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| 09/15/2012 | Thorium 1ACTournament: | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: Popular Science, 2011 [March 15th, “Secretary Chu Says U.S. Administration Remains Committed to Nuclear Power” http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-03/secretary-chu-says-administration-remains-committed-us-nuclear-power-industry, V. Guevara] In testimony today before a Congressional subcommittee, Energy Secretary Steven Chu stood behind the In the U.S., all nuclear power plants were initially licensed to operate Blue Ribbon Commission, 2011 [May 19th, "The Thorium Paradigm" http://www.brc.gov/sites/default/files/meetings/presentations/thorium_paradigm_package_m_conley.pdf, V. Guevara] In the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in 1979, the cooling system failed Plan Advantage 1: Kicking Nixon Kennedy and Kutsch, 2012 [James, ThREE Consulting and John, Thorium Energy Alliance, May 31st "Creating a New Technology and Energy Economy: The link between Rare Earths, Thorium and Energy" Thorium Energy Alliance Conference, http://thoriumenergyalliance.com/downloads/TEAC4%20presentations/Kennedy_TEAC4.pdf, V. Guevara] (LWR=Light Water Reactor) (ThMSR=Thorium Molten Salt Reactor) • Alvin Weinberg, the inventor and patent holder of the LWR, told Congress We’ll Isolate Two scenarios: Scenario 1 - Nuclear Terrorism Edit The chances of a meltdown in the squo is 200 times higher than the NRC predicts. Terrorist attack likely – fissile material can be weaponized. One of the central conundrums of nuclear non-proliferation is that if a nation Terrorist use of nukes causes extinction The threat of nuclear terrorism looms much larger in the public’s mind than the threat This is a tired canard. Never mind that every nuclear fuel cycle currently Rhodes, 2012 [Chris, youngest professor of physical chemistry in the UK @ Liverpool John Moores University and energy consultant, "Hopes Build for Thorium Nuclear Energy" http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Hopes-Build-for-Thorium-Nuclear-Energy.html, V. Guevara] The LFR is inherently safer and does not require liquid sodium as a coolant, Rhodes, 2012 [Chris, youngest professor of physical chemistry in the UK @ Liverpool John Moores University and energy consultant, "Hopes Build for Thorium Nuclear Energy" http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Hopes-Build-for-Thorium-Nuclear-Energy.html, V. Guevara] An alternative technology to the ADS is the "Liquid Fluoride Reactor" (LFR Scenario 2 - Energy Edit Jackson, 2012 [Maj. Gen. Anthony L. Jackson, USMC (Ret.), May 26th , San Diego Union Tribune “Fossil fuel dependence leaves America vulnerable” http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/26/fossil-fuel-dependence-leaves-america-vulnerable/?page=2#article] On Aug. 2, 1990, I was the Pentagon desk officer who took Oil Dependence Leads to Econ Instability If current market turmoil seriously damaged the performance and prospects of India and China, Muddling on with the status quo is not a grown-up policy. The Advantage 2: The Race for IPR China announces thorium reactor energy program, Obama still dwelling on “Sputnik moments” China is determined to develop a stranglehold on intellectual property rights on LFTR technology. Martin, 2012 [Richard, editorial director for Pike Research, the leading clean energy research and analysis firm, Super Fuel: Thorium, the Green Energy Source for the Future, p. 140-1, V. Guevara] China has 14 nuclear power reactors in operation on the mainland¶ today, with China will have a fully operational LFTR program by 2020. Rhodes, 2012 [Chris, youngest professor of physical chemistry in the UK @ Liverpool John Moores University and energy consultant, “Hopes Build for Thorium Nuclear Energy” http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Hopes-Build-for-Thorium-Nuclear-Energy.html, V. Guevara] As noted below, an alternative means to use thorium as a fuel is in If unchecked, China will become the Saudi Arabia of the nuclear power world,. Passing on LFTRs now will ensure the collapse of the American empire by 2030 They are right about one thing: the United States is not likely to be Collapse of US Leadership causes a global power vacuum resulting in nuclear war. Could an apolar world today produce an era reminiscent of the age of Alfred? Solvency Halper, 2012 [Mark, Smart Planet Contributing Editor and Forbes writer, “Join the Thorium Bank” Smart Planet, http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/solve-the-energy-and-rare-earth-crisis-join-the-thorium-bank/17845, V. Guevara] ¶ Two problems: Most countries in the West lack policy that supports thorium nuclear The time is now. The American economy and the world’s ability fulfill its energy demands hinges on the creation of a federally sanctioned thorium bank A centralized rare earths facility would enable producers to invest¶ together in federally sanctioned The U.S. could have 1000 LFTRs online in less than 20 years. Sorensen, 2010 [Kirk, Fmr NASA engineer and Founder of Flibe Energy, TEAC2 Conference Keynote, http://energyfromthorium.com/2010/03/29/, V. Guevara] With this approach, plutonium from weapons and reactor fuel will start about 70 chloride LFTRs are safer, produce far less waste, solve proliferation concerns and cost less to provide more energy to the grid. Blue Ribbon Commission, 2011 [May 19th, "The Thorium Paradigm" http://www.brc.gov/sites/default/files/meetings/presentations/thorium_paradigm_package_m_conley.pdf, V. Guevara] A Uranium reactor is an atomic pressure-cooker – it works just fine until | |
| 09/22/2012 | Updated Thorium 1ACTournament: UMKC | Round: 2 | Opponent: | Judge: Popular Science, 2011 [March 15th, “Secretary Chu Says U.S. Administration Remains Committed to Nuclear Power” http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-03/secretary-chu-says-administration-remains-committed-us-nuclear-power-industry, V. Guevara] In testimony today before a Congressional subcommittee, Energy Secretary Steven Chu stood behind the The Nuclear Regulatory Commission continues to grant license extensions In the U.S., all nuclear power plants were initially licensed to operate The issue is not with nuclear power but with the reactor design. LFTRs, can’t meltdown and can’t be weaponized. Blue Ribbon Commission, 2011 [May 19th, "The Thorium Paradigm" http://www.brc.gov/sites/default/files/meetings/presentations/thorium_paradigm_package_m_conley.pdf, V. Guevara] In the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in 1979, the cooling system failed Plan Advantage 1: Nuclear Stewardship The existence of thousands of nuclear weapons is the most dangerous legacy of the Cold The START II negotiations yielded a significant arms reduction agreement. The U.S. and the Russians are already disarming to historic levels Kissinger and Scowcroft, 2012 [Henry Kissinger, Frmr. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor and Brent Scowcroft, Frmr National Security Advisor, Washington Post, " Nuclear weapons reductions must be part of strategic analysis" http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/nuclear-weapon-reductions-must-be-part-of-strategic-analysis/2012/04/22/gIQAKG4iaT_story.html, V. Guevara] A New START treaty reestablishing the process of nuclear arms control has recently taken effect The impact to disarmament is linear - each decommissioned warhead reduces the risk of the ultimate tragedy Freeman, 2009 [Lawrence, Prof of war studies at King's College in London and vice principal of the college, "A new theory for nuclear disarmament" Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, V. Guevara] In order to reach Schell’s “end state” we must do more than dismantle our nuclear arsenal, we have to make it disappear. The primary consideration is not the number of remaining weapons but our capacity to rebuild them. Drell and Goodby, 2009 [Sidney D. Drell, physicist and arms control expert. He is a professor emeritus at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center and a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, James E. Goodby, Frmr specialist with the US Atomic Energy Commission, vice chairman of START I and non proliferation expert, Fellow at Hoover and Brookings, "A World without Nuclear Weapons: End Stat Issues" Hoover Institution, http://media.hoover.org/sites/default/files/documents/Sidney_Drell_James_Goodby_A_World_Without_Nuclear_Weapons_1.pdf, V. Guevara] In his 1984 book, The Abolition, Schell describes a condition that we think LFTRs consume the nuclear materials of decommissioned weapons and turns it into fuel for the reactor. The end product of which can never be weaponized Sorensen, 2010 [Kirk, Fmr NASA engineer and Founder of Flibe Energy, TEAC2 Conference Keynote, http://energyfromthorium.com/2010/03/29/, V. Guevara] Then there’s thorium. Thorium has a special property—it breeds to uranium- If we don’t deplete the weapons stockpile by consuming the fissile material for power, then the state will continue to hold nuclear weapons as an inexorable legacy worthy of noncontingent preservation Taylor and Hendry, 2008 [Bryan C., Associate Prof of Communication @ UC Boulder and Judith, Lecturer Dept of Communication and Journalism at University of New Mexico Albuquerque, Summer "Insisting on Persisting: The Nuclear Rhetoric of 'Stockpile Stewardship'" Rhetoric and Public Affairs, 11.2, V. Guevara] There is much at stake, then, in how nuclear stewardship rhetoric is produced The elimination of nuclear weapons provides a site of resistance to the military industrial complex’s use of nuclear material. This debate demands that the state reconceive nuclear use as a civilian program instead of normalizing nuclear as a strictly weaponized product that is owned and maintained only by the state. Taylor and Hendry, 2008 [Bryan C., Associate Prof of Communication @ UC Boulder and Judith, Lecturer Dept of Communication and Journalism at University of New Mexico Albuquerque, Summer "Insisting on Persisting: The Nuclear Rhetoric of 'Stockpile Stewardship'" Rhetoric and Public Affairs, 11.2, V. Guevara] ¶ What then, we may ask, does this debate portend for the future The affirmative ballot is a call to challenge state-activism. Lifting federal restrictions on access to thorium allows private individuals to develop LFTRs, which are designed to consume the nuclear state. It is only by restricting government activity, that we can achieve a free life. Affirming individual liberty versus a status quo of statist control is the only way to avoid extinction. Kateb, 1986 [George, Professor Emeritus of Politics at Princeton University, "Nuclear Weapons and Individual Rights" Dissent Magazine, V. Guevara] One task of a renewed and revised individualism is to challenge everyday state-activism Advantage 2: Pu-238 Pu-238 is critical for deep space missions and NASA is running out. Without more, the space program will collapse and the U.S. will cease to be the leader in space. Up to now, the only way Pu-238 could be created was as a byproduct of nuclear warhead production Chow, 2011 [Denise, staff writer @ Space.com, November 22nd “Mars Mission May Be Curtain Call For Plutonium-Powered Spacecraft” http://www.space.com/13709-plutonium-shortage-nasa-planetary-science-future.html, V. Guevara] For 50 years, NASA has used plutonium-238 as the fuel source for Each ton of thorium used in a LFTR produces over $1 billion in useful byproduct materials, including Plutonium 238 for NASA missions. A LFTR fleet could solve NASA’s shortage without building new warheads Sorenson, 2010 [Kirk, retired NASA engineer and founder of Flibe Energy, December 6th “Is Nuclear Waste Really Nuclear Waste” Google Talk, http://thoriummsr.com/tag/chloride-reactor/, V. Guevara] Each metric tonne of thorium consumed in a LFTR could produce:¶ 9900 GWe* And, US space leadership key to overall us hegemony and military readiness, the global economy, our ability to respond to natural disasters, solving environmental destruction and maintaining strong global non-proliferation efforts During the past 50 years, U.S. leadership in space activities has Collapse of US Leadership causes a global power vacuum resulting in nuclear war. Could an apolar world today produce an era reminiscent of the age of Alfred? LFTRs are safer, produce far less waste, solve proliferation concerns and cost less to provide more energy to the grid. Blue Ribbon Commission, 2011 [May 19th, "The Thorium Paradigm" http://www.brc.gov/sites/default/files/meetings/presentations/thorium_paradigm_package_m_conley.pdf, V. Guevara] A Uranium reactor is an atomic pressure-cooker – it works just fine until All the private sector needs is for Congress to authorize a thorium bank to allow for the development of thorium for energy Halper, 2012 [Mark, Smart Planet Contributing Editor and Forbes writer, “Join the Thorium Bank” Smart Planet, http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/solve-the-energy-and-rare-earth-crisis-join-the-thorium-bank/17845, V. Guevara] ¶ Two problems: Most countries in the West lack policy that supports thorium nuclear The time is now. The American economy and the world’s ability fulfill its energy demands hinges on the creation of a federally sanctioned thorium bank A centralized rare earths facility would enable producers to invest¶ together in federally sanctioned The U.S. could have 1000 LFTRs online in less than 20 years. Sorensen, 2010 [Kirk, Fmr NASA engineer and Founder of Flibe Energy, TEAC2 Conference Keynote, http://energyfromthorium.com/2010/03/29/, V. Guevara] With this approach, plutonium from weapons and reactor fuel will start about 70 chloride Safe and clean nuclear energy is the only way to meet growing energy demands. Thorium provides an infinite source of nuclear power- Key to eliminating fossil fuel dependence and stabilizing the grid Muddling on with the status quo is not a grown-up policy. The Lastly, thorium power could reverse a few millennia of the creeping risk of mass extinction in less than a century ¶ So, when I think about what I’ve seen reflected in thorium’s glossy surface Nuclear Terrorism Plus, immediate fuel reprocessing eliminates the risk of nuclear theft by rogue actors This is a tired canard. Never mind that every nuclear fuel cycle currently And, even if spent material is stolen from a thorium based nuclear facility, it’s easily detected unlike uranium byproducts Rhodes, 2012 [Chris, youngest professor of physical chemistry in the UK @ Liverpool John Moores University and energy consultant, "Hopes Build for Thorium Nuclear Energy" http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Hopes-Build-for-Thorium-Nuclear-Energy.html, V. Guevara] The LFR is inherently safer and does not require liquid sodium as a coolant, China IP (U.S. Key) The race is on for LFTR technology. US leadership depends on its development. China announces thorium reactor energy program, Obama still dwelling on “Sputnik moments” China will have a fully operational LFTR program by 2020. Rhodes, 2012 [Chris, youngest professor of physical chemistry in the UK @ Liverpool John Moores University and energy consultant, “Hopes Build for Thorium Nuclear Energy” http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Hopes-Build-for-Thorium-Nuclear-Energy.html, V. Guevara] As noted below, an alternative means to use thorium as a fuel is in In intellectual property there are clear winners and losers. The Chinese will do everything necessary to claim the spoils from patenting clean nuclear technology first Global energy innovation is not a zero sum game. A technology that improves the China understands this and is determined to develop a stranglehold on intellectual property rights on LFTR technology China has 14 nuclear power reactors in operation on the mainland¶ today, with If unchecked, China will become the Saudi Arabia of the nuclear power world,. Passing on LFTRs now will ensure the collapse of the American empire by 2030 They are right about one thing: the United States is not likely to be Only the American Empire can solve conflict. Collapse would be followed by quick escalation of global hotspots that would turn violent and bloodthirsty Brzezinski 2012 [Zbigniew K., CSIS counselor, trustee and co-chair of the CSIS Advisory Board. He is also the Robert E. Osgood Professor of American Foreign Policy at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, in Washington, D.C. “After America”, Foreign Policy, http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/01/03/after_america?page=0,0] For if America falters, the world is unlikely to be dominated by a single The American nuclear fleet is comprised of the finest 1970’s technological innovation has to offer To get a sense of where the nuclear power industry stands technologically, it’s | |
| 10/13/2012 | 1AC Thorium - UNLVTournament: UNLV | Round: 1 | Opponent: | Judge: Popular Science, 2011 March 15th, “Secretary Chu Says U.S. Administration Remains Committed to Nuclear Power” http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-03/secretary-chu-says-administration-remains-committed-us-nuclear-power-industry, V. Guevara In testimony today before a Congressional subcommittee, Energy Secretary Steven Chu stood behind the In the U.S., all nuclear power plants were initially licensed to operate Blue Ribbon Commission, 2011 May 19th, "The Thorium Paradigm" http://www.brc.gov/sites/default/files/meetings/presentations/thorium_paradigm_package_m_conley.pdf, V. Guevara In the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in 1979, the cooling system failed Plan Advantage 1: Warming Warming collapses biodiversity Without nuclear power we are locked into greenhouse gas Worthington, 2012 Lady Bryony, British Parliamentarian Labour Party, March 9th, "Post-Fukushima world must embrace thorium, not ditch nuclear" The Guardian, http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2012/mar/09/fukushima-thorium-nuclear-power-uranium, V. Guevara Fukushima must mark a turning point in the history of nuclear power. The proponents LFTR solves warming, poverty, millions of air pollution deaths and the economy Hargraves, 2012 Robert, teaches energy policy at Dartmouth ILEAD, PhD Physics Brown University, July 25th “Thorium: energy cheaper than coal” V. Guevara New energy technology solves more problems than just global¶ warming. Some people are Advantage 2: The Race for IPR The race is on for LFTR technology. US leadership depends on its development. China announces thorium reactor energy program, Obama still dwelling on “Sputnik moments” China is determined to develop a stranglehold on intellectual property rights on LFTR technology. Martin, 2012 Richard, editorial director for Pike Research, the leading clean energy research and analysis firm, Super Fuel: Thorium, the Green Energy Source for the Future, p. 140-1, V. Guevara China has 14 nuclear power reactors in operation on the mainland¶ today, with China will have a fully operational LFTR program by 2020. Rhodes, 2012 Chris, youngest professor of physical chemistry in the UK @ Liverpool John Moores University and energy consultant, “Hopes Build for Thorium Nuclear Energy” http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Hopes-Build-for-Thorium-Nuclear-Energy.html, V. Guevara As noted below, an alternative means to use thorium as a fuel is in If unchecked, China will become the Saudi Arabia of the nuclear power world,. Passing on LFTRs now will ensure the collapse of the American empire by 2030 They are right about one thing: the United States is not likely to be Collapse of US Leadership causes a global power vacuum resulting in nuclear war. Could an apolar world today produce an era reminiscent of the age of Alfred? Advantage 3: Pu-238 Chow, 2011 Denise, staff writer @ Space.com, November 22nd “Mars Mission May Be Curtain Call For Plutonium-Powered Spacecraft” http://www.space.com/13709-plutonium-shortage-nasa-planetary-science-future.html, V. Guevara For 50 years, NASA has used plutonium-238 as the fuel source for Each ton of thorium used in a LFTR produces over $1 billion in useful byproduct materials, including Plutonium 238 for NASA missions. A LFTR fleet could solve NASA’s shortage without building new warheads Sorenson, 2010 Kirk, retired NASA engineer and founder of Flibe Energy, December 6th “Is Nuclear Waste Really Nuclear Waste” Google Talk, http://thoriummsr.com/tag/chloride-reactor/, V. Guevara Each metric tonne of thorium consumed in a LFTR could produce:¶ 9900 GWe* And, every year that the U.S. goes without producing Pu-238 is time lost on humanity’s clock to explore deep space Aerospace Industries Association, 2012 "Continued U.S. Leadership in Deep Space Exploration Depends on Restarting Plutonium Fuel Production" http://www.aia-aerospace.org/assets/2012%20AIA%20Pu-238%20White%20Paper%20-%20SC%20FINAL.pdf, V. Guevara AIA is deeply concerned that the U.S. government cannot produce an adequate The cost of every second that we postpone the development of deep space technology is 100 trillion lives. Bostrom, 2003 Nick, Professor, Faculty of Philosophy and Oxford Martin School With very advanced technology, a very large population of people living happy lives could All the private sector needs is for Congress to authorize a thorium bank to allow for the development of thorium for energy Halper, 2012 Mark, Smart Planet Contributing Editor and Forbes writer, “Join the Thorium Bank” Smart Planet, http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/solve-the-energy-and-rare-earth-crisis-join-the-thorium-bank/17845, V. Guevara ¶ Two problems: Most countries in the West lack policy that supports thorium nuclear The time is now. The American economy and the world’s ability fulfill its energy demands hinges on the creation of a federally sanctioned thorium bank A centralized rare earths facility would enable producers to invest¶ together in federally sanctioned The U.S. could have 1000 LFTRs online in less than 20 years. Sorensen, 2010 Kirk, Fmr NASA engineer and Founder of Flibe Energy, TEAC2 Conference Keynote, http://energyfromthorium.com/2010/03/29/, V. Guevara With this approach, plutonium from weapons and reactor fuel will start about 70 chloride LFTRs are safer, produce far less waste, solve proliferation concerns and Blue Ribbon Commission, 2011 May 19th, "The Thorium Paradigm" http://www.brc.gov/sites/default/files/meetings/presentations/thorium_paradigm_package_m_conley.pdf, V. Guevara A Uranium reactor is an atomic pressure-cooker – it works just fine until Lastly, thorium power could reverse a few millennia of the creeping risk of mass extinction in less than a century ¶ So, when I think about what I’ve seen reflected in thorium’s glossy surface | |
| 02/08/2013 | Biomass AdvantageTournament: Northwestern | Round: | Opponent: | Judge: India Poverty AdvantageForeign demand has pushed us past the peak of cheap and easily extractable oilHargraves, 2012 ~Robert, teaches energy policy at Dartmouth ILEAD, PhD Physics Brown University, July 25th "Thorium: energy cheaper than coal" V. Guevara~ Although US demand for gasoline is slowly dropping, world¶ demand is increasing as LFTR is the disruptive energy technology that solves energy and environmental crisesHargraves, 2012 ~Robert, teaches energy policy at Dartmouth ILEAD, PhD Physics Brown University, July 25th "Thorium: energy cheaper than coal" V. Guevara~ We can solve our global energy and environmental crises¶ straightforwardly - through technology innovation Leading on nuclear development gives the U.S. global influence on the spread of nuclear technology – which provides the energy infrastructure for the developing worldMartin, 2012 The draft report called for "a major international effort,¶ encompassing international organizations, And, this will have global influence on the spread of nuclear technology to all countries, giving them clean energy and stopping use of biomass fuelsSchwartz 11 Despite India being the sixth largest producer and consumer of electricity, only 44% 2.4 billion people rely on biomass fuels to cook and heat their houses causing more deaths than those caused by malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS – The impact is linear and happening NOW%21Schwartz 11 Cultural and demographic factors have also been cited as an inhibition to a country’s ability Decreasing the cost of electric energy solves population growth and saves India and the developing worldHargraves, 2012 ~Robert, teaches energy policy at Dartmouth ILEAD, PhD Physics Brown University, July 25th "Thorium: energy cheaper than coal" V. Guevara~ In this same plot is added a horizontal bar at %247,500 GDP India has not transitioned to nuclear power but wants to – they just need the RIGHT tech.Podder 10 As the world is becoming technologically advanced, the use of nuclear power for generating There’s enough thorium in the earth’s crust for millions of years worth of energyHargraves, 2012 ~Robert, teaches energy policy at Dartmouth ILEAD, PhD Physics Brown University, July 25th "Thorium: energy cheaper than coal" V. Guevara~ Thorium Energy claims 1.8 million tons of ore containing 268,000¶ InherencyIndia has not transitioned to nuclear power but wants to – they just need the RIGHT tech.Podder 10 As the world is becoming technologically advanced, the use of nuclear power for generating India Poverty Add-onsLack of energy access is the root cause in every problem in developing countries – energy access will solve hunger, disease, carbon fuels, and make way for more medical facilities, clean water, higher education, and a well functioning societySchwartz 11 Rapidly increasing is the recognition that energy must be the primary focus of developmental goals Value To LifeElectricity gives a standard of living that includes education, women’s independence, and choices about reproduction – giving value to life to those who have none. That’s 2.6 billion people.Hargraves, 2012 ~Robert, teaches energy policy at Dartmouth ILEAD, PhD Physics Brown University, July 25th "Thorium: energy cheaper than coal" V. Guevara~ In this same plot is added a horizontal bar at %247,500 GDP Energy poverty in developing countries lead to income and human poverty making life intolerableSchwartz 11 Energy poverty is a serious and fundamental problem affecting billions people worldwide, yet it Disease2.6 billion people have no access to sanitary water, leading to illness which causes more deaths than AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria combined. Electric power is necessary to assure clean water and resources.Hargraves, 2012 ~Robert, teaches energy policy at Dartmouth ILEAD, PhD Physics Brown University, July 25th "Thorium: energy cheaper than coal" V. Guevara~ In this same plot is added a horizontal bar at %247,500 GDP WarmingEnergy must be the primary goal for developing countries to promote economic growth and environmental protection by reducing their carbon footprintSchwartz 11 Rapidly increasing is the recognition that energy must be the primary focus of developmental goals EconEnergy must be the primary goal for developing countries to promote economic growth and environmental protection by reducing their carbon footprintSchwartz 11 Rapidly increasing is the recognition that energy must be the primary focus of developmental goals 1. Obama has given India access to high-tech exports including cutting edge nuclear technology to India which will better the global economy and solve povertyYoung 10 "Together, we can resist the protectionism that stifles growth and innovation. The 2. LFTR is the disruptive energy technology that can be sold to developmental countries to solve the global energy and environmental crisisHargraves, 2012 ~Robert, teaches energy policy at Dartmouth ILEAD, PhD Physics Brown University, July 25th "Thorium: energy cheaper than coal" V. Guevara~ We can solve our global energy and environmental crises¶ straightforwardly - through technology innovation Biomass2.4 billion people rely on biomass fuels to cook and heat their houses causing more deaths than those caused by malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS – The impact is linear and happening NOW%21Schwartz 11 Cultural and demographic factors have also been cited as an inhibition to a country’s ability LFTR’s can be the high-tech that will have global influence on the spread of nuclear technology to all countries, giving them clean energy and stopping use of biomass fuelsSchwartz 11 Despite India being the sixth largest producer and consumer of electricity, only 44% Poverty Advantage ShellLeading on nuclear development gives the U.S. global influence on the spread of nuclear technology – which provides the energy infrastructure for the developing worldMartin, 2012 The draft report called for "a major international effort,¶ encompassing international organizations, And, this will have global influence on the spread of nuclear technology to all countries, giving them clean energy and stopping use of biomass fuelsSchwartz 11 Despite India being the sixth largest producer and consumer of electricity, only 44% 2.4 billion people rely on biomass fuels to cook and heat their houses causing more deaths than those caused by malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS – The impact is linear and happening NOW%21Schwartz 11 Cultural and demographic factors have also been cited as an inhibition to a country’s ability |
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