Tournament: Gonzaga | Round: 2 | Opponent: USC HN | Judge: Rollins
Obama Has Announced Support For the Extension of the PTC But It Wont Happen Until After the Election
Des Moines Register 2012 8/15 Wind credit likely to stay
All the huff and puff on the campaign trail in Iowa aside, it’s likely
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credit won’t happen before the election, aides for Iowa’s congressional delegation said.
That Delay Will Tank the Industry
Bloomberg 2012 Aug 21 Extend Wind-Power Tax Credit Now, So It Can Die Later http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-21/extend-wind-power-tax-credit-now-so-it-can-die-later.html
With companies rushing to finish before another expiration on Dec. 31, building this
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it would take some time for the industry to ramp up its plans.
This Renewal Will Be Another Short-Term Extension of the PTC – Short-Term Extensions Create Uncertain Markets That Stifles the Industry – 5 Reasons
Dr. Ryan Wiser, Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 2007 March 29 “Wind Power and the Production Tax Credit: An Overview of Research Results” Testimony Prepared for a Hearing on ‘Clean Energy:  From the Margins to the Mainstream’ Senate Finance Committee  
Though the historical impacts of the PTC are well known, somewhat less recognized is
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given uncertainty in the future ¶ domestic market demand for those advanced technologies. 

And Scalability Would Be Fast – Industries Are Just Waiting on a Signal From a Stable Federal Policy
Clean Technica 08 (“The “Unlimited” Potential of American Wind Power: AWEA”, April 22, http://cleantechnica.com/2008/04/22/the-unlimited-potential-of-american-wind-power-awea/)
The American Wind Energy Association held a press conference today (4/21/
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they need is enough time to build, which relies upon the PTC. 

All Alternatives to the PTC Are Insufficient
Bolinger et al. November 2007 Ryan Wiser staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Mark Bolinger research scientist in the Electricity Markets and Policy Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Galen Barbose  Staff Research Associate in the Electricity Markets and Policy Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory “Using the Federal Production Tax Credit to Build a Durable Market for Wind Power in the United States” Electricity Journal Pg. 77 Vol. 20 No. 9 ISSN: 1040-6190 LexisNexis
Though the purpose of this article has not been to defend any particular policy outcome
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those policies, as well as the alternative uses of the required funds.

Plan: The United States Federal Government Should Make Permanent the Wind Production Tax Credit.
Advantage 1 is the economy
Sustained Growth is Key – The Economy Cant Survive Another Shock to the System
By Paul B. Farrell 12, MarketWatch 07/31 2012 “The Real Crash is dead ahead as 2008 is forgotten” http://www.marketwatch.com/Story/story/print?guid=4D03D32E-DA5E-11E1-8194-002128049AD6
Think history folks: Remember 2000-2002? The economy suffered a 30-
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without forcing a newer, tougher Glass-Steagall law on the banks.
A Permanent Extension is Key to Create Investor Certainty in the Longterm
Huffington Post 7/6 (12, “Investment will follow If congress renews PTC” http://www.thecleanenergyexchange.org/posts/view/investment-will-follow-if-congress-renews-ptc/d709khtkaw/)
This tax credit has been wildly successful, helping to fuel 400 wind manufacturing facilities
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growth and to assure our global leadership in a rapidly emerging new sector.
Production Tax Credit key – Failure to Extend it Tanks the Industry
Matthews 12 (Richards, 3/7, Global Warming is Real, “Why Congress Must Extend the PTC for Wind Power”, http://globalwarmingisreal.com/2012/03/07/why-congress-must-extend-the-ptc-for-wind-power/)
The expiration of the production tax credit (PTC) at the end of this
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entire US wind industry can be anticipated in the second half of 2012.
Failure to Extend Now Causes Job Loss in the Near Term
Hitt 6/6/12 (Mary Anne, director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, which is working to eliminate coal's contribution to global warming and repower the nation with clean energy, Wind Works: Time to Pass the Production Tax Credit, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-anne-hitt/wind-energy_b_1571662.html) kc
The wind industry supports more than 75,000 American-made jobs around the
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for renewable energy jobs and ensuring America transitions to a clean energy economy.
That Spills Over to Other Parts of the Economy
Philip Warburg 12 Environmental Lawyer and president of the Conservation Law Foundation 2012 Harvest the Wind: America’s Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability Beacon Press, Boston Pg95
Under the 20% Wind Energy by 2030 scenario, manufacturing jobs directly related to
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new, skill-based jobs – isn’t this a path worth taking?
Tanks the Manufacturing Industry
BusinessWire 12/12/11 (New Study: Wind Energy Success Story at Risk with 54,000 American Jobs in the Balance, http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111212005589/en/Study-Wind-Energy-Success-Story-Risk-54000) kc
“American manufacturing jobs are coming back, with tens of thousands of new jobs
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its products, the PTC effectively expires at the end of this year.
Manufacturing is Key to the US Economy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2011 “Innovations in New Technology” http://www.ornl.gov/adm/partnerships/industrial/ManufactBrochureSml.pdf
The US manufacturing industry is a cornerstone of the American ¶ economy and embodies the
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to transition technologies that will drive manufacturing ¶ innovations in the coming decades.
Sustaining US Job Growth is Key to the US Economy – Collapse Would Go Global
AP, 7-24-‘12 (“Another global recession on the horizon?”)
Reinvigorating the US economy prevents global economic meltdown¶ One growing concern about the global
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U.S. economy falls off the so-called fiscal cliff.
Nuclear War
Brzezinski 2-9-12 (Zbigniew, “After America,” Foreign Policy Iss 191 pg 26, Proquest, Mike)
For if America falters, the world is unlikely to be dominated by a single
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and ubiquity of American power creates order where there would normally be conflict.
A Short Term Extension After the Election is Insufficient
Leone, 12 (Steve, Associate Editor@ RenewableEnergyWorld.com, “¶ On the Edge of the Subsidy Cliff: Will the US PTC Expire?”, 7/31/12, http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/07/on-the-edge-of-the-subsidy-cliff-will-the-us-ptc-expire?page=all) WP
¶ The Timetable¶ ¶ At Windpower 2012, the American Wind Energy Association (
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, three years and five years down the road,’ he added.
Advantage 2 is Energy Leadership
Energy leadership low – Obama is perceived as a nationalist on energy because of dirty energy production
Klare 12 Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College 6-21 (Michael, “Is Barack Obama Morphing Into Dick Cheney?” http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/06/barack-obama-energy-dick-cheney, Mike)
As details of his administration's global war against terrorists, insurgents, and hostile warlords
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but copying the Cheney energy blueprint is bound to produce the exact opposite.
Now is key to curbing climate change – wind power sends an international signal
Global Wind Energy Council ’12 (“Wind Energy Must be Key Climate Change Solution,” http://www.gwec.net/index.php?id=136, Mike)
Climate change is now generally accepted to be the greatest environmental threat facing the world
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and the finance sector need for wind power to reach its full potential.
PTC is Key to Energy Leadership
By Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. Member, House Ways And Means Committee, 2012 August 7 “Congress Should Extend PTC Immediately” http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2012/08/should-wind-tax-credit-stay-or.php
The world is in the midst of an energy revolution. Due to rising fossil
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dividends both economically and environmentally for decades to come by extending the PTC.
Electrical Grid is Key Factor in Emissions
Environmental Protection Agency No Date http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/gases/co2.html
Electricity is a significant source of energy in the United States and is used to
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electricity, burning coal will produce more CO2 than oil or natural gas.
Wind Power Solves Warming
Greenpeace ‘6 (“Wind Power Key to Fight Climate Change,” September 20, http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/press/releases/wind-power-key-to-fight-climat/, Mike)
Over a third of the world's electricity - crucially including that required by industry -
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will determine the world's environmental and economic situation for many decades to come."
Sustained Leadership is Key – Wind Power Can Replace Fossil Fuels Globally in 4 Years
Bloomberg 11 (10/11, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, “Onshore wind energy to reach parity with fossil-fuel electricity by 2016” http://bnef.com/PressReleases/view/172)
London and New York, 10 November 2011 – The cost of electricity from onshore
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fired turbines, would bring forward the timing of grid parity for wind.
Climate change results in multiple scenarios for extinction – it’s try or die for the aff
Sawin Senior Director of the Energy and Climate Change Program at the WorldWatch Institute Aug. ’12 (Janet, “Climate Change Poses Greater Security Threat than Terrorism,” http://www.worldwatch.org/node/77, Mike)
As early as 1988, scientists cautioned that human tinkering with the Earth's climate amounted
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carbon, with meaningful long-term targets that incorporate gradually declining caps. 

Warming is conclusively real and anthropogenic – acting now key to mitigate weather-disasters
Beinecke President of the Natural Resources Defense Council 8-1-12 (Frances, “Connecting the Dots on Climate Change,” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frances-beinecke/connecting-the-dots-on-cl_b_1728809.html, Mike)
On Wednesday, the Senate Environment and Public Works committee takes up the important issue
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would be wise to act now -- before the next weather disaster strikes.

Scientific Consensus Based on Climate Models and Observational Data That Warming is Real and Anthropogenic
By Joe Romm on Aug 28, 2012 at 12:29 pm OE ROMM is a Fellow at American Progress and is the editor of Climate Progress “Meteorological Society: Warming Is ‘Unequivocal’, We’re The ‘Dominant Cause’, We Need ‘Rapid Reduction’ Of CO2”
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/08/28/757991/meteorological-society-warming-is-unequivocal-were-the-dominant-cause-we-need-rapid-reduction-of-co2/
The American Meteorological Society has updated and strengthened its statement on global warming.¶ Here
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, amplifying the impact of human-induced increases in other greenhouse gases….
Independently Energy leadership is uniquely key to soft power
Lugar 8 (Richard, US senator, Jan., http://lugarenergycenter.iupui.edu/forum.html)
Third, energy is the underlying condition that exacerbates almost every major foreign policy issue
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and Azerbaijan. Those benefits can also be reaped in Central Asia¶ .
Soft Power key to solve multiple extinction scenarios
Joseph Nye 8, professor of international relations at Harvard University, 2008 or later (n.d.) (“American Power After the Financial Crises,” http://www.foresightproject.net/publications/articles/article.asp?p=3533)
Power always depends on context, and in today's world, it is distributed in
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even the largest country cannot achieve its aims without the help of others.

Tournament: Idaho State | Round: 5 | Opponent: Whitman MM | Judge: Tschida 

1. The election is still a toss-up – Romney has a chance
   AP 9-29-12 (“Mitt Romney Looks to Gain Momentum in Presidential Debates,” http://www.newsday.com/elections/mitt-romney-looks-to-gain-momentum-in-presidential-debates-1.4055029, Mike)
   Barack Obama is cruising into the presidential debates with momentum on his side, yet
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   topping the 63 million high water mark for the presidential debates that year.

2. Their polls ALL oversample Democrats- don’t believe them
New York Post 9/26/2012 (Why the Q-poll is a qrock, http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/why_the_poll_is_qrock_56LUGAzegy7yn9zE8PsymK)
Yesterday’s Quinnipiac Poll results were great news for President Obama: The Q-poll
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unusually and likely unrealistically large Democratic advantage that Quinnipiac is awarding President Obama.

3. Incentives for Wind Are Overwhelmingly Popular with the Public
By Felicity Carus 9/24 September 24, 2012 “Politics of Wind and the Election” http://energy.aol.com/2012/09/24/politics-of-wind-and-the-election/
But renewable energy enjoys broad support in the US where people expect the government to
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solar, hydro, biomass and geothermal developed over the next five years.

4. Dem base is key- even if they win their links, we still make Obama win
Silver 9/6/2012 (Nate, Genius, writer for FiveThirtyEight, now under the New York Times, The blog is devoted to rigorous analysis of politics, polling, public affairs, sports, science and culture, largely through statistical means, Obama Would Be Big Favorite With ‘Fired Up’ Base, http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/06/obama-would-be-big-favorite-with-fired-up-base/#more-34165)
There’s one advantage that President Obama has that Mitt Romney probably doesn’t. If he
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the polls after Charlotte to see whether he can narrow the enthusiasm gap.

5. The first debate will determine whether Romney can win- link’s irrelevant
CNN 9/27/2012 (What will it take for Romney to win?, http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/27/politics/romney-strategists/)
Some Republican strategists see the upcoming economic-themed debate as an opportunity for Romney
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indictment of his campaign. It's make or break time," Gergen said.

6. No Voter Backlash – 

a. The Plan Would Be Spun as a Move Towards Energy Independence
By Felicity Carus 9/24 September 24, 2012 “Politics of Wind and the Election” http://energy.aol.com/2012/09/24/politics-of-wind-and-the-election/
Concerns about energy independence fuel much of this support for renewables: 79% of
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fact that the US holds the world's largest estimated recoverable reserves of coal.
b. That Will Control Voter Perception of the Plan
by Mike Kelly 9/7 Sep 07, 2012 Energy Policy's Impact on the 2012 Presidential Race http://www.energyacuity.com/blog/bid/217770/Energy-Policy-s-Impact-on-the-2012-Presidential-Race
Our political climate has experienced significant polarization over the past decade. This trend of
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the greatest influence on the fate of national energy policy in recent times.
c. That’s Key to Swing States
By Tim Greeff Vice President of Government Affairs Advanced Energy Economy 9/11 2012 Anyone for a little energy intelligence? http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2012/09/seeking-elusive-energy-indepen.php
Such an approach illustrates that our country desperately needs to set its sights on an
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—and we subject Uncle Sam to another four decades on the tricycle.

7. Wind PTC renewal is popular—polling proves
Juliano, ’12 Environment and Energy Daily¶ August 1, 2012 Wednesday¶ CAMPAIGN 2012: Romney opposition to renewable tax break may bring trou-ble in windy swing states¶ SECTION: SPOTLIGHT Vol. 10 No. 9,Nick EandE reporter
The position Romney's campaign has staked out, which ties opposition to the credit to
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entire congressional delegation -- Dem-ocrats and Republicans -- supports its extension.

8. Zero chance of US-Russia war – Russia has no conventional dominance, its nuclear forces are totally controlled, they have no incentive to start a war – prefer our evidence – it’s the only one that actually quantifies the minimal risk of war at zero percent.
Thomas Graham, senior advisor on Russia in the US National Security Council staff 2002-2007, September 2007, "Russia in Global Affairs” The Dialectics of Strength and Weakness MIKE
An astute historian of Russia, Martin Malia, wrote several years ago that “
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while laying the basis for more constructive long-term relations with Russia.

9. US-Russian relations aren’t sustainable – multiple disputes destabilize it
Dr. Alexandr V. Nemets is a consultant to the American Foreign Policy Council. Dr. Thomas J. Torda has been a Chinese linguist specializing in science and technology with FBIS, and a Chinese/Russian defense technology consultant with the Office of Naval Intelligence. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002 “The Skies Are Still Threatening” http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/1/31/143739.shtml 

The Viper Will Strike Again. The cheers from Moscow to America reached their highest
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and of the Speaker of the Russian Duma (parliament) Gennady Seleznev.

Tournament: Idaho State | Round: 4 | Opponent: Wyoming GS | Judge: Odekirk

1. The role of the ballot is to evaluate the simulated policy outcomes of government implementation of the plan 

A. Predictable Limits – should which implies a question over federal action.

B. Education- Energy POLICY matters and we need policy action to address the pressing energy needs of the US and the world
Wirth, Gray and Podesta, very qualified, ‘3 The Future  of Energy Policy Timothy E. Wirth, C. Boyden Gray, and John D. Podesta Timothy E. Wirth is President of the United Nations Foundation and a former U.S. Senator from Colorado. C. Boyden Gray is a partner at Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering and served as Counsel to former President George H.W. Bush. John D. Podesta is Visiting Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center and served as Chief of Staff to former President Bill Clinton. Volume 82 • Number 4 Foreign Affairs 2003 Council on Foreign Relations
The big questions A century ago, Lord Selborne, the first lord of the
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challenges and the interests that can be mobilized for the necessary political change. 

C. Advocacy: Framing climate change in terms of public policy is necessary to generate social change- debate is a unique opportunity to enlighten warming nay-sayers
Nisbet, ‘10 (Matthew, Professor of Communication, American University and AB in Government from Dartmouth College. August, Communicating Climate Change: Why Frames Matter for Public Engagement, Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 51:2, 12-23)
U.S. presidents, especially newly elected ones, are often given discretion
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a reexamination of the assumptions that have traditionally informed climate change communication efforts.

Permutation do both – solves better and the aff is a net-benefit
Bryant and Goodman 4 - * PhD in Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, Professor of Communication Studies
Raymond and Michael, “Consuming Narratives: The Political Ecology of 'Alternative' Consumption,” Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, New Series, Vol. 29, No. 3
The consumption practices of the conservation- and solidarity-seeking commodity cultures described here
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along the powerful socio-economic and ecological networks of production and development.

Perm Do the plan from the ethical standpoint of the alternative. Our Aff is not the type of consumption they criticize- Wind panels don’t consume anything rather are just a transfer energy into a different form
Dustin Cohen 2010 March 10 Some Notes on Heidegger’s Question Concerning Technology (Enframing, Standing Reserve and Virtual Technologies) http://cybject.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/some-notes-on-heidegger%E2%80%99s-question-concerning-technology-enframing-standing-reserve-and-virtual-technologies/
Martin Heidegger was concerned about the status of the human amidst modern technology. Tied
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does not commandeer nature’s energy or store it for future use (Mitcham).

Environmental management and tech are key to prevent extinction-there is no more “natural” state to retreat to.
Robertson 7 Ross, Associate Editor, What Is Enlightenment, previously worked for the National Resources Defense Council, “A Brighter Shade of Green: Rebooting Environmentalism for the 21st Century”, http://www.enlightennext.org/magazine/j38/bright-green.asp, AVLB
It was a philosophy that completely reversed the fulcrum of environmental thinking, shifting its
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boldly enough and we may fail completely.”¶ GENDERED LANGUAGE SAID IN CONTEXT¶ 

And, their k doesn’t deny that the plan is bad– you can vote aff for another justification  
Hargraves, 12  July, Robert, Robert Hargraves has written articles and made presentations about the liquid fluoride thorium reactor and energy cheaper than from coal – the only realistic way to dissuade nations from burning fossil fuels. His presentation “Aim High” about the technology and social benefits of the liquid fluoride thorium reactor has been presented to audiences at Dartmouth ILEAD, Thayer School of Engineering, Brown University, Columbia Earth Institute, Williams College, Royal Institution, the Thorium Energy Alliance, the International Thorium Energy Association, Google, the American Nuclear Society, and the Presidents Blue Ribbon Commission of America’s Nuclear Future. With coauthor Ralph Moir he has written articles for the American Physical Society Forum on Physics and Society: Liquid Fuel Nuclear Reactors (Jan 2011) and American Scientist: Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (July 2010). Robert Hargraves is a study leader for energy policy at Dartmouth ILEAD. He was chief information officer at Boston Scientific Corporation and previously a senior consultant with Arthur D. Little. He founded a computer software firm, DTSS Incorporated while at Dartmouth College where he was assistant professor of mathematics and associate director of the computation center. He graduated from Brown University (PhD Physics 1967) and Dartmouth College (AB Mathematics and Physics 1961).  THORIUM: energy cheaper than coal, ISBN: 1478161299, purchased online at Amazon.com
New technology makes clean energy, cheaper than coal. New energy technology solves more
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agree to an energy technology that both improves both the environment and productivity.

The alternative fails—idealism cannot save the environment, only specific reforms.
Martin Lewis, 1994. Lecturer in history and director of the International Relations program at Stanford. Green Delusions, p. 12-3, Google Books.
It is certainly not my belief that ideas are insignificant or that attempting to change
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creation of an ecologically sustainable society becomes little more than an impossible dream.

Tournament: Idaho State | Round: 1 | Opponent: ISU MS | Judge: Zendeh
Plan: The United States federal government ought to make available a permanent production tax credit for systems referenced in United States Code Title 42, Chapter 100, § 9210(2).

Obama Has Announced Support For the Extension of the PTC But It Wont Happen Until After the Election
Des Moines Register 2012 8/15 Wind credit likely to stay
All the huff and puff on the campaign trail in Iowa aside, it’s likely
AND
credit won’t happen before the election, aides for Iowa’s congressional delegation said.

That Delay Will Tank the Industry
Bloomberg 2012 Aug 21 Extend Wind-Power Tax Credit Now, So It Can Die Later http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-21/extend-wind-power-tax-credit-now-so-it-can-die-later.html
With companies rushing to finish before another expiration on Dec. 31, building this
AND
it would take some time for the industry to ramp up its plans.

This Renewal Will Be Another Short-Term Extension of the PTC – Short-Term Extensions Create Uncertain Markets That Stifles the Industry – 5 Reasons
Dr. Ryan Wiser, Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 2007 March 29 “Wind Power and the Production Tax Credit: An Overview of Research Results” Testimony Prepared for a Hearing on  ‘Clean Energy:  From the Margins to the Mainstream’ Senate Finance Committee  
Though the historical impacts of the PTC are well known, somewhat less recognized is
AND
given uncertainty in the future ¶ domestic market demand for those advanced technologies. 

And Scalability Would Be Fast – Industries Are Just Waiting on a Signal From a Stable Federal Policy
Clean Technica 08 (“The “Unlimited” Potential of American Wind Power: AWEA”, April 22, http://cleantechnica.com/2008/04/22/the-unlimited-potential-of-american-wind-power-awea/)
The American Wind Energy Association held a press conference today (4/21/
AND
they need is enough time to build, which relies upon the PTC. 

All Alternatives to the PTC Are Insufficient
Bolinger et al. November 2007 Ryan Wiser staff scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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. 77 Vol. 20 No. 9 ISSN: 1040-6190 LexisNexis
Though the purpose of this article has not been to defend any particular policy outcome
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those policies, as well as the alternative uses of the required funds.

Advantage 1 is the economy
Sustained Growth is Key – The Economy Cant Survive Another Shock to the System
By Paul B. Farrell, MarketWatch 07/31 2012 “The Real Crash is dead ahead as 2008 is forgotten” http://www.marketwatch.com/Story/story/print?guid=4D03D32E-DA5E-11E1-8194-002128049AD6
Think history folks: Remember 2000-2002? The economy suffered a 30-
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without forcing a newer, tougher Glass-Steagall law on the banks.

A Permanent Extension is Key to Create Investor Certainty in the Longterm
Huffington Post 7/6 (12, “Investment will follow If congress renews PTC” http://www.thecleanenergyexchange.org/posts/view/investment-will-follow-if-congress-renews-ptc/d709khtkaw/)
This tax credit has been wildly successful, helping to fuel 400 wind manufacturing facilities
AND
growth and to assure our global leadership in a rapidly emerging new sector.

Production Tax Credit key – Failure to Extend it Tanks the Industry
Matthews 12 (Richards, 3/7, Global Warming is Real, “Why Congress Must Extend the PTC for Wind Power”, http://globalwarmingisreal.com/2012/03/07/why-congress-must-extend-the-ptc-for-wind-power/)
The expiration of the production tax credit (PTC) at the end of this
AND
entire US wind industry can be anticipated in the second half of 2012.

Failure to Extend Now Causes Job Loss in the Near Term
Hitt 6/6/12 (Mary Anne, director of the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign, which is working to eliminate coal's contribution to global warming and repower the nation with clean energy, Wind Works: Time to Pass the Production Tax Credit, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-anne-hitt/wind-energy_b_1571662.html) kc
The wind industry supports more than 75,000 American-made jobs around the
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for renewable energy jobs and ensuring America transitions to a clean energy economy.

That Spills Over to Other Parts of the Economy
Philip Warburg Environmental Lawyer and president of the Conservation Law Foundation 2012 Harvest the Wind: America’s Journey to Jobs, Energy Independence, and Climate Stability Beacon Press, Boston Pg95
Under the 20% Wind Energy by 2030 scenario, manufacturing jobs directly related to
AND
new, skill-based jobs – isn’t this a path worth taking?

Tanks the Manufacturing Industry
BusinessWire 12/12/11 (New Study: Wind Energy Success Story at Risk with 54,000 American Jobs in the Balance, http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20111212005589/en/Study-Wind-Energy-Success-Story-Risk-54000) kc
“American manufacturing jobs are coming back, with tens of thousands of new jobs
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its products, the PTC effectively expires at the end of this year.

Manufacturing is Key to the US Economy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2011 “Innovations in New Technology” http://www.ornl.gov/adm/partnerships/industrial/ManufactBrochureSml.pdf
The US manufacturing industry is a cornerstone of the American ¶ economy and embodies the
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to transition technologies that will drive manufacturing ¶ innovations in the coming decades.

Sustaining US Job Growth is Key to the US Economy – Collapse Would Go Global
AP, 7-24-‘12 (“Another global recession on the horizon?”)
Reinvigorating the US economy prevents global economic meltdown¶ One growing concern about the global
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U.S. economy falls off the so-called fiscal cliff.

Econ collapse causes extinction
Auslin 9 (Michael, Resident Scholar – American Enterprise Institute, and Desmond Lachman – Resident Fellow – American Enterprise Institute, “The Global Economy Unravels”, Forbes, 3-6, http://www.aei.org/article/100187)
What do these trends mean in the short and medium term? The Great Depression
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may be a series of small explosions that coalesce into a big bang.

A Short Term Extension After the Election is Insufficient
Leone, 12 (Steve, Associate Editor@ RenewableEnergyWorld.com, “¶ On the Edge of the Subsidy Cliff: Will the US PTC Expire?”, 7/31/12, http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/07/on-the-edge-of-the-subsidy-cliff-will-the-us-ptc-expire?page=all) WP
¶ The Timetable¶ ¶ At Windpower 2012, the American Wind Energy Association (
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, three years and five years down the road,’ he added.

Advantage 2 is Energy Leadership

Energy leadership low – Obama is perceived as a nationalist on energy because of dirty energy production
Klare Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College 6-21-12 (Michael, “Is Barack Obama Morphing Into Dick Cheney?” http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/06/barack-obama-energy-dick-cheney, Mike)
As details of his administration's global war against terrorists, insurgents, and hostile warlords
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but copying the Cheney energy blueprint is bound to produce the exact opposite.

Now is key to curbing climate change – wind power sends an international signal
Global Wind Energy Council ’12 (“Wind Energy Must be Key Climate Change Solution,” http://www.gwec.net/index.php?id=136, Mike)
Climate change is now generally accepted to be the greatest environmental threat facing the world
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and the finance sector need for wind power to reach its full potential. 

PTC is Key to Energy Leadership
By Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. Member, House Ways And Means Committee, 2012 August 7 “Congress Should Extend PTC Immediately” http://energy.nationaljournal.com/2012/08/should-wind-tax-credit-stay-or.php
The world is in the midst of an energy revolution. Due to rising fossil fuel prices, the instability of oil rich regions, and the increasing dangers of global climate change, communities all over the planet are looking for new, modern, sustainable sources of energy. The United States should lead the way in investment and innovation that will pay dividends both economically and environmentally for decades to come by extending the PTC.

That Will Be Modeled
Desombre, 10 (Elizabeth R, Frost Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science focusing on international environmental politics @ Wellesley,  “The United States and Global Environmental Politics: Domestic Sources of U.S. Unilateralism”, 2010, http://www.polisci.ufl.edu/usfpinstitute/2010/documents/readings/DeSombre%20Chapter.pdf) WP
U.S. leadership (or even level of participation) in international environmental
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, pushed by industry impacted by¶ international (or subnational) regulation.

Electrical Grid is Key Factor in Emissions
Environmental Protection Agency No Date http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/gases/co2.html
Electricity is a significant source of energy in the United States and is used to
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electricity, burning coal will produce more CO2 than oil or natural gas.

Wind Power Solves Warming
Greenpeace ‘6 (“Wind Power Key to Fight Climate Change,” September 20, http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/press/releases/wind-power-key-to-fight-climat/, Mike)
Over a third of the world's electricity - crucially including that required by industry -
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will determine the world's environmental and economic situation for many decades to come." 

Sustained Leadership is Key – Wind Power Can Replace Fossil Fuels Globally in 4 Years
Bloomberg 11 (10/11, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, “Onshore wind energy to reach parity with fossil-fuel electricity by 2016” http://bnef.com/PressReleases/view/172)
London and New York, 10 November 2011 – The cost of electricity from onshore
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fired turbines, would bring forward the timing of grid parity for wind.

Climate change results in multiple scenarios for extinction – it’s try or die for the aff
Sawin Senior Director of the Energy and Climate Change Program at the WorldWatch Institute Aug. ’12 (Janet, “Climate Change Poses Greater Security Threat than Terrorism,” http://www.worldwatch.org/node/77, Mike)
As early as 1988, scientists cautioned that human tinkering with the Earth's climate amounted
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carbon, with meaningful long-term targets that incorporate gradually declining caps. 

Warming is conclusively real and anthropogenic – acting now key to mitigate weather-disasters
Beinecke President of the Natural Resources Defense Council 8-1-12 (Frances, “Connecting the Dots on Climate Change,” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/frances-beinecke/connecting-the-dots-on-cl_b_1728809.html, Mike)
On Wednesday, the Senate Environment and Public Works committee takes up the important issue
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would be wise to act now -- before the next weather disaster strikes.

Scientific Consensus Based on Climate Models and Observational Data That Warming is Real and Anthropogenic
By Joe Romm on Aug 28, 2012 at 12:29 pm OE ROMM is a Fellow at American Progress and is the editor of Climate Progress “Meteorological Society: Warming Is ‘Unequivocal’, We’re The ‘Dominant Cause’, We Need ‘Rapid Reduction’ Of CO2”
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/08/28/757991/meteorological-society-warming-is-unequivocal-were-the-dominant-cause-we-need-rapid-reduction-of-co2/
The American Meteorological Society has updated and strengthened its statement on global warming.¶ Here
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, amplifying the impact of human-induced increases in other greenhouse gases….

Independently Energy leadership is uniquely key to soft power
Lugar 8 (Richard, US senator, Jan., http://lugarenergycenter.iupui.edu/forum.html)
Third, energy is the underlying condition that exacerbates almost every major foreign policy issue
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and Azerbaijan. Those benefits can also be reaped in Central Asia¶ .

Soft Power key to solve multiple extinction scenarios
Joseph Nye 8, professor of international relations at Harvard University, 2008 or later (n.d.) (“American Power After the Financial Crises,” http://www.foresightproject.net/publications/articles/article.asp?p=3533)
Power always depends on context, and in today's world, it is distributed in
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even the largest country cannot achieve its aims without the help of others.