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Capitalism structures education to further class groupings-resistance from within is merely a rearguard action that obfuscates large, structural change.

Foster in 11, John Bellamy, Education and the Structural Crisis of Capital The U.S. Case, http:~/~/monthlyreview.org/2011/07/01/org/2011/07/01/education-and-the-structural-crisis-of-capital

In this view, the forms of …big-business capitalism.11

The rejection of super-structures and grand narratives leaves us with no tools to fight capitalism.  The local resistance they offer is nothing more than the same democracy that has allowed the rampant expansion of capital.

Holmstrom in 97 (Nancy, Professor Emeritus Department of Philosophy at Rutgers, Renewing Historical Materialism, Solidarity, http://www.solidarity-us.org/node/2198)

While the defeat of…, is characteristic of capitalism.

Deregulation and/or financial incentives to offset environmental degradation and promote economic growth promote the neoliberal political and economic model that directly trades off with the notion of the state as a protector and provider of public goods

Sas, 2k10

Jonathan, B.A. (Honours), University of Toronto, University of British Columbia (Vancouver), Fossil Fuel, Capitalism, and the State: A Critical Approach to the International Climate Change Discourse, Master’s Thesis in Political Science, August 2010

The sustainable development ….in the global market.

The naturalizing process of capitalism masks its role in ensuring subjugation on a global scale.  Our primary ethico-political responsibility is to challenge the organizing principles which found this system

Zizek and Daly in 4

 (Slavoj and Glyn, Conversations with Zizek pg. 14-16)

For Zizek it is imperative …otherwise sound matrix.

Historical materialism provides the necessary tools for understanding the laws of historical development necessary to fundamentally re-shape society towards meeting its basic needs and abolish exploitation 

Cornforth, 52

Maurice, British Marxist Philosopher, Historical Materialism, Volume 2 in Dialectical Materialism, 1952, pgs 27-29

The materialist …the whole of society

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Text: The United States Department of the Treasury should substantially increase financial support for fusion-based gigawatt generation in the United States

CP solves – grants for energy production.

Riti 2010 Christopher (Graduate Research Fellow, Pace University). “Three Sheets to the Wind: An Intersection of the Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit, Congressional Political Posturing, and an Unsustainable Energy Policy,” 27 Pace Envtl. L. Rev. 783 (2010) Available at: http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/pelr/vol27/iss3/7

Clearly the Great Recession …and counterproductive subsidies.

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Obama ahead now – jobs report boosted him but its real close

(West 10/5)

Paul West, staffwriter, “Race tightening, but Obama's still in the lead” LA Times, October 5, 2012, http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-campaign-analysis-20121006,0,7819532.story, accessed October 5, 2012.

A large drop in the nation's jobless rate …. still faces a more difficult path.

Plan causes environmental backlash

Leo Hickman, The Guardian, 8/23/11, Fusion power: is it getting any closer?, www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/aug/23/uk/environment/2011/aug/23/fusion-power-is-it-getting-closer

But ITER's projected … results for much less money.

That flips the election

Schnur, 4-9

Dan Schnur, director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at the University of Southern California; he served as the national communications director of Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign in 2000, “The President, Gas Prices and the Pipeline,” http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/09/the-president-gas-prices-and-the-keystone-pipeline/

Like every president …. to China instead of into this country.

AND, Romney will push Russia on specific flashpoints – these escalate and collapse relations

(Business Insider 9/1)

Business Insider, September 1, 2012, “Romney Could Screw Up US Relations With Russia” http://www.businessinsider.com/mitt-romneys-foreign-policy-chops-come-into-light-2012-9, accessed October 3, 2012.

Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate… malevolent, interfering Western powers.

AND, That causes nuclear war terrorism and prolif 

(Allison and Blackwill 11)

Graham Allison,; Douglas Dillon Professor of Government; Faculty Chair, Dubai Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, and Robert D. Blackwill, International Council Member, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs October 30, 2011 "10 Reasons Why Russia Still Matters"http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/21469/10_reasons_why_russia_still_matters.html, accessed 2-23-12,

That central point is that…  other transnational terrorist groups.

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Energy production is embedded in a mode of technological revealing that reduces everything to standing reserve waiting to be ordered and consumed.

Xuanmeng 2003 Yu, “Heidegger on Technology, Alienation and Destiny,” The Humanization of Technology and Chinese Culture Chinese Philosophical Studies, XI, Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change, Series II, Asia, Vol 11, http://www.crvp.org/book/Series03/III-11/contents.htm

The problem then is …. with a process or phenomenon.

Modern technology is embedded in a mode of ontological revealing which is responsible for the worst consequences of massive global consumption and for the technology which makes extinction possible.

Joronen 2010, Mikko “The Age of Planetary Space,” UNIVERSITY OF TURKU, department of geography, online

Although Heidegger obviously ….mouldable, ‘decodable’ and mobile

It is not sufficient to change the way we produce energy, the ontological framework that sustains contemporary violence must be our first priority. Only by letting go of the imperative to control the earth allows being to disclose itself. Non-violent refusal repudiates the emphasis on atomisitic rational subjectivity that makes enframing possible.
Joronen 2011, Mikko, “Dwelling in the Sites of Finitude: Resisting the Violence of the Metaphysical Globe,” Antipode Vol. 00 No. 0, online

The present paper …..the earth-site(s) of abyssal being.

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Rare Earth Supply is stable but limited, increased demand causes shortages

Bloomberg 12  Jim Snyder writer for Bloomberg, January 5, 2012, Five Rare Earths Crucial for Clean Energy Seen In Short Supply, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-05/five-rare-earths-crucial-for-clean-energy-seen-in-short-supply.html; AMDG

Falling Prices While prices....” the report said.

solar power requires rare earth metals for production

Lyderson in 12 (Kari, Midwest Energy News, “‘Mineral security’ and the clean energy economy: Are rare earths the new oil?” Posted on 09/20/2012 by Kari Lydersen http:~/~/www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/09/20/mineral-security-and-the-clean-energy-economy-are-rare-earths-the-new-oil/http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/09/20/mineral-security-and-the-clean-energy-economy-are-rare-earths-the-new-oil/) 

Along with the elements .... fickle also.

Rare earths key to semi- conductor industry

Derek Abbott  September/October 2012 vol. 68 no. 5 23-32  professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide in Australia. A physicist and electronic engineer, he is an expert on complex systems and multidisciplinary applications of engineering and physics, and has recently become active in researching the scientific and technological challenges of meeting the world’s energy demands. Sage -  Limits to growth: Can nuclear power supply the world’s needs?

Because the metal walls .....with the large throughput required

Increased cost kills semiconductor industry – key to manufacturing jobs, economic growth, and national security leadership

SIA in 12 (Semi-Conductor Industry Association, Testimony for the Record Of the Semiconductor Industry Association Hearing on “Helium: Supply Shortages Impacting our Economy, National Defense and Manufacturing” (Hearing held on July 10, 2012 http://www.sia-online.org/clientuploads/directory/DocumentSIA/Helium%20testimony%20120801%20(2).pdf)

Without access to the Federal Helium Reserve....., drive 25 percent of economic growth.

Economic decline triggers war – studies prove.

Royal 2010 (Jedediah, Director of Cooperative Threat Reduction – U.S. Department of Defense), “Economic Integration, Economic Signaling and the Problem of Economic Crises”, Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal and Political Perspectives, Ed. Goldsmith and Brauer, p. 213-215)

Less intuitive is how ...es more attention.

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.The ozone layer is recovering now – most recent scientific data from international scientists concludes but it is fragile and requires continued commitment

(van Kempen 4/27)

Lynda van Kempen, staff writer, “Hints of ozone layer recovery, scientist says” Otaga Daily Times, ODT, April 27, 2012, http:~/~/www.odt.co.nz/regions/otago/207028/nz/regions/otago/207028/hints-ozone-layer-recovery-scientist-says(%%), accessed May 22, 2012.

There may be a "hint" ... global climate change. 

Every launch causes a decrease in ozone – The plan directly injects harmful chemicals into the ozone – That increases UV radiation  

(Ross et. Al 09)

Martin Ross et al*, Darin Toohey, Manfred Peinemann and Patrick Ross,  Center Faculty Chair at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Colorado,  Project Engineer at The Aerospace Corporation, ,  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, graduate physics instructor currently Program Manager supervising the Rocket Impact-on-Stratospheric-Ozone (RISO) Program for The Aerospace Corporation, “Limits on the Space Launch Market Related to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion” Tandif, 2009 http:~/~/www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14777620902768867url:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14777620902768867(%%), accessed January 20, 2012. 

 If rockets ... in this sense.

decreases in ozone cause an increase in UV radiation – that harms and hampers plant growth decreasing agricultural output

(Lica 11)

Mihaela Lica, Founder of Pamil Visions, public relations an media consultate, “LED Lights and Plants” Save Money with Alternaitive Energy, SMAE, April 5, 2011, http:~/~/www.save-money-with-alternative-energy.com/html(%%), accessed May 22, 2012.

Light influences all life.... UV emissions seems to be the next logical step.

Food insecurity sparks World War 3

(Calvin 98)

William Calvin (theoretical neurophysiologist at University of Washington), Atlantic Monthly, January 1998, "The Great Climate Flip-flop", accessed January 9, 2012, http:~/~/williamcalvin.com/1990s/1998AtlanticClimate.htm

The population.... North Atlantic.