyRomney would issue a body blow to wind industries by refusing to extend the PTCSullivan 7/15/12 (Adam Sullivan, writing for The Des Moines Register, “Romney favors end to tax credit for wind” July 15, 2012, http:~/~/www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120716/NEWS09/307160012/-1/SPORTS13/com/article/20120716/NEWS09/307160012/-1/SPORTS13/Romney-favors-end-tax-credit-wind(% style="font-size: 10pt; " %)) Mitt Romney’s opposition to … several thousand jobs in the industry.” Renewable energy is key to stop global warming.Shahan, 02/12 (Clean Technica, Zachary Shahan, 02/29/12, “Former Microsoft Exec. Needs” http:~/~/cleantechnica.com/2012/02/29/former-microsoft-exec-nathan-myhrvold-climate-scientist-ken-caldeira-on-our-clean-energy-not-natural-gas-needs/http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/29/former-microsoft-exec-nathan-myhrvold-climate-scientist-ken-caldeira-on-our-clean-energy-not-natural-gas-needs/) og In summary, Myhrvold … capture and storage. Scenario 3: More WarRomney win causes Iran strikes—causes escalating conflictHussain 9-12 (Murtaza Hussain, Toronto-based writer and analyst focused on issues related to Middle Eastern politics, "Why war with Iran would spell disaster," Al-Jazeera, 9/12/2012, http:~/~/www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/201291194236970294.html(% class="MsoHyperlink" %)) Leading members of the House … action in a Romney presidency. Iran strikes cause global nuclear warDaigneault ’10 Todd Daigneault, "Wars And Rumors of War—-A Strategic View of Any Possible Future Western/israeli Military Strike in The Middle East," Bukisa, 10/8/10, http://www.bukisa.com/articles/369915_wars-and-rumors-of-war-a-strategic-view-of-any-possible-future-westernisraeli-military-strike-in-the-middle-east Looking at any potential future … in as Iran's strategic partners
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| 10/17/2012 | UNLV Aff (Elections)Tournament: UNLV | Round: 2 | Opponent: Fullerton PS | Judge: Maria Mohammed 1ACElectoral MathObservation 1: Electoral MathThe race is far from over — ten battleground states are too close to call.Lightman Sept 9 (David Lightman, "The fall brawl begins in 10 battleground states" http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/09/4801976/the-fall-brawl-begins-in-10-battleground.html-http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/09/4801976/the-fall-brawl-begins-in-10-battleground.html) sbb Romney is leading in every battleground state right now – all ten of them.Newsmax Oct 9 ("Rasmussen Poll: Romney Leads in 11 Swing States" http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/romney-leads-swing-states/2012/10/09/id/459304-http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/romney-leads-swing-states/2012/10/09/id/459304) sbb Mitt Romney continues rising in the polls, and is leading President Barack Obama in Wind PTC is a key issue in battleground states.Schueneman Sept 21 (Tom, writing for the Energy Collective, "Wind Energy and the Battleground States" http://theenergycollective.com/globalwarmingisreal/115111/wind-energy-and-battleground-states-http://theenergycollective.com/globalwarmingisreal/115111/wind-energy-and-battleground-states) sbb The presidential election is shaping up to be a close one and renewable energy could The Do Nothing CongressObservation 2: The Do Nothing CongressWind PTC is doomed to failure in the House – recent amendments prove.DiMugno Sept 20 (Laura DiMugno, writing for North American Wind Power, "House Rules Committee Throws Out Wind Energy PTC Proposals") sbb Frustrated with the bill - which, if passed, could deal a huge blow And the Senate won’t move it until the lame duck session – even the author of the bill says so.AP Sept 21 ("Congress not acting on wind energy credits" http://www.iowafarmertoday.com/staff/congress-not-acting-on-wind-energy-credits/article_7540b4ee-041e-11e2-960f-0019bb2963f4.html-http://www.iowafarmertoday.com/staff/congress-not-acting-on-wind-energy-credits/article_7540b4ee-041e-11e2-960f-0019bb2963f4.html) sbb There is little hope Congress will act quickly to extend a federal energy tax credit The wind industry is grinding to a halt because of there’s a chance the extension won’t pass.Galbraith Sept 20 (Kate Galbraith, writing for the Texas Tribune, "Texas wind boom threatened by expiring tax credit" http://amarillo.com/news/latest-news/2012-09-20/texas-wind-boom-threatened-expiring-tax-credit-http://amarillo.com/news/latest-news/2012-09-20/texas-wind-boom-threatened-expiring-tax-credit) sbb "We haven’t had the industry come to a stop like this before in a
PTC is key to wind production – empirical evidence.Green 12 Over the past decade years, the United States has led the world in wind October SurpriseObservation 3: October SurpriseVoters want increased domestic energy production.Hopkins 12 (Renee Hopkins, Media Relations for McCombs School of Business, UT Austin, writing for McCombs Today, "Energy poll reveals strong support for more domestic production" April 10, 2012 http://mccombstoday.org/2012/04/energy-poll-reveals-strong-support-for-more-domestic-production-http://mccombstoday.org/2012/04/energy-poll-reveals-strong-support-for-more-domestic-production) Consumers strongly support increased production of energy from domestic sources, particularly natural gas and
Energy policy is a "very important" issue for 66% of likely voters.Snow Aug 14 (WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 14 08/14/2012 By Nick Snow OGJ Washington Editor Energy issues loom large for 92% of the responding voters in this election, according to the survey. About 66% consider them "very important" and 26% regard them as "somewhat important," it said. About 63% feel Washington is on the wrong energy policy (47% strongly and 17% somewhat), the survey found. Respondents were 33% Republican, 32% Democrat, and 24% Independent, with another 6% unspecified, it said.
Failure to act on energy will cost Obama the election.Mead 12 (Walter Russell Mead is the Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/06/06/green-politics-hurting-obama-in-swing-states/-Relations http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/06/06/green-politics-hurting-obama-in-swing-states/) sbb These states have more than shale gas in common: all of them are Energy will be the deciding factor in the electionBelogolova 12 – reports on energy and environment policy for National Journal and manages the bi-monthly Energy and Environment Insiders Poll, holds bachelor’s degrees in Journalism and European Studies from Boston University. She studied abroad at Oxford University, was one of 10 American journalism students selected for a press trip to Jordan. (Olga, May 17th, "Insiders: Outreach to Oil Industry Won’t Help Obama" http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/insiders-outreach-to-oil-industry-won-t-help-obama-20120517) Jacome "It may be harder now for Republicans to land punches related to oil Plan TextThe United States federal government should substantially increase energy production by extending the wind production tax credit.For More YearsObservation 4: For More YearsObama’s win is key to solving global warming – extinctionStevenson 9/11 (Aiko is a freelance writer from Hong Kong who used to work for BBC World News, Bloomberg, CNBC Europe, CNN and Time magazine. She went to the University of Edinburgh in the UK and recently completed a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Hong Kong. "U.S. Election 2012: Battle for the Soul of America" 9/11/12. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aiko-stevenson/us-elections-the-battle_b_1866617.html-http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aiko-stevenson/us-elections-the-battle_b_1866617.html) In approximately eight weeks, Americans will go to the polls to vote for their It’s real and anthropogenicLewandowsky and Ashley 2011 (Stephan Lewandowsky, Professor of Cognitive Studies at the University of Western Australia, and Michael Ashley, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of New South Wales, June 24, 2011, "The false, the confused and the mendacious: how the media gets it wrong on climate change," http://goo.gl/u3nOC) But despite these complexities, some aspects of climate science are thoroughly settled. We Romney would issue a body blow to wind industries by refusing to extend the PTCSullivan 7/15/12 (Adam Sullivan, writing for The Des Moines Register, "Romney favors end to tax credit for wind" July 15, 2012, http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120716/NEWS09/307160012/-1/SPORTS13/Romney-favors-end-tax-credit-wind-http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120716/NEWS09/307160012/-1/SPORTS13/Romney-favors-end-tax-credit-wind) Mitt Romney’s opposition to wind power could put a damper on Iowa’s wind industry and Renewable energy is key to stop global warming.Shahan, 02/12 (Clean Technica, Zachary Shahan, 02/29/12, "Former Microsoft Exec. Needs" http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/29/former-microsoft-exec-nathan-myhrvold-climate-scientist-ken-caldeira-on-our-clean-energy-not-natural-gas-needs/-http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/29/former-microsoft-exec-nathan-myhrvold-climate-scientist-ken-caldeira-on-our-clean-energy-not-natural-gas-needs/) og In summary, Myhrvold and Caldeira have shown in pretty stark terms that, if
No alt causes- energy production is the key to environmental sustainabilityGreenhalg 2002 (Robin Greenhalg, environment researcher and freelance writer, "Fossil Fuel And It’s Impact On The Environment," Essortment, http://www.essortment.com/all/fossilfuelimpa_rhxu.htm) There is a growing concern regarding the collaboration between fossil fuels and environmental pollution. Try or die- Environment is on the tipping point- collapse will be fast and catastrophicAFP 12 (Agence France-Presse, citing UN study, "Environmental collapse now a serious threat: scientists," Raw Story, http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/06/environmental-collapse-now-a-serious-threat-scientists/) The paper by 22 top researchers said a "tipping point" by which the Romney’s First DayObservation 5: Romney’s First DayRomney will repeal Obamacare on day one.Gabatt 2012 ( "Mitt Romney says he would repeal Obama’s health bill on first day as president as Republican allies join in chorus of criticism" June 28 ,2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/28/supreme-court-obama-health-romney-http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/28/supreme-court-obama-health-romney Adam Gabbatt is a reporter and live blogger for the Guardian, based in New York) rbd Mitt Romney brushed aside failure of the supreme court ruling to strike down the Affordable
Scenario 1: Tanking the economyThe heath care bill reduces federal spending.Moody 2012 ( Chris Moody"Heath Care Repeal would widen deficit by $109 billion says CBO" July 24 2012 ABC News.http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/OTUS/health-care-repeal-widen-deficit-109-billion-cbo/story?id=16847107~~#.UBRCwjFYvBo Chis Moody is a staff writter for ABC Family) rbd
Deficit spending collapses the economy.Roe 11 ~Phil: congressman "Cut, cap and balance: A fight toward fiscal responsibility" The Hill May 18, 2011 http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/161973-cut-cap-and-balance-a-fight-toward-fiscal-responsibility-http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/161973-cut-cap-and-balance-a-fight-toward-fiscal-responsibility~~. Economic crisis causes war–strong statistical supportRoyal 10 (Jedediah, director of Cooperative Threat Reduction at the U.S. Department of Defense, Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives, pg 213-215) Less intuitive is how periods of economic decline may increase the likelihood of external conflict Scenario 2: Putting women in their placeObamacare is key to women’s rights and ending gender discrimination in health careArons and Panza 12 (Jessica, Director of the Women’s Health and Rights Program and a member of the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative at American Progress, honors graduate of Brown University and William and Mary School of Law., Lucy, Policy Analyst with the Women’s Health and Rights Program at American Progress, May 22nd, Top 10 Obamacare Benefits at Stake for Women, http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/healthcare/news/2012/05/22/11552/top-10-obamacare-benefits-at-stake-for-women/) The Supreme Court is currently reviewing the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, more We must reject gender oppression at every turn – any compromise is a selloutGordon and Gordon 95 senior lecturer in the Department of Education at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Gordon, general director of the Foundation for Education, 1995 Consider the widespread oppression of women. Every compromise with this oppression, any reconciliation
Neocon World OrderObservation 6: Neocon World OrderRomney win causes Iran strikes—causes escalating conflictHussain 9-12 (Murtaza Hussain, Toronto-based writer and analyst focused on issues related to Middle Eastern politics, "Why war with Iran would spell disaster," Al-Jazeera, 9/12/2012, http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/201291194236970294.html-http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/201291194236970294.html) Leading members of the House and Congress from both parties as well as the closest Attacking Iran causes full-scale war with RussiaConway 12 January 17, 2012 Alvin Conway Author, blogger he cites Russia’s former ambassador to NATO and the Arab Times "Iranian Crisis: escalating series of troubling events sliding world towards war" http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/iranian-crisis-escalating-series-of-troubling-events-sliding-world-towards-war/-http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/iranian-crisis-escalating-series-of-troubling-events-sliding-world-towards-war/ Russian response could lead to WWIII: Russia would regard any military intervention linked to Iran’s nuclear program as a threat to its own security, Moscow’s departing ambassador to NATO warned on Friday. "Iran is our neighbor," Dmitry Rogozin told reporters in Brussels. "And if Iran is involved in any military action, it’s a direct threat to our security." –Arab Times Romney will aggressively push human rights legislation on Russia.Business Insider, 9/1/2012 (Romney Could Screw Up US Relations With Russia, p. http://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romneys-foreign-policy-chops-come-into-light-2012-9-http://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romneys-foreign-policy-chops-come-into-light-2012-9) That undermines START and U.S./Russian relations.Rogin, 4/24/2012 (Josh, Kerry delays action on Magnitsky bill, Foreign Policy, p. http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/04/24/kerry_delays_action_on_magnitsky_bill) START collapse causes extinctionCollins and Rojansky, 8/18/2010 (James – director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, ex-US ambassador to the Russian Federation, and Matthew – deputy director of the Russia and Eurasia Program, Why Russia Matters, Foreign Policy, p. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/08/18/why_Russia_matters) | |
| 10/17/2012 | Round 2 UNLV 2ACTournament: UNLV | Round: 2 | Opponent: Fullerton PS | Judge: Maria Mohammed Russia 2AC OverviewThey don’t have any answer to our Russia scenario, we’re way ahead on the impact debate. First is magnitude—only existential riskBostrom ’2 - Professor of Philosophy and Global Studies at Yale (Nick, "Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios and Related Hazards," 38, www.transhumanist.com/volume9/risks.html) A much greater existential risk emerged with the build-up of nuclear arsenals in Second is probability—risk is high nowAP ’11 (Associate press, "Top Russian general: NATO expansion raises danger of nuclear conflict," http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/top-russian-general-nato-expansion-raises-danger-of-nuclear-conflict-1.396185) Finally the timeframe — causes extinction in 30 minutes. It’s try or die for the aff.MINTZ ’1 – Washington Post (Morton, Former Chair – Fund for Investigative Journalism and Former Washington Post Reporter, The American Prospect, "Two Minutes to Launch", http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=two_minutes_to_launch) Hair-trigger alert means this: The missiles carrying those warheads are armed and 2AC Cap KPerm – do the aff and alt in all other instances.Perm solvency double bind either the perm can overcome the residual links to capitalism or the solvency of the alternative is crushed by all other instances of capitalism in the status quoPerm – do the aff and all non-competitive parts of the alternative. Rejection is an artificially competitive part of the alternative.Perm – do both. We have to work within the system to reform itJones and Spicer 09 Campbell, Senior Lecturer in the School of Management at U of Leicester, Andre, Associate Professor in the Dept of Industrial Relations @ Warwick Business School U of Warwick, Unmasking the Entrepreneur, pgs. 22-23 Turn — Capitalism solves war through interdependence and democracyGriswold 05 Daniel, director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies at Cato, "Peace on earth? Try free trade among men", http://www.freetrade.org/node/282 No link – we are not a capitalist policy, we’re a socialist policy. We’re a tax subsidy for production of clean energy.Alternative causes extinction not liberation –Rejection of capitalism causes massive transition warsHarris 3 (Lee, Analyst – Hoover Institution and Author of The Suicide of Reason, "The Intellectual Origins of America-Bashing", Policy Review, January, http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/3458371.html) Wars over economic systems lead to global holocaust.Kothari 82 (Rajni, Professor of Political Science – University of Delhi, Toward a Just Social Order, p. 571) Turns their impact – transition magnifies every flaw of capitalismGurbud 97 (Mark Avrum, Graduate Research Assistant – Center for Superconductivity Research at the University of Maryland, "Nanotechnology and International Security", http://www.foresight.org/Conferences/MNT05/Papers/Gubrud/) | |
| 10/17/2012 | Round 4 UNLV 2ACTournament: UNLV | Round: 4 | Opponent: Western Conn PW | Judge: Will Baker A/T: Edelman - FuturismEdelman sacrifice the present by suggesting people opt-out of political with no alternative political programSmith 10 (Andrea Smith, Andrea Smith is a co-founder of INCITE%21 and is a feminist and anti-violence activist, specifically focusing on Native American women, writing in Gay and Lesbian Quarterly, "Queer Theory and Native Studies The Heteronormativity of Settler Colonialism" GLQ 16:1–2, pp 42-68, DOI 10.1215/10642684-2009-0122) sbb The antisocial thesis does little to change the nature of understanding and relationality to notions of futurityEnsor Graduate Student @ Cornell University 2012 (sarah, Spinster Ecology: Rachel Carson, Sarah Orne Edelmans rhetoric constructs a teleology for queernessEnsor Graduate Student @ Cornell University 2012 (sarah, Spinster Ecology: Rachel Carson, Sarah Orne | |
| 10/17/2012 | Round 6 UNLV 2ACTournament: UNLV | Round: 6 | Opponent: Fresno BM | Judge: Nate Wong Russia 2AC OverviewThey don’t have any answer to our Russia scenario, we’re way ahead on the impact debate. First is magnitude—only existential riskBostrom ’2 - Professor of Philosophy and Global Studies at Yale (Nick, "Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios and Related Hazards," 38, www.transhumanist.com/volume9/risks.html) A much greater existential risk emerged with the build-up of nuclear arsenals in Second is probability—risk is high nowAP ’11 (Associate press, "Top Russian general: NATO expansion raises danger of nuclear conflict," http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/top-russian-general-nato-expansion-raises-danger-of-nuclear-conflict-1.396185) Finally the timeframe — causes extinction in 30 minutes. It’s try or die for the aff.MINTZ ’1 – Washington Post (Morton, Former Chair – Fund for Investigative Journalism and Former Washington Post Reporter, The American Prospect, "Two Minutes to Launch", http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=two_minutes_to_launch) Hair-trigger alert means this: The missiles carrying those warheads are armed and | |
| 10/17/2012 | Round 7 UNLV 2ACTournament: UNLV | Round: 7 | Opponent: Cal Poly CW | Judge: Logan Miller 2AC Electoral MathGroup their arguments about Obama’s going to win now –First, the debate reframed the election. Romney’s stock is rising and Obama’s in a free fall.Reuters Oct 9 Steve Holland, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/09/us-usa-campaign-idUSBRE8980TW20121009-http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/09/us-usa-campaign-idUSBRE8980TW20121009** "Slide halted, Romney challenging Obama in swing states") sbb A solid performance against Obama at Wednesday’s first presidential debate in Denver has helped the Second is battleground states – without the aff Romney wins ten battleground states. That’s our Newsmax and Lightman evidence. Wind PTC is key to Obama winning those states, that’s the Schueneman evidence.Group their renewables bad offense – we have a couple of answers here.Government led incentives for renewable energy are gaining popularityLevitan 12 (Dave, author for websites such as IEEE Spectrum and Psychology Today "Brown to Green: A New Use For Blighted Industrial Sites" Yale Environment 360, http://e360.yale.edu/feature/brown_to_green_a_new_use_for_blighted_industrial_sites/2419/-http://e360.yale.edu/feature/brown_to_green_a_new_use_for_blighted_industrial_sites/2419/, Aug 1, 2012) MJJ Last year, U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D—NJ) Increasing clean tech and renewable energy is key to core constituencies that will determine the outcome of the election. Prefer our evidence here – this is a study that came out last month that indicates the best way to wind the election is through green tech. Our authors are more qualified, and the study specifically states the 10 battleground states we cite as key to the election.Pfund and Lazar September 12 (Nancy Pfund is Managing Partner of DBL Investors, a¶ venture capital firm located in San FranciscoNancy Pfund is Managing Partner of DBL Investors, a¶ venture capital firm located in San Francisco, Michael Lazar is an MBA candidate at the Yale School of¶ Management. During the summer of 2012, Michael joined¶ DBL Investors as a Summer Associate., "RED, WHITE and GREEN:¶ The True Colors of America’s Clean Tech Jobs", September 2012, http://www.dblinvestors.com/documents/RedWhiteGreen_PfundLazar.pdf)
Russia 2AC OverviewThey don’t have any answer to our Russia scenario, we’re way ahead on the impact debate. First is magnitude—only existential riskBostrom ’2 - Professor of Philosophy and Global Studies at Yale (Nick, "Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios and Related Hazards," 38, www.transhumanist.com/volume9/risks.html) A much greater existential risk emerged with the build-up of nuclear arsenals in Second is probability—risk is high nowAP ’11 (Associate press, "Top Russian general: NATO expansion raises danger of nuclear conflict," http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/top-russian-general-nato-expansion-raises-danger-of-nuclear-conflict-1.396185) Finally the timeframe — causes extinction in 30 minutes. It’s try or die for the aff.MINTZ ’1 – Washington Post (Morton, Former Chair – Fund for Investigative Journalism and Former Washington Post Reporter, The American Prospect, "Two Minutes to Launch", http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?article=two_minutes_to_launch) Hair-trigger alert means this: The missiles carrying those warheads are armed and 2AC Cap KPerm – do the aff and alt in all other instances.Perm solvency double bind either the perm can overcome the residual links to capitalism or the solvency of the alternative is crushed by all other instances of capitalism in the status quoPerm – do the aff and all non-competitive parts of the alternative. Rejection is an artificially competitive part of the alternative.Perm – do both. We have to work within the system to reform itJones and Spicer 09 Campbell, Senior Lecturer in the School of Management at U of Leicester, Andre, Associate Professor in the Dept of Industrial Relations @ Warwick Business School U of Warwick, Unmasking the Entrepreneur, pgs. 22-23 Turn — Capitalism solves war through interdependence and democracyGriswold 05 Daniel, director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies at Cato, "Peace on earth? Try free trade among men", http://www.freetrade.org/node/282 No link – we are not a capitalist policy, we’re a socialist policy. We’re a tax subsidy for production of clean energy.Alternative causes extinction not liberation –Rejection of capitalism causes massive transition warsHarris 3 (Lee, Analyst – Hoover Institution and Author of The Suicide of Reason, "The Intellectual Origins of America-Bashing", Policy Review, January, http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/3458371.html) Wars over economic systems lead to global holocaust.Kothari 82 (Rajni, Professor of Political Science – University of Delhi, Toward a Just Social Order, p. 571) Turns their impact – transition magnifies every flaw of capitalismGurbud 97 (Mark Avrum, Graduate Research Assistant – Center for Superconductivity Research at the University of Maryland, "Nanotechnology and International Security", http://www.foresight.org/Conferences/MNT05/Papers/Gubrud/) 2AC Pollution DANon unique — air pollution is high now. Chronic pollution is already a huge threatNPR 2010 (National Public Radio, April 28, 2010, "Study: Most In U.S. Exposed To Dangerous Pollution," NPR, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126366926) While air quality is improving in many U.S. cities, 175 million Turn — Wind energy solves pollutionSaidur et al 2011 (R. Saidur, N.A. Rahim, M.R. Islam, K.H. Solangi, Centre of Research UMPEDAC, University of Malaya, June 2011, "Environmental impact of wind energy," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 15, Issue 5, Pages 2423–2430) The disad is an additional advantage to the case. Not doing wind power now increases pollution more, that’s the Shahan evidence from the 1AC that says that we can’t delay on clean energy or we are at great risk of greater environmental catastrophes because we continue to use fossil fuels.Environmental benefits of wind outweigh, that’s the reason we have to save the wind industry.Wiser and Yang 2012 (Ryan Wiser, scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Zhenbin Yang, energy scientist, February 2012, "Wind Energy," IPCC Report, http://srren.ipcc-wg3.de/report/IPCC_SRREN_Ch07.pdf) Some indirect environmental impacts of wind energy arise from the manufacturing, transport, installation | |
| 10/17/2012 | Round 7 UNLV 1ARTournament: UNLV | Round: 7 | Opponent: Cal Poly CW | Judge: Logan Miller A/T OhioOhio’s at the heart of Romney’s strategy.NTY Oct 9 (Jada F Smith, writing for the New York Times, "The Early Word: Second Wind" http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/the-early-word-second-wind/-http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/the-early-word-second-wind/) Just two weeks ago Mitt Romney’s advisers openly discussed trying to win the White House without Ohio, but his campaign is now displaying renewed vigor in its fight for the state’s 18 electoral votes, Jeff Zeleny and Jim Rutenberg report. After a nonpartisan poll suggested that the Republican candidate has wiped out the president’s lead among voters nationally, Ohio has joined other swing states at the heart of Mr. Romney’s strategy. Ohio’s a statistical dead heat – no one knows who will win there.Politicker Oct 9 (Hunter Walker, writer for Politicker, "Trio of Presidential Polls Show Race at Statistical Deadheat in Ohio" http://politicker.com/2012/10/trio-of-presidential-polls-show-race-at-statistical-deadheat-in-ohio/-http://politicker.com/2012/10/trio-of-presidential-polls-show-race-at-statistical-deadheat-in-ohio/) sbb With both presidential candidates campaigning in Ohio today, three new polls show the race Romney takes the lead in Ohio – polls.The Hill Oct 9 ("Polls: Romney grabs leads in Ohio and Colorado" http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/260961-polls-romney-grabs-leads-in-ohio-and-colorado-http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/polls/260961-polls-romney-grabs-leads-in-ohio-and-colorado) sbb Mitt Romney’s recent surge in the polls continued on Tuesday with two surveys showing him Even the anticipation of a disruption is devastatingFrankel 6/11/12 (Max Frankel an intern on the energy policy team at the Center for American Progress. "Vestas CEO Predicts 80 Percent Drop In U.S. Wind Market If Tax Credit Is Not Extended" http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/06/11/497339/vestas-ceo-predicts-80-percent-drop-in-us-wind-market-if-tax-credit-is-not-extended/) Numerous coalitions, including a bipartisan group of Governors, have sent letters to Congress Polling Models are WrongThe polls are wrong – Romney’s actually ahead. They’re using the wrong model.Merkel 9/21 (Jesse, Reporter and Pollster, Policy Mic, "Obama vs Romney Polls: When You Crunch the Numbers, Romney is Actually Doing Very Well",http://www.policymic.com/articles/15145/obama-vs-romney-polls-when-you-crunch-the-numbers-romney-is-actually-doing-very-well-http://www.policymic.com/articles/15145/obama-vs-romney-polls-when-you-crunch-the-numbers-romney-is-actually-doing-very-well) Two things typically happen after the major parties conventions come to an end. People Prefer Rasmussen polls – they’re using better models.Morris 9/21 Dick. Former political campaign strategist and consultant. Why The Polls Under State Romney Vote. 9/21/12. http://www.dickmorris.com/why-the-polls-under-state-romney-vote/.-http://www.dickmorris.com/why-the-polls-under-state-romney-vote/ All of the polling out there uses some variant of the 2008 election turnout as | |
| 10/31/2012 | DVC Aff (Elections, redux)Tournament: DVC | Round: 1 | Opponent: Sac State | Judge: Kephart Lightman Sept 9 (David Lightman, “The fall brawl begins in 10 battleground states” http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/09/4801976/the-fall-brawl-begins-in-10-battleground.html) sbb Mitt Romney continues his rise, according to a Gallup poll released today that suggests WaPo Oct 18 (“Romney has the momentum” http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/romney-has-the-momentum/2012/10/18/95f3a06a-1955-11e2-aa6f-3b636fecb829_blog.html) sbb We are at a turning point in the presidential race. For the first time DiMugno Sept 20 (Laura DiMugno, writing for North American Wind Power, “House Rules Committee Throws Out Wind Energy PTC Proposals”) sbb Frustrated with the bill - which, if passed, could deal a huge blow AP Sept 21 (“Congress not acting on wind energy credits” http://www.iowafarmertoday.com/staff/congress-not-acting-on-wind-energy-credits/article_7540b4ee-041e-11e2-960f-0019bb2963f4.html) sbb There is little hope Congress will act quickly to extend a federal energy tax credit Wind PTC is key in Colorado and Ohio Sierra Club Oct 18 (“Swing States = Wind Jobs” Oct 18, 2012, http://sierraclub.typepad.com/energy_truth/2012/10/swing-states-wind-jobs.html) sbb Nearly 37,000 American jobs could be lost if the Wind PTC is not Schueneman Sept 21 (Tom, writing for the Energy Collective, “Wind Energy and the Battleground States” http://theenergycollective.com/globalwarmingisreal/115111/wind-energy-and-battleground-states) sbb The presidential election is shaping up to be a close one and renewable energy could Energy issues loom large for 92% of the responding voters in this election, Hopkins 12 (Renee Hopkins, Media Relations for McCombs School of Business, UT Austin, writing for McCombs Today, “Energy poll reveals strong support for more domestic production” April 10, 2012 http://mccombstoday.org/2012/04/energy-poll-reveals-strong-support-for-more-domestic-production) Consumers strongly support increased production of energy from domestic sources, particularly natural gas and Mead 12 (Walter Russell Mead is the Henry A. Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2012/06/06/green-politics-hurting-obama-in-swing-states/) sbb These states have more than shale gas in common: all of them are The United States federal government should substantially increase energy production by extending the wind production tax credit. For More Years Stevenson 9/11 (Aiko is a freelance writer from Hong Kong who used to work for BBC World News, Bloomberg, CNBC Europe, CNN and Time magazine. She went to the University of Edinburgh in the UK and recently completed a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of Hong Kong. "U.S. Election 2012: Battle for the Soul of America" 9/11/12. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aiko-stevenson/us-elections-the-battle_b_1866617.html-http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aiko-stevenson/us-elections-the-battle_b_1866617.html) In approximately eight weeks, Americans will go to the polls to vote for their It’s real and anthropogenic Lewandowsky and Ashley 2011 (Stephan Lewandowsky, Professor of Cognitive Studies at the University of Western Australia, and Michael Ashley, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of New South Wales, June 24, 2011, “The false, the confused and the mendacious: how the media gets it wrong on climate change,” http://goo.gl/u3nOC) But despite these complexities, some aspects of climate science are thoroughly settled. We Sullivan 7/15/12 (Adam Sullivan, writing for The Des Moines Register, “Romney favors end to tax credit for wind” July 15, 2012, http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20120716/NEWS09/307160012/-1/SPORTS13/Romney-favors-end-tax-credit-wind) Mitt Romney’s opposition to wind power could put a damper on Iowa’s wind industry and Shahan, 02/12 (Clean Technica, Zachary Shahan, 02/29/12, “Former Microsoft Exec. Needs” http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/29/former-microsoft-exec-nathan-myhrvold-climate-scientist-ken-caldeira-on-our-clean-energy-not-natural-gas-needs/) og In summary, Myhrvold and Caldeira have shown in pretty stark terms that, if Greenhalg 2002 (Robin Greenhalg, environment researcher and freelance writer, “Fossil Fuel And It's Impact On The Environment,” Essortment, http://www.essortment.com/all/fossilfuelimpa_rhxu.htm) There is a growing concern regarding the collaboration between fossil fuels and environmental pollution. AFP 12 (Agence France-Presse, citing UN study, “Environmental collapse now a serious threat: scientists,” Raw Story, http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/06/environmental-collapse-now-a-serious-threat-scientists/) The paper by 22 top researchers said a “tipping point” by which the Observation 5: Romney’s First Day Mitt Romney brushed aside failure of the supreme court ruling to strike down the Affordable On Monday, the United States reached the legal limit of its borrowing authority – Royal 10 (Jedediah, director of Cooperative Threat Reduction at the U.S. Department of Defense, Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives, pg 213-215) Less intuitive is how periods of economic decline may increase the likelihood of external conflict The Supreme Court is currently reviewing the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, more Consider the widespread oppression of women. Every compromise with this oppression, any reconciliation Hussain 9-12 (Murtaza Hussain, Toronto-based writer and analyst focused on issues related to Middle Eastern politics, "Why war with Iran would spell disaster," Al-Jazeera, 9/12/2012, http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/09/201291194236970294.html) Leading members of the House and Congress from both parties as well as the closest Daigneault ’10 Todd Daigneault, "Wars And Rumors of War—-A Strategic View of Any Possible Future Western/israeli Military Strike in The Middle East," Bukisa, 10/8/10, http://www.bukisa.com/articles/369915_wars-and-rumors-of-war-a-strategic-view-of-any-possible-future-westernisraeli-military-strike-in-the-middle-east Looking at any potential future strike against Iran by the West and Israel. This | |
| 12/01/2012 | CSUN Aff (China Solar, redux)Tournament: CSUN | Round: 2 | Opponent: CSUN | Judge: Gordon Plan TextThe United States Federal Government should substantially increase financial incentives for solar energy production in the United States by eliminating tariffs on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells imported from the People’s Republic of China.SolvencySteep tariffs raise price of solar panels coming into the US from China.Lott 12 (Melissa C. Lott, engineer and researcher who works at the intersection of energy, environment, technology, and policy, October 11, 2012, "Chinese Solar Tariffs Moving Forward" http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2012/10/11/chinese-solar-tariffs-moving-forward/-http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2012/10/11/chinese-solar-tariffs-moving-forward/) sbb Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce released its final ruling on The tariffs have drastically increased the price of Chinese solar panels in the US.Bradsher and Cardwell 12 (Keith Bradsher and Diane Cardwell, writing for the New York Times, "US slaps high tariffs on Chinese solar panels" http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/business/energy-environment/us-slaps-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-panels.html?_r=1%26pagewanted=all%26pagewanted=print-http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/business/energy-environment/us-slaps-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-panels.html?_r=1%26pagewanted=all%26pagewanted=print) The United States on Thursday announced the imposition-http://ia.ita.doc.gov/download/factsheets/factsheet-prc-solar-cells-ad-prelim-20120517.pdf of antidumping tariffs of more than 31 Nearly half of planned US installations were going to use Chinese solar panels.Bullis 12 (Kevin Bullis, writing for Technology Review, published by MIT, "Could Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels Do More Harm than Good?" 3.20.12 http://www.technologyreview.com/news/427283/could-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-panels-do-more/-http://www.technologyreview.com/news/427283/could-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-panels-do-more/) But the real story is more complicated. For one thing, cheap Chinese panels These tariffs are crushing solar energy production – cost is the key factor keeping Americans from installing solar panels.Bensinger 12 But a close look at the U.S. solar industry suggests that the Energy Independence AdvantageTariffs choke American solar industry – all the jobs are in sales, installation, and maintenance, not production.Reuters 12 (Reuters wire story, "CASE Responds to Damaging Solar Tariff Decision" 17 May 2012 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/17/idUS201557+17-May-2012+BW20120517-http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/17/idUS201557+17-May-2012+BW20120517) Jigar Shah, the President of CASE, stated, "Today SolarWorld received one Solar development key to energy independence and preventing economic crisisJabusch 12 (Garvin Jabusch, "Tariffs on Chinese Solar Are Bad for Us All" on Green Alpha’s Next Economy 18 May 12 http://sierraclub.typepad.com/gaa/2012/05/tariffs-on-chinese-solar-are-bad-for-us-all.html-http://sierraclub.typepad.com/gaa/2012/05/tariffs-on-chinese-solar-are-bad-for-us-all.html) sbb Slowing down solar development is undesirable in general. Remember, solar at scale represents Scenario 1: EconomyEconomic crisis triggers resource wars over energy resources.Royal 10 (Jedediah, director of Cooperative Threat Reduction at the U.S. Department of Defense, Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives, pg 213-215) Less intuitive is how periods of economic decline may increase the likelihood of external conflict Resource wars cause global nuclear holocaustLendman ’07 (Stephen Lendman is a renowned author and Research Associate of the Center for Research on Globalization. Rense.com. "Resource Wars - Can We Survive Them?" http://www.rense.com/general76/-resrouce.htm, July 2007, JGR) With the world’s energy supplies finite, the US heavily dependent on imports, and Scenario 2: EnvironmentRenewable energy is key to stop global warming.Shahan, 02/12 (Clean Technica, Zachary Shahan, 02/29/12, "Former Microsoft Exec. Needs" http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/29/former-microsoft-exec-nathan-myhrvold-climate-scientist-ken-caldeira-on-our-clean-energy-not-natural-gas-needs/-http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/29/former-microsoft-exec-nathan-myhrvold-climate-scientist-ken-caldeira-on-our-clean-energy-not-natural-gas-needs/) og In summary, Myhrvold and Caldeira have shown in pretty stark terms that, if Warming causes extinction – melting polar ice caps and massive carbon release.Ahmed 2010 (Nafeez Ahmed, Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Research and Development, professor of International Relations and globalization at Brunel University and the University of Sussex, Spring/Summer 2010, "Globalizing Insecurity: The Convergence of Interdependent Ecological, Energy, and Economic Crises," Spotlight on Security, Volume 5, Issue 2, online) Perhaps the most notorious indicator is anthropogenic global warming. The landmark 2007 Fourth Assessment Warming is real and anthropogenicLewandowsky and Ashley 2011 (Stephan Lewandowsky, Professor of Cognitive Studies at the University of Western Australia, and Michael Ashley, Professor of Astrophysics at the University of New South Wales, June 24, 2011, "The false, the confused and the mendacious: how the media gets it wrong on climate change," http://goo.gl/u3nOC) But despite these complexities, some aspects of climate science are thoroughly settled. We Decentralization AdvantageSolar has the power to decentralize the current system through widespread distribution of individualized power generation.Himmelman 12 Jeff Himmelman, writing for the New York Times, "The Secret to Solar Power" http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/magazine/the-secret-to-solar-power.html?_r=1%26pagewanted=all%26_moc.semityn.www%26fb_source=message~~%23h~~Taoesb,4~-http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/magazine/the-secret-to-solar-power.html?_r=1%26pagewanted=all%26_moc.semityn.www%26fb_source=message) sbb Silicon Valley has done a great job of talking about its disruptive potential, but Cost of solar systems is key to the viability of a decentralized grid.Fehrenbacher 12 (Oct 30 2012, Katie Fehrenbacher, "The case for a distributed, smarter, cleaner power grid post Hurricane Sandy" http://gigaom.com/cleantech/the-case-for-a-distributed-smarter-cleaner-power-grid-post-hurricane-sandy/) sbb A truly de-centralized power grid would require local power generation through solar panels Short-term market mechanisms are the only solution to environmental destruction.Bryant 12—professor of philosophy at Collin College (Levi, We’ll Never Do Without the plan, further environmental justice threatens to dehumanizeFaber 08 (Daniel Faber, "Capitalizing on Environmental Injustice: The Polluter-Industrial Complex in the age of Globalization", published by Rowman %26 Littlefield Publishers, 2008, ISBN, 0-7425-3391-3 pg124) mp These inadequacies exacerbate antagonisms between people of color and the mainstream environmental movement. Such We must seek justice for environmental racism – that’s critical to preventing global collapseBryant 95 (Bunyan, Professor in the school of Natural Resources and Environment, and an adjunt professor in the center for Afro-American and African studies at the University of Michigan, "Environmental Justice: Issues, Policies, and Solutions, p.209-212, MV) The cooperative relations forged after World War II are now obsolete. New cooperative relations
US China Relations AdvantageUS China relations are on the brink now – tariff pushes them over the edgeClayton 12 (Mark Clayton, writer for Christian Science Monitor, 17 May 2012 "US imposes tariff on Chinese solar panels, a victory for US manufacturers" http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2012/0517/US-imposes-tariff-on-Chinese-solar-panels-a-victory-for-US-manufacturers-http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2012/0517/US-imposes-tariff-on-Chinese-solar-panels-a-victory-for-US-manufacturers) sbb The United States Commerce Department ruled Thursday that Chinese manufacturers are guilty of dumping solar U.S.-Sino relations key to East Asia stabilityBandow 10 (Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, "Engaging China to Maintain Peace in East Asia", http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11845-http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=11845, 5-25-2010) How to maintain the peace in East Asia Washington must engage the PRC on both Asian instability goes nuclear.Dibb 01 (Paul Dibb, Professor of Defense Studies at the Australian National University College of Asia and the Pacific, Areas of expertise: Defence Studies, Natural Resource, Management, International Relations, ’Strategic Trends: Asia at a Crossroads’, US Naval War College Review, vol. LIV, no. Winter 2001, pp. 22-38.) The areas of maximum danger and instability in the world today are in Asia, | |
| 01/31/2013 | Cal Aff (Community Based Solar)Tournament: Cal Berkeley | Round: 1 | Opponent: Fullerton RS | Judge: Eisenstadht Obs: inherency Decentralized solar power destroys the monopolistic enterprises that control energy production. Himmelman 12 Jeff Himmelman, writing for the New York Times, “The Secret to Solar Power” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/magazine/the-secret-to-solar-power.html?_r=1andpagewanted=alland_moc.semityn.wwwandfb_source=message#hTaoesb,4) sbb Silicon Valley has done a great job of talking about its disruptive potential, but The USFG should substantially increase financial incentives for solar energy production in the United States by providing CLEAN Contracts for community based solar projects. Lewis 11 (Craig Lewis, the Executive Director of the Clean Coalition, an organization focused on implementing best practices for scaling cost-effective, clean, local energy that is available now, “Clean, Local Energy: What's the Catch?” 28 July 2011 http://www.csrwire.com/blog/posts/71-clean-local-energy-what-s-the-catch) sbb A Clean Local Energy Accessible Now policy – or CLEAN Program – is the key Small scale solar projects are the best solar solution – happens fast, creates jobs, energy savings The relatively small size of distributed generation projects and their location within communities means they The time is now – we have an opportunity to change energy production forever. Shahan 12 (Clean Technica, Zachary Shahan, 02/29/12, “Former Microsoft Exec. Needs” http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/29/former-microsoft-exec-nathan-myhrvold-climate-scientist-ken-caldeira-on-our-clean-energy-not-natural-gas-needs/) og In summary, Myhrvold and Caldeira have shown in pretty stark terms that, if CLEAN contracts create a renewable energy future. Ruiz 12 (Samantha Ruiz, “Making Clean Local Energy Accessible Now” http://ideasforus.wordpress.com/solutions/ideas-for-awareness/ideas-for-policy/clean-energy-economy/) sbb Clean energy can power our future and revitalize our economy without a doubt. The Climate change has brought the environment to the brink – the collapse is coming in the next four years. Climate collapse causes extinction – melting polar ice caps and massive carbon release. Ahmed 2010 (Nafeez Ahmed, Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Research and Development, professor of International Relations and globalization at Brunel University and the University of Sussex, Spring/Summer 2010, “Globalizing Insecurity: The Convergence of Interdependent Ecological, Energy, and Economic Crises,” Spotlight on Security, Volume 5, Issue 2, online) Perhaps the most notorious indicator is anthropogenic global warming. The landmark 2007 Fourth Assessment We can only think wisely about what we actually know well. And no person National clean energy discussions have mostly been shelved because of the unsettled economy and high CLEAN Programs cut the cost of renewable energy in several ways:¶ A CLEAN Program’s My questioning is not of intent, or of commitment, or of the sincerity Global ordering necessitates endless war Themes and insights of this kind are carried forward in Die Geschichte des Seyns, | |
| 02/09/2013 | NCFA Aff (Solar Society)Tournament: NCFA | Round: 1 | Opponent: Cal Poly CI | Judge: Brownlow Observation 1 is Energizing the Revolution Centralized energy makes violence inevitable -- centralization of energy justifies marginalization of the global south. There is one thing about which we … energy plays in the development of our societies. A shift towards decentralized solar directly combats environmental injustice – this increases agency. Low-income, communities of color have shouldered... give people some ¶ control over their energy future. The aff is a grassroots movement against environmental injustice that have been historically successful. Locating energy activism at the community level undermines elite control by shifting towards everyday experience as a locus for organization -- afff is a move toward an equal valuation of all forms of life. The grassroots environmental movement … multistate agencies with the power to site transmission lines¶ (Consumer Energy Council of America Research Foundation 1990).¶ Interspecies violence is inflicted in the same forms as inter-human violence: this takes the form of genocide, colonialism, and war Observation 2 is the Solar Society We can only think wisely about … actions and decisions upon others. Civic engagement is key to individual agency and value to life Hoffman 2010 “Community Service Work, Civic Engagement, and 'Giving Back' to Society: Key Factors in Improving Interethnic Relationships and Achieving 'Connectedness' in Ethnically Diverse Communities.” One theory addresses a very basic ... receiving and providing assistance or help (Ames, Flynn, and Weber, 2004). And the plan empowers local communities to energize the clean energy revolution. Lewis 11 (Craig Lewis, the Executive Director of the Clean Coalition, an organization focused on implementing best practices for scaling cost-effective, clean, local energy that is available now, “Clean, Local Energy: What's the Catch?” 28 July 2011 http://www.csrwire.com/blog/posts/71-clean-local-energy-what-s-the-catch) sbb A Clean Local Energy Accessible Now … to local consumers and businesses. A clean energy revolution is key to stop climate change. Shahan 12 (Clean Technica, Zachary Shahan, 02/29/12, “Former Microsoft Exec. Needs” http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/29/former-microsoft-exec-nathan-myhrvold-climate-scientist-ken-caldeira-on-our-clean-energy-not-natural-gas-needs/) og In summary, Myhrvold and Caldeira have … solar, and nuclear, and possibly carbon capture and storage. 4.2. Transforming our relationships with … interactions and practices toward sustainability. Decentralized solar prevents ecological collapse and mass extinction. The relatively small size of distributed generation... communities across America. Let’s get moving. The plan is a step away from globalizing strategies. National clean energy discussions have mostly been … be able to secure financing.¶ Now is the time to change the energy production paradigm and abandon the grid. Global ordering disconnections relationships and leads to globalized violence. My questioning is not of intent, or of ... refuse to see, we dare not speak. Individual speech acts can influence the politics of truth. | |
| 02/28/2013 | New Cards for Districts (Solar Society)Tournament: Districts (Pepperdine) | Round: 1 | Opponent: Fullerton MS | Judge: Kuswa Only through engagement at a local level will we be able to solve the root cause of economic crisis. Communities teach classes on making solar panels from recycled materials. DIY solar panels provide a quick alternative that can quickly be fixed by an individual disassembled and upgraded for reuse/repair after their life time is up so their longevity is ongoing ¶ Yes, is the simple answer. | |
| 03/09/2013 | JV Nats Aff (Nuclear)Tournament: CSUS (JV Nats) | Round: 3 | Opponent: Fresno MR | Judge: Crane HTGR funding has been eliminated – No reactor will be built Hydrogen is the logical, clean burning, fuel that will be used to replace Fourth, the opportunity to import new nuclear reactors from abroad provides new benefits in Now is the key time for US-Indian nuclear cooperation- have to follow through on the India deal with tangible cooperation WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed progress in U Indian energy insecurity causes great power conflict between India and China Thanks to the predictability of the monsoon winds, the countries on the Indian Ocean Nuclear cooperation is critical to prevent arms racing- prevents Indo-pak nuclear war “India has agreed for the first time in thirty years to take on key India Pakistan arms racing guarantees nuclear war- deterrence won’t check In the twenty-first century, the Indian subcontinent has surpassed Europe as the Escalation and nuclear use is likely – new doctrine changes means deterrence doesn’t check As noted above, nuclear weapons facilitated provocative Pakistani behavior in the wake of the Best new studies prove Indo-pak war would cause extinction Only a single failure of nuclear deterrence is required to start a nuclear war, Indian relations is key to solve Afghanistsan instability The U.S. increasingly looks to India as a partner in developing Afghanistan Afghanistan instability causes multiple global nuclear wars The nuclear Navy began operations at the Idaho National Laboratory in 1949, building the However, New missions are key to INL success- key to prevent closure IDAHO FALLS — After more than a year’s worth of layoffs at the Idaho National Workforce shortages will undermine INL nuclear expertise “INL will be facing the same workforce shortages as everyone else in the nuclear industry,” said Richard Holman, manager of INL’s Energy Workforce Initiatives. “We need to train and educate the next generation of nuclear technicians if INL is to retain its leading role in nuclear energy research. This program allows us to grow our own highly skilled workforce. Idahoans like to stay in Idaho and that is good for the lab and the state.” Building a HTGR at the INL is the crucial internal link to revitalizing nuclear lab success- ensures recruitment, expertise, and partnerships Joint development of nuclear energy science and technology by three major sectors—academia, INL is uniquely key to the nuclear navy- have to solve the waste issue After spending $10 billion to $12 billion over the past 25 years studying HTGR’s are critical to effective and secure waste management Nuclear Waste Management: The proper and secure management of spent nuclear fuel has important Nuclear key to naval power- flexibility and high-impact weapons Congress is debating whether future naval ships should include nuclear propulsion. The House version Weak navy sparks great power war- relative decline will spark conflict Today, while we remain fixated on street fighting in Baghdad, the militaries of Naval power deters and de-escalates every scenario for conflict Global Implications. Under a scenario of dramatically reduced naval power, the United States NGNP and Industry Involvement Nuclear programs such as NGNP require significant investment in research and Prismatic steam cycle HTGR’s are key and effective The Next Generation Nuclear Plant Industry Alliance - a US based grouping of companies interested Fifty-one years ago, GA was formed by leading scientists from Los Alamos |
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