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NADBank - Econ WarmingTournament: GBX JV | Round: 1 | Opponent: Jesus | Judge: honey boo-boo 1ACPlan TextPlan: The United States federal government should substantially increase its infrastructure investment toward Mexico through the North American Development Bank.Contention 1: EconomyCongestion at the border undermines important trade flows between the US and Mexico – infrastructure is key for both countries~’ economiesLee and Wilson 12 (Erik, Associate Director at the North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS) at Arizona State University, and Chris, Associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He develops the Institute~’s research and programming on regional economic integration and U.S.-Mexico border affairs. "Whole Nations Waiting" Site Selection Magazine, July 2012. www.siteselection.com/issues/2012/jul/us-mex-border.cfm) Commerce between the United States and Mexico is one of the great — yet underappreciated Plan is key to resolve congestion and boost border infrastructure for both the US and MexicoWilson 12 (Christopher Wilson, associate at the Mexico Institute of teh Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. "U.S. Competitiveness: The Mexican Connection" 2012. www.issues.org/28.4/p_wilson.html) Policy for a competitive region¶ The border. With an integrated regional manufacturing sector Plan creates new funding which serves as a catalyst for more investmentMosqueda, Bachelor~’s in journalism, 12 ~~~Priscila, 7-18-12, Texas Observer, "Sister Organizations Continue to Improve Infrastructure Along Border: Binational Institutions Fund Projects to Encourage Economic Growth," http://www.texasobserver.org/sister-organizations-continue-to-improve-infrastructure-along-border/, accessed 6-26-13~~~ Projects are partially funded by the Bank, with local, state and federal governments Infrastructure constraints create business uncertainty – it~’s reverse causalDonohue and Zozaya 11 (Thomas Donohue, President and CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce, José Zozaya President American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico, 2011, "Steps to a 21st Century U.S.-Mexico Border A U.S. Chamber of Commerce Border Report" online @ http://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/reports/2011_us_mexico_report.pdf Businesses rely on just-in-time inventory management and depend on predictability and Loss of confidence creates a negative feedback cycle annihilating the economyRubin et al 4 – PhD Economics, Senior Fellow of the Brookings Institute and Chief Global Economist at Decision Economics inc. (Robert E. Rubin, Chairman of Citigroup Financial, Peter R. Roszag, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute, and Allen Sinai, Decision Economics, "Sustained Budget Deficits: The Risks of Financial and Fiscal Disarray" Paper presented The Andrew Brimmer Policy Forum, "National Economic and Financial Policies for Growth and Stability," Sunday, 1/4/04) Scenario 1 is the US EconomyInfrastructure is key to long-term Mexican growthAschauer 98 (David Alan Aschauer, Elmer W. Campbell Professor of Economics at Bates College. "The Role of Public Infrastructure Capital in Mexican Economic Growth" 1998. http://www.economiamexicana.cide.edu/num_anteriores/VII-1/02_ASCHAUER_47-78.pdf) VP A number of tentative conclusions pertinent to Mexican infrastructure policy can be drawn from the Mexican economy is vital to the US – trade, exports, jobs, fundamentalsSarukhan, 12 (Arturo, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States, "Mexico ~’Critically Important~’ to US Economy," Wilson Center, 2/24/12, video testimony, http://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/mexico-E28098critically-importantE28099-to-us-economy, Tashma) It~’s an incredibly strong relationship, for starters, because a lot of US is key to the global economyLagarde 13 (Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. "Strong U.S. Economy, Strong Global Economy—Two Sides of Same Coin" September 19, 2013. www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/survey/so/2013/NEW091913A.htm) In a world of increasing economic interconnections, the United States~’s stake in Economic crisis causes global nuclear war and terrorismHarris 26 Burrows 9(Mathew, PhD European History @ Cambridge, counselor of the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) and Jennifer, member of the NIC~’s Long Range Analysis Unit "Revisiting the Future: Geopolitical Effects of the Financial Crisis" http://www.ciaonet.org/journals/twq/v32i2/f_0016178_13952.pdf) Studies prove our impactRoyal 10 — Jedidiah Royal, Director of Cooperative Threat Reduction at the U.S. Department of Defense, M.Phil. Candidate at the University of New South Wales, 2010 ("Economic Integration, Economic Signalling and the Problem of Economic Crises," Economics of War and Peace: Economic, Legal and Political Perspectives, Edited by Ben Goldsmith and Jurgen Brauer, Published by Emerald Group Publishing, ISBN 0857240048, p. 213-215) Less intuitive is how periods of economic decline may increase the likelihood of external conflict Creating more economic opportunitieswillbe Mexico~’s greatest weapon in the war on drugs, A new congressional report from the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations THE A-TEAM OF ISLAMIC TERRORISTS ¶ Before 9/11 , the group Nuclear terrorism leads to extinctionAhmed 4 (Mohamed Sid, political analysis, Extinction21, Al-Abram Weekly Online, August 26 – September 1, ~~http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/op5.htm-http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/op5.htm~~~~, ME) Scenario 3 is Oil ShocksMexico drug violence leads to oil shocks and economic collapseMoran 9 (7/31/09, Michael, executive editor and policy analyst, Council on Foreign Relations, "Six Crises, 2009: A Half-Dozen Ways Geopolitics Could Upset Global Recovery," http://fbkfinanzwirtschaft.wordpress.com/2009/08/07/six-crises-2009-a-half-dozen-ways-geopolitics-could-upset-global-recovery/) Energy shocks cause great power nuke warIslam Yasin Qasem 7, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Politics and Social Sciences at the University of Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in Barcelona, MA in International Affairs from Columbia, July 9, 2007, "The Coming Warfare of Oil Shortage," online: http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_islam_ya_070709_the_coming_warfare_o.htm Contention 2: WarmingWarming is happening and increasing now – the US is key to solvePassell ~’12 (Peter Passell, a senior fellow at the Milken Institute in Santa Monica, as well as the editor of its quarterly journal on economic policy. "Two world one climate" May 23, 2012. ~~http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/05/23/two_worlds_one_climate?page=full26wp_login_redirect=0-http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/05/23/two_worlds_one_climate?page=full26wp_login_redirect=0~~~~) Climate change, we are often told, is everyone~’s problem. And Status quo investment in energy is not sufficientWood, 2013 (Duncan, director of Mexico Institute at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, researcher at Centro de Derecho Economico Internacional at ITAM, studied at UK in Canada, PhD in Political Studies, Wilson Center, ~~http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/wood_energy.pdf-http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/wood_energy.pdf~~~~) Harbeck Expanding NADBank investments to border infrastructure leads to more environmental and clean tech projectsBalido, 11 – Nelson, president of the Border Trade Alliance ("Bill to expand NADBank projects holds potential to make big impact for border," Border Trade Alliance, http://www.thebta.org/btanews/bill-to-expand-nadbank-projects-holds-potential-to-make-big-impact-for-border.html~~~~23top) Investment is key for renewables – specifically the NADBankHendricks, 2012 (David, Business writer and columnist, "NADBank expands renewable energy portfolio," November 8, 2012, ~~http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/NADBank-expands-renewable-energy-portfolio-4021606.php-http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/NADBank-expands-renewable-energy-portfolio-4021606.php~~~~) Renewables solve climate change without harming the environmentKomor, 2004 (Paul, Renewable Energy Policy, author, Researched and taught energy policy at Princeton, Stanford, currently at Unveristy of Colorado, Director of Energy Education ~~http://books.google.com/books?hl=en26lr=26id=CnHnsUBCgSUC26oi=fnd26pg=PA126dq=alternative+energy+solves+mexico26ots=nT42L718AW26sig=N8wN4andIpdCDCrN3R1JbScm7ZA~~~~23v=onepage26q26f=false-http://books.google.com/books?hl=en26lr=26id=CnHnsUBCgSUC26oi=fnd26pg=PA126dq=alternative+energy+solves+mexico26ots=nT42L718AW26sig=N8wN4andIpdCDCrN3R1JbScm7ZA~~~~, page 4, March 15, 2004) Harbeck One possible solution to the various problems with our energy system is a switch to Warming is the most likely scenario for extinctionDeibel 7 ~~~Terry L. Professor of IR @ National War College, 2007. "Foreign Affairs Strategy: Logic for American Statecraft", Conclusion: American Foreign Affairs Strategy Today~~~ Finally, there is one major existential threat to American security (as well as US-Mexico cooperation solves – leads to global spilloverSelee 26 Wilson ~’12 (Andrew Selee, Wilson Center~’s Vice President for Programs. Ph.D. in Policy Studies from the University of Maryland; M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of California, San Diego; B.A. in Latin American Studies (Phi Beta Kappa) from Washington University in St. Louis. Christopher Wilson, an Associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. "A New Agenda With Mexico" November 2012. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/a_new_agenda_with_mexico.pdf ) Over the past few years, the U.S. and Mexican governments have | 4/7/14 |
NADBank - Politics of the PoorTournament: Midwest | Round: 4 | Opponent: GBS | Judge: Ryan Zelmer 1AC:EOPContention 1: Politics of The PoorStatus quo economic engagement demonstrates a drive to control ’uncivilized’ countries and has turned Latin America into a slum rampant with poverty—it’s a smokescreen to keep the poor under US controlPeople’s Daily, 63 The consequential energy policy maintains a strategic gaze that ignores the 2 billion members of the energy oppressed poor that result from economic engagement – this mindset homogenizes entire populations- Through traditional EE, we forget the EOP because we focus on societies that create more profit This has two implications – first is warming:Warming is happening and increasing now – the US is key to solve especially for developing countriesPassell ’12 (Peter Passell, a senior fellow at the Milken Institute in Santa Monica, as well as the editor of its quarterly journal on economic policy. "Two world one climate" May 23, 2012. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/05/23/two_worlds_one_climate?page=full26wp_login_redirect=0-http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/05/23/two_worlds_one_climate?page=full26wp_login_redirect=0) Climate change, we are often told, is everyone’s problem. And without a Climate change most severely effects minority populations in Latin AmericaGeorge Mason 10 (George Mason University, Study conducted at Yale University, 2010, "Race, Ethnicity, and Public Responses to Climate Change" http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/files/Race_Ethnicity_and_Climate_Change_2.pdf-http://environment.yale.edu/climate-communication/files/Race_Ethnicity_and_Climate_Change_2.pdf LP) Over half of Mexico lives in poverty and are already experiencing effects of warming. Poor farmers like Oliva Zuniga and her family struggle everyday just to make ends meetCohen 7/29 (Luc Cohen, staff writer for Huffington Post, 7/29/2013, "Mexico’s Poverty Rate: Half Of Country’s Population Lives In Poverty" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/29/mexico-poverty_n_3673568.html-http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/29/mexico-poverty_n_3673568.html LP) America has failed to act on global warming due to its devaluation of the global south guaranteeing a destruction of their culturesGordon 7 – Professor of Law at Villanova University And, this strategy will continue – the government will fail to act on global warming until it destroys humankind – ethical obligation to do the planGordon 7 – Professor of Law at Villanova University Second is the right to energy:All individuals deserve electricity access – but most don’t get it – we have an obligation to rectify the government’s failure to provide energy to the poorTully 6 – former BP Postdoctoral Fellow of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Centre for the Analysis of Risk and Regulation and of the Law Department of the London School of Economics and Political Science Energy inequality disproportionately affects the poorDriessen 6 – senior policy advisor for the Congress of Racial Equality and Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT), and author of Eco-Imperialism: Green power and Black death This dooms billions in the global south to continual poverty and marginalizes them in the political sphereBradbrook and Gardam 6 – *Bonython Professor of Law, University of Adelaide, Australia AND Professor of International Law, Unversity of Adelaide, Australia Women also disproportionately experience energy inequality – plan key to expose them to energyClancy, Skutsch, and Batchelor 2 – *a Reader in technology transfer with the Technology and Development Group, University of Twente, Senior Increasing equality is key to solve status quo gender oppressionShiva 13 – Ph.D Quantum Physics @ U of Western Ontario, M.A. Philosophy of Science @ U of Guelph, renown activist (Vandana, "Vandana Shiva: Our Violent Economy is Hurting Women ", 1/18/13, http://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/violent-economic-reforms-and-women-http://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/violent-economic-reforms-and-women, RSpec) Contention 2: SolvencySolar energy solves warming—no viable alternatives and fossil fuels aren’t adequate for energy equalityScience Daily, 2007 ("Solar Energy Conversion Offers a Solution to Help Mitigate Global warming," March 12, 2007, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070307075611.htm_-http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070307075611.htm_) Expanding the NADBank solves solar energy development — the plan ensures accountability, private investment, and Mexico says yes.Rodriguez 9 — Raul Rodriguez, serves as the Chairman of the Board of Advisors of the North American Center for Transborder Studies at Arizona State University. He is also the Benson Chair in Banking and Finance and Distinguished Professor at the HEB School of Business and Administration at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas and the President of RMI, an investment and trade consulting firm in Mexico. He served as CEO and Managing Director of the North American Development Bank (NADBank) until October 2005. Prior to joining the NADBank, he was Executive Director of the Mexican Foreign Trade Bank; the Bank’s Director for Asia; Mexico’s Trade Commissioner in Canada during the NAFTA negotiation; and Secretary of Economic Development for the Mexican border State of Tamaulipas. Mr. Rodriguez participates actively in community affairs at home in San Antonio, Texas, as Chairman of the World Affairs Council; Chairman Elect of The Free Trade Alliance; Mayoral appointee to the Board of Directors of the Port Authority of San Antonio; Chairman Elect and Vice President of the San Antonio - Mexico Friendship Council, among others. He is also a founding member of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations and a member of the Advisory Council of the Harte Research Institute at Texas A26M University, the North American Forum, the U.S. - Mexico Futures Forum and the Border Trade Advisory Committee of the Texas Transportation Commission. He participated in the Foreign Affairs task force with President Calderon’s transition team in Mexico in October and November 2006 (Raul Rodriguez, The Wilson Center Mexico Institute and El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, June 2009, "The Future of the North American Development Bank", http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/RODRIGUEZ20NADBANK.pdf-http://wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/RODRIGUEZ NADBANK.pdf, Accessed 08-21-2013) Many agencies and programs have a bearing on border issues, but the region still With more funding NADBank is able to introduce communities, who do not have the ability otherwise, to environmental planning – promotes public participation and inclusive policy-makingSpalding ’97 (Mark J., Co-chair for "NAFTA and GATT: The Impact of International Treaties on Environmental Law and Practice" conference (1995) Prepared Section comments on Draft Guidelines and Criteria for Border Environment Cooperation Commission certification of border environmental infrastructure projects, "How BECC and NADBank Can Help Small Communities", March 1997, Online: http://www2.uacj.mx/CAEA/noticias/Americas20program1/Borderlines2020Vol_205,20No_203_archivos/bl33bcnd_body.html-http://www2.uacj.mx/CAEA/noticias/Americas program1/Borderlines Vol_ 5, No_ 3_archivos/bl33bcnd_body.html, Accessed: 3/10, SD) US-Mexico cooperation solves – leads to global spilloverSelee 26 Wilson ’12 (Andrew Selee, Wilson Center’s Vice President for Programs. Ph.D. in Policy Studies from the University of Maryland; M.A. in Latin American Studies from the University of California, San Diego; B.A. in Latin American Studies (Phi Beta Kappa) from Washington University in St. Louis. Christopher Wilson, an Associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. "A New Agenda With Mexico" November 2012. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/a_new_agenda_with_mexico.pdf ) A paradigm of energy justice is key to assist the energy-oppressed poorGuruswamy 10 – Nicholas Doman Professor of Law, Director for the Center for Energy and Environmental Security, University of Colorado at Boulder You’re right to be skeptical of the state – but it’s the only viable actor in environmental politics. Any anti-statist environmentalist struggles guarantees continual oppression of the impoverished and mass violenceTaylor 2k – Professor of Social Ethics | 4/7/14 |
NADBank - Relations AdvantageTournament: Woodward JV Nationals | Round: Finals | Opponent: Jesus | Judge: You 1AC DS - WoodwardPlan TextPlan: The United States federal government should substantially increase its infrastructure investment toward Mexico through the North American Development Bank.Contention 1: Economy — WoodwardThe economy is trapped in a cycle of stagnation – collapse is inevitable without manufacturing and jobs growth- Manufacturing has slumped – weak job reports indicate job market is taking a turn for the worst and economic growth is slow Border infrastructure is failing—inefficient ports of entry are eroding our competitiveness- Infrastructure at border ports of entry are inefficient BROWNSVILLE, December 6 - An official with the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Congestion at the border undermines important trade flows between the US and Mexico – infrastructure is key for both countries’ economies- Shared commerce between US-Mexico is critical for both economies Commerce between the United States and Mexico is one of the great — yet underappreciated Plan is key to resolve congestion and boost border infrastructure for both the US and Mexico- Infrastructure investment map out entry ports and develop regional transportation networks to facilitate trade Policy for a competitive region¶ The border. With an integrated regional manufacturing sector Infrastructure constraints create business uncertainty – it’s reverse causalDonohue and Zozaya 11 (Thomas Donohue, President and CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce, José Zozaya President American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico, 2011, "Steps to a 21st Century U.S.-Mexico Border A U.S. Chamber of Commerce Border Report" online @ http://www.uschamber.com/sites/default/files/reports/2011_us_mexico_report.pdf Businesses rely on just-in-time inventory management and depend on predictability and Loss of confidence creates a negative feedback cycle annihilating the economyRubin et al 4 – PhD Economics, Senior Fellow of the Brookings Institute and Chief Global Economist at Decision Economics inc. (Robert E. Rubin, Chairman of Citigroup Financial, Peter R. Roszag, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute, and Allen Sinai, Decision Economics, "Sustained Budget Deficits: The Risks of Financial and Fiscal Disarray" Paper presented The Andrew Brimmer Policy Forum, "National Economic and Financial Policies for Growth and Stability," Sunday, 1/4/04) A US-Mexico border that doesn’t stifle commerce is critical for our economy—exports generate billions in revenue for our manufacturing sectorMarczak et al 13 Manufacturing is the backbone of the economy — it undergirds growth, innovation, knowledge generation and generates a spillover effectCreticos and Sohnen 13 — Peter A. Creticos, President and Executive Director of the Institute for Workand the Economy, a Chicago-based think tank specializing in national and regionalworkforce and economic development policies. He is also Principal of the policyconsultancy Peter A. Creticos, Ltd. He recently finished a four-year appointmentas Visiting Fellow at the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of NotreDame. Dr. Creticos is an adjunct faculty member of the University of Illinois at ChicagoCollege of Urban Planning and Public Administration, at the Illinois Instituteof Technology Stuart School of Business, and in the Department of Political Scienceand Public Administration at Roosevelt University. Prior to establishing theInstitute in 2000, Dr. Creticos served in senior positions in state and local government and nationaland state nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).Dr. Creticos earned his PhD at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at NorthwesternUniversity, where he conducted research on job matching. He also earned an MM atNorthwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, an MA in political science from theUniversity of Missouri at St. Louis, and a BA in philosophy from Washington University in St. Louis, and Eleanor Sohnen, Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, where sheworks for the Regional Migration Study Group. Her research interests include theinteraction of source-country education and workforce systems and migration,and the social and economic integration of intraregional labor migrants in LatinAmerica.Ms. Sohnen previously served as a consultant to the Inter-American DevelopmentBank (IDB), designing and implementing workforce development and capacity-buildingprojects in public employment services and migration management.While at IDB, she coauthored Crossing Borders for Work: New Trends and Policies in Labor Migrationin Latin America and the Caribbean (IDB, 2012); On the Other Side of the Fence: Changing Dynamicsof Migration in the Americas (MPI, 2010); and The Financial Crisis and Latin American and CaribbeanLabor Markets: Risks and Policy Responses (IDB, 2009).She holds a master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University’s Nitze School of Advanced InternationalStudies in international relations and international economics with a focus on Latin America anddevelopment economics, and a bachelor’s degree in Latin American Studies from Oberlin College (Peter A. Creticos, Eleanor Sohnen, Wilson Center — Migration Policy Institute, "MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES,MEXICO, AND CENTRAL AMERICA:Implications for Competitivenessand Migration", January 2013, http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/RMSG-Manufacturing.pdf-http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/RMSG-Manufacturing.pdf) The importance of manufacturing to the US economy is equaled by its importance in the Increasing US manufacturing output prevents a global economic collapse—2008 put us on the brink- Global accounts 11 of global trade and 20 of global manufacturing Global economic decline leads to miscalculation and crisis escalation Increased Potential for Global Conflict Of course, the report encompasses more than economics and Broad studies prove our argument Less intuitive is how periods of economic decline may increase the likelihood of external conflict Economic rationality is inevitable – Individuals will always attempt to survive off of limited resources.Shughart, 2006 (William, Professor of Economics at the University of Mississippi, "Terrorism in rational choice perspective," No date listed, latest citation from 2006 home.olemiss.edu/~shughart/Terrorism20in20rational20choice20perspective.pdf~ In the economist’s model of rational human behavior, all individuals are assumed to be Economics describe the world – Historical analysis proves any alternative dooms us to disastrous consequences.Morriss, 2008 (Andrew, University of St. Thomas Law Journal, Volume 5, Issue 1 2008 Article 8, "The Necessity of Economics: The Preferential Option for the Poor, Markets, and Environmental Law," http://ir.stthomas.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=114026context=ustlj-http://ir.stthomas.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=114026context=ustlj) Contention 2: Relations - WoodwardUS-Mexico relations are outdated—engagement re-brands our relationship to focus on economic opportunity—security should not continue to be prioritizedMontealegre 13 Increasing infrastructure investment at the border is keyPritzker 2/8/14 Actions speak louder than words—a long-term investment prevents Obama from continuing a policy of neglect—the rest of the world is watchingCondon 13 Efficient travel across the border enhances ecosystem protection and prevents environmental degradationPCIC 09 It’s key to act—border biodiversity is being drastically lost and reaching points of irreversibilityVan Schoik 04 Mexico’s biodiversity is remarkably high – it is a key hotspotMartinez et al ’06 (Maria Luz, is PhD in Biological Sciences from the Autónoma University of Madrid, "The Evolution of Ecology in Mexico: Facing Challenges and Preparing for the Future", Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 259-267, Published by: Ecological Society of America, June. 2006, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3868792-http://www.jstor.org/stable/3868792, SD) Biodiversity loss outweighs and turns their impactsChen, 2K | 4/7/14 |
Newest PlanTournament: Midwest | Round: Quarters | Opponent: GBS OS | Judge: Panel Thus the plan: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase its investment towards Mexico with goals to develop alternative energy renewables for developing countries through the North American Development Bank. | 4/7/14 |
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