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Greenhill | 1 | New Trier LO | Varney, Samantha |
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Stephen F Austin | 3 | Westwood CN |
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1ACTournament: Greenhill | Round: 1 | Opponent: New Trier LO | Judge: Varney, Samantha CONTENTION ONE IS INHERENCYAbsent binational cooperation, water scarcity in the Colorado River Basin makes US-Mexico crisis inevitableNitze, 2002 (William A., Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, "Meeting the Water Needs of the Border Region: A Growing Challenge for the United States and Mexico," CSIS Americas Program, Policy Papers on the Americas, Vol. XIII, Study 1, April) The current legal framework inhibits market transfers and encourages wasteNitze, 2002 (William A., Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, "Meeting the Water Needs of the Border Region: A Growing Challenge for the United States and Mexico," CSIS Americas Program, Policy Papers on the Americas, Vol. XIII, Study 1, April) We just amended our water treaty with Mexico – that non-uniques their disads but doesn’t solve scarcityStratfor, 2013 ("U.S., Mexico: The Decline of the Colorado River," May 13, http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/us-mexico-decline-colorado-river)** CONTENTION TWO IS WATER WARSThe potential for water conflict is high internationally – existing treaties are ineffectiveWolf, 2006 (Aaron T., Professor of Geography at Oregon State University, Ph.D. in environmental policy analysis, "Conflict and Cooperation Over Transboundary Waters," Human Development Report, http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2006/papers/wolf_aaron.pdf-http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/global/hdr2006/papers/wolf_aaron.pdf)** Specifically, water scarcity defines relations between the US and MexicoVan Schoik et al, 2004 (D. Rick, Director of the North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS) and the Arizona Director of the Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP); Erik Lee; and Thomas McGuckin, "Border Water: Sovereignty, Scarcity, and Security in the U.S.-Mexican Binational Region," Southwest Center for Environmental Research 26 Policy, http://bva.colech.edu.mx/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/HASHbe0618957d52c75d1dd699/ag071.pdf?sequence=3)** A shift from conflict to cooperation would be modeled globallyVan Schoik et al, 2004 (D. Rick, Director of the North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS) and the Arizona Director of the Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP); Erik Lee; and Thomas McGuckin, "Border Water: Sovereignty, Scarcity, and Security in the U.S.-Mexican Binational Region," Southwest Center for Environmental Research 26 Policy, http://bva.colech.edu.mx/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/HASHbe0618957d52c75d1dd699/ag071.pdf?sequence=3)** In the absence of cooperation, climate change and rising demand make water wars inevitable. This escalates every impactKlare, 2013 (Michael T., Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College, author of Resource Wars, Blood and Oil, and Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy, "Will water supplies provoke World War III?," Salon, April 22, http://www.salon.com/2013/04/22/could_water_supplies_provoke_world_war_iii_partner/)** Those conflicts go nuclearScheffran, 2009 (Jurgen, Professor at the Institute of Geography of University of Hamburg, "The Gathering Storm: Is Climate Change a Security Threat?," Security Index, No. 2, Vol. 15, http://gees.org/files/documentation/doc_Documen-03518.pdf)** CONTENTION THREE IS ALGAE BIOFUELSScenario One is FoodBiofuel production is inevitable now. However, it’s all terrestrial biofuel, which causes food shortagesPimentel et al, 2009 (David Pimentel, Alison Marklein, Megan A. Toth, Marissa N. Karpoff, Gillian S. Paul, Robert McCormack, Joanna Kyriazis, Tim Krueger, "Food Versus Biofuels: Environmental and Economic Costs," Human Ecology, January 29, http://www.com.uri.edu/gch104/pdf/pimentel_hum_ecol_foodvsbiofuels_2009.pdf)** Algae biofuels won’t trade off with food productionCampbell, 2008 (Matthew N., "Biodiesel: Algae as a Renewable Source for Liquid Fuel," Guelph Engineering Journal, Guelph University, http://www.soe.uoguelph.ca/webfiles/gej/articles/GEJ_001-002-007_Campbell_Biodiesel_from_Algae.pdf)** The plan solves water scarcity in the American Southwest, which is the key barrier to commercialization of algae biofuelSubhadra, 2010 (Bobban G., Scientist at MIOX Corporation, Biomedical Research Scientist at University of New Mexico, "Water management policies for the algal biofuel sector in the southwestern United States," Applied Energy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, November) US limits on food production places the global food system at risk, shattering confidence and leading to conflictBrown, 2011 (Lester R., Founder of the Worldwatch Institute, founder and president of the Earth Policy Institute, "The New Geopolitics of Food," Foreign Policy, May/June) Conflicts over food will escalate to nuclear warKlare, Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College and author of Resource Wars and Blood and Oil, 2006 (Michael, "The Coming Resource Wars," March 7, http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/03/07/the_coming_resource_wars.php)** Scenario Two is Air PowerAlgae biofuel boosts US air power – creates a flexible fleetGoldenberg, 2010 (Suzanne, "Algae to solve the Pentagon’s jet fuel problem," The Guardian, February 13, http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/13/algae-solve-pentagon-fuel-problem)** Air power guarantees Asian stabilityGarretson, Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force, 2012 (Peter, "Air Power Key to U.S. Asia Goals," The Diplomat, May 19, http://thediplomat.com/2012/05/19/air-power-key-to-u-s-asia-goals/)** Asian stability facilitates trade and prevents war – renewed US engagement is keyClinton, US Secretary of State, 2011 (Hillary, "America’s Pacific Century," Foreign Policy, November, http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/10/11/americas_pacific_century?page=full)** Air power deters adversariesDunlap, 2006 (Major General Charles J., deputy judge advocate general of the Air Force, "America’s asymmetric advantage," Armed Forces Journal, http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/2006/09/2009013/)** Plan: The United States federal government should engage the federal government of Mexico to establish a binational water bank in the Colorado River Basin.CONTENTION FOUR IS SOLVENCYA binational water bank facilitates water exchange to solve scarcityVan Schoik et al, 2004 (D. Rick, Director of the North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS) and the Arizona Director of the Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP); Erik Lee; and Thomas McGuckin, "Border Water: Sovereignty, Scarcity, and Security in the U.S.-Mexican Binational Region," Southwest Center for Environmental Research 26 Policy, http://bva.colech.edu.mx/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/HASHbe0618957d52c75d1dd699/ag071.pdf?sequence=3)** Markets create incentives for innovation through an international marketMakridis, 2012 (Christos, Ph.D. student in the Management Science and Engineering program at Stanford University and a Non-Resident Fellow on State and Local Sustainable Security at the North American Center for Transborder Studies, "Do Water Markets Work? Transboundary Cooperation Along the Colorado River," August 16, https://people.stanford.edu/cmakridi/sites/default/files/Makridis20-20Transboundary20Water20Cooperation_2.pdf)** Only markets solve pricing and allocation – there are no alternativesLee and Jouravlev, 1998 (Terence R. and Andrei S., Environment and Development Division of ECLAC, "Prices, Property and Markets in Water Allocation," United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean," http://www.cepal.cl/publicaciones/xml/4/4704/lcl1097i.pdf)** Markets defuse conflictLee and Jouravlev, 1998 (Terence R. and Andrei S., Environment and Development Division of ECLAC, "Prices, Property and Markets in Water Allocation," United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean," http://www.cepal.cl/publicaciones/xml/4/4704/lcl1097i.pdf)** Water markets improve access for the poor – this is proven internationallyRosegrant et al, 1994 (Mark W., International Food Policy Research Institute, and Hans P. Binswanger, The World Bank, "Markets in Tradable Water Rights: Potential for Efficiency Gains in Developing Country Water Resource Allocation," World Development, Vol. 22, No. 11, http://portal.iri.columbia.edu/~~caseyb/Water20Market20Papers/Markets_rosegrant.pdf)** Federal involvement is key to creating markets and outreachSubhadra, 2010 (Bobban G., Scientist at MIOX Corporation, Biomedical Research Scientist at University of New Mexico, "Water management policies for the algal biofuel sector in the southwestern United States," Applied Energy, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico, November) Mexico will say "yes" – a small test bank means neither party has much to lose and paves the way for a broader marketMakridis, 2012 (Christos, Ph.D. student in the Management Science and Engineering program at Stanford University and a Non-Resident Fellow on State and Local Sustainable Security at the North American Center for Transborder Studies, "Do Water Markets Work? Transboundary Cooperation Along the Colorado River," August 16, https://people.stanford.edu/cmakridi/sites/default/files/Makridis20-20Transboundary20Water20Cooperation_2.pdf)** Moving away from anti-politics prevents extinction ? Only criticizing from the inside out allows us to not cede politics to the RightGitlin, Professor of Journalism and Sociology and Chair of the Ph.D. Program in Communications at Columbia University, 2005 (Todd, The Intellectuals and the Flag, http://www.ciaonet.org.proxy1.cl.msu.edu/book/git01/git01_05.pdf) | 9/21/13 |
Extra AdvantageTournament: Stephen F Austin | Round: 3 | Opponent: Westwood CN | Judge: Algae biofuels is key to creating chemical feedstocksFell, 2013 (Andy, University of California – Davis, "Algae pump out raw material for chemists," January 9, http://www.futurity.org/earth-environment/algae-pump-out-raw-material-for-chemists/)** The chemistry industry prevents extinctionBaum, 1999 (Rudy M., CandEN Washington, Chemical and Engineering News, Millennium Special Report, December 6, ,http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/cenear/991206/7749spintro2.html)** | 3/4/14 |
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