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1AC BlakeTournament: Blake | Round: 1 | Opponent: every aff round | Judge: x Crystal HighwaysClean GridContention 1 is a clean gridTwo scenarios for blackoutsFirst is extreme weatherKennedy 8/14 (Bruce Kennedy was a professor at numerous colleges but is now a Reporter and Editor for MSN, "Aging US power grid faces game-changing threats," MSN Money, 8/14/13, http://money.msn.com/now/post—severe-weather-power-outages-cost-the-us-billions-http://money.msn.com/now/post~-~-severe-weather-power-outages-cost-the-us-billions Bobby) Second is cyber terrorismMcClam 13 (Erin 2/19, Staff Writer for NBC News, Successful hacker attack could cripple U.S. infrastructure, experts say, NBC News, http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/19/17019005-successful-hacker-attack-could-cripple-us-infrastructure-experts-say?lite Bobby) Even a slight power grid downage means widespread nuclear meltdown – that outweighs global nuclear war and causes immediate extinctionIBT Science 11("Solar Flare could unleash nuclear holocaust across planet earth forcing hundreds of nuclear power plants into total meltdowns" September 14, 2011 (NaturalNews) http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/213249/20110914/solar-flare-could-unleash-nuclear-holocaust-across-planet-earth-forcing-hundreds-of-nuclear-power-pl.htm Bobby) EDITED FOR OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE US transmission assistance is key to black-out proof energy transfersBawa 12 (Harmeet, Head of Communications – ABB’s Power Products and Power Systems, "Strengthening the electricity bond between the US and Mexico," http://www.abb-conversations.com/2012/12/strengthening-the-electricity-bond-between-the-us-and-mexico/) PlanThus the plan: The United States federal government should develop cross-border and interconnected grid, transmission, and distribution infrastructure with Mexico.Green TechContention two is green techScenario one is leadershipThe US is falling behind now in green tech innovationLiebrich et al, 10 - Chairman and Chief Executive of the New Energy Finance ~World Economic Forum, "Green Investing 2010: Policy Mechanisms to Bridge the Financing Gap," January 2010, http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_IV_GreenInvesting_Report_2010.pdf SJE~ Reducing emissions and spurring green tech is key to US leadershipEizenstat, 8 – has held numerous senior positions in government as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, U.S. Ambassador to the EU ~Stuart Eizenstat, "The U.S. Role In Solving Climate Change: Green Growth Policies Can Enable Leadership Despite The Economic Downturn," Energy Law Journal, http://www.felj.org/docs/elj301/1_-_eizenstat.pdf SJE~ Only federal action spurs international action on climate changeIvanova and Esty 8 (Assistant Professor of Government and Environmental Policy at The College of William and Mary and the Director of the Global Environmental Governance Project at the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, and Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University, 2008, "Reclaiming U.S. Leadership in Global Environmental Governance " Vol 28 No. 2. http://mxivan.people.wm.edu/IvanovaandEsty-SAIS20Review-2008.pdf evan) Two impacts – first, the crunchLack of ecologically sustainable policies causes extinctionJulien Jowit 8 –The Guardian, World is facing a natural resources crisis worse than financial crunch, http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/oct/29/climatechange-endangeredhabitats Second, soft power –Failure to take the lead on climate change collapses American soft powerRomm 12 (Joe Romm, Fellow at American Progress and the editor of Climate Progress, "U.S. Global Warming Denial Will Help China Overtake America, Experts Warn" 4-5-12 http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/04/05/456978/us-global-warming-denial-will-help-china-overtake-america-experts-say/ evanrunburg) That’s key to deter escalatory war and genocide and solves all of their impactsNye 96 (Joseph Nye, Dean, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1996, W. Q., p ln evan) Scenario two is warmingRenewable development on the border will remain limited through 2030, but joint cooperation between the US and Mexico will boost the industryAl Sweedler et al, 2012, The U.S.-Mexican Border Environment: Progress and Challenges for Sustainability (eds., Erik Lee and Paul Ganster), "Chapter 11: Energy for a Sustainable Border Region in 2030," p. 321-322 Mexican renewable energy development is modeled globally – that solves warming, but will fail now without sufficient investmentW.W.F., 6/4/13, (World Wildlife Fund), "WWF welcomes Mexico’s 2050 Climate Vision; now global funding must be made available to implement such strategies," A modernized grid would use renewable energyRodriguez 12 ~Diana, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, "Enhancing the U.S.-Mexico Economic Partnership," 4/24/12, http://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/reports/1204EnhancingtheUS-MexicoEconomicPartnership.pdf~~ Emissions are key to warming – scientific consensus provesStern 7 (Nicholas Head of the British Government Economic Service, (Former Head Economist for the World Bank, I.G. Patel Chair at the London School of Economics and Political Science, "The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review", The report of a team commissioned by the British Government to study the economics of climate change led by Siobhan Peters, Head of G8 and International Climate Change Policy Unit, Cambridge University Press, p. 7-8) Must act now – 2015 is the brink of irreversible climate changeSackett 09 (Professor Penny D. Sackett, PhD in theoretical physics from University of Pittsburgh, has held positions at Amherst College (USA), the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton, USA), and the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute (NL), has served on Australian, Dutch, European, and US science and advisory panels, including several committees for Next Generation Telescopes, appointed Director of the ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics and Mount Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories in 2002-2007, Elected International Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and has served on the AURA Board of Directors, which governs, among other astronomical centers, the Gemini Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute, "Why we must act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions" 11-25-2009, http://www.chiefscientist.gov.au/2009/12/why-we-must-act-now-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ evanrunburg) EDITTED FOR POTENTIALLY OFFENSIVE GENDERED LANGUAGE Warming is real and anthropogenic – most qualified studies prove - 97 consensus on the issueNuccitelli 13 (Dana 5/16, writing about a survey that The Guardian did, "Survey finds 97 of climate science papers agree warming is man-made," The Guardian, http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2013/may/16/climate-change-scienceofclimatechange Bobby) Warming ensures extinction – all scientific consensus is on our sideDeibel, Professor of IR @ National War College, 07 (Terry L. "Foreign Affairs Strategy: Logic for American Statecraft", Conclusion: American Foreign Affairs Strategy Today) Independently, emissions acidify the ocean – that causes extinctionRomm 12 (Joe Romm is a Fellow at American Progress and is the editor of Climate Progress, "Science: Ocean Acidifying So Fast It Threatens Humanity’s Ability to Feed Itself," 3/2/2012, http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/03/02/436193/science-ocean-acidifying-so-fast-it-threatens-humanity-ability-to-feed-itself evan) It also exacerbates every conflict – warming accelerates global violenceClimate News Network 2013 (August 5th, "Is Climate Change Creating More World Violence?," Earth Techling, http://www.earthtechling.com/2013/08/is-climate-change-creating-more-world-violence/ Bobby) Don’t evaluate the negative’s evidence—they’re paid off by special interests and are just hoping that the impact isn’t that bad.NAS 10 (National Academy of Science, "CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE INTEGRITY OF SCIENCE," http://www.pacinst.org/climate/climate_statement.pdf) Climate change comes first – it’s an existential risk – action NOW is keyMazo 10 (Jeffrey Mazo, PhD in Paleoclimatology from UCLA, Managing Editor, Survival and Research Fellow for Environmental Security and Science Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, 2003-10, "Climate Conflict: How global warming threatens security and what to do about it," pg. 122, May 12, 2010) SolvencyContention 3 is solvencyMexico says yes to the planAmanda Maxwell, 11/30/2012, "US Mexico presidential meeting highlights opportunity for climate cooperation across the border," Switchboard, http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/amaxwell/us_-_mexico_meeting_highlights.html Growth in energy demand and generating capacity is outpacing growth in the transmission and distribution When it comes to renewable energy investments, Mexico is at the forefront for foreign | 12/23/13 |
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