Offshore Wind Affirmative - CDL 2014

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CDL Core Files 2014/2015 IndexOfshore Wind Energy Case AFF

Offshore Wind Affirmative

Offshore Wind Affirmative 1

Offshore Wind 1AC [1/13]........................................................................................................2

Offshore Wind 1AC [2/13]........................................................................................................3

Offshore Wind 1AC [3/13]........................................................................................................4

Offshore Wind 1AC [4/13]........................................................................................................5

Offshore Wind 1AC [5/13]........................................................................................................6

Offshore Wind 1AC [6/13]........................................................................................................7

Offshore Wind 1AC [7/13]........................................................................................................8

Offshore Wind 1AC [8/13]........................................................................................................9

Offshore Wind 1AC [9/13].......................................................................................................11

Offshore Wind 1AC [10/13]....................................................................................................12

Offshore Wind 1AC [11/13].....................................................................................................13

Offshore Wind 1AC [12/13].....................................................................................................15

Offshore Wind 1AC [13/13].....................................................................................................16

2AC Inherency A/! "1 #$o% Inheren%& [1/1].........................................................................18

2AC '(r)s * +cono)y A/! "1 #,oesn-% oe ro%h& [1/1].............................................19

2AC '(r)s * +cono)y A/! "2 # $o% ey& [1/1].............................................................20

2AC '(r)s * +cono)y A/! "3 #$o I)(c%& [1/1]...............................................................21

2AC '(r)s * Ci)(%e A/! "1 #,oesn-% oe Ci)(%e& [1/1]...............................................22

2AC '(r)s * Ci)(%e A/! "2 #$o I)(c%& [1/1].................................................................23

2AC oency A/! "1 #Incen%ies (i& [1/1]........................................................................24


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CDL Core Files 2014/2015 1ACOfshore Wind Energy Case AFF

Offshore Wind 1AC [1/13]

Contention One is Inherency:

1. There is no federal mandate for offshore wind enery in the stat!s "!o # this is a

$ey %arrier aainst develo&ment

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Offshore Wind 1AC [(/13]

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Offshore Wind 1AC [-/13]

Contention Two is arms. '!%&oint A is 'cenario One: economic rowth.

1. ac$ of an offshore wind sector !ndermines 0o%s* ind!stry rowth* and theenery sector # the &lan resolves these thins

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Offshore Wind 1AC [/13]

(. This is the critical sector of the economy # investment solves overall economicrowth

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3. 4conomic decline ris$s reat &ower wars

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Offshore Wind 1AC [/13]

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Offshore Wind 1AC [;/13]

(. Offshore wind enery reverses the trend and &rovides a &ractical sol!tion toclimate chane

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Offshore Wind 1AC [1)/13]

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3. Climate chane ris$s e+tinction

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Offshore Wind 1AC [1(/13]

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Contention Three is 'olvency.

1. Incentives for offshore wind enery are $ey # they &!sh the mar$et in the rihtdirection

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CDL Core Files 2014/2015 2AC Toi!ali"y Fron"line# Coral $ee%sAfir&a"i'eToi!ali"y AFF

AFF

(AC Inherency: A/T =1 >?ot Inherent@ [1/1]

1. The &lan is inherent # there is no national incentive &olicy for offshore windenery in the stat!s "!o. The neatives AW4A evidence sim&ly says that the wind

&ower ind!stry is doin well. Thats not the same thin as the &lan* accordin too!r 1AC 'chroeder evidence.

2. A coordinated* national &olicyis key

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AFF

(AC arms # 4conomy: A/T =1 >Boesnt 'olve 9rowth@ [1/1]

1. The &lan solves rid fail!re and electricity &rices

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AFF

(AC arms # 4conomy: A/T =( >' ?ot Dey@ [1/1]

1. The nited 'tates is $ey to the lo%al economy #

A. We are the reserve c!rrency for the entire lo%e.8. O!r de&endence on enery in &artic!lar determines lo%al economic trends

%eca!se we im&ort and !se more enery than the rest of the world %y a widemarin.C. The ()) recession &roves Americas economic im&ortanceE when o!r economycontracted* so did the rest of the worlds.

(. The ' is $ey to the lo%al economy # other nations matter* %!t only the nited'tates can lead

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AFF

(AC arms # 4conomy: A/T =3 >?o Im&act@ [1/1]

1. 4conomic decline ris$s conflict. eaders will attem&t to divert attention from

domestic economic decline thro!h lo%al military mane!vers. Fast conflicts li$eWorld War II &rove that there is a stron relationshi& %etween economiccontraction and lo%al conflict # thats o!r 1AC 6oyal evidence. Frefer o!revidence # it cites the concl!sion of a ro%!st set of data and comes from a "!alifiede+&ert in the field.

(. istory &roves that economic decline ris$s war

Q e(ch f(iry @i= econo)ic recession or econo)ic crisisJ (s inei%(@y fooed @y%he er %he (s e (s %he Ir( (r. I% c(n

@e s(id %h(% econo)ic don% sered in %he Whi%e 'o Chin(> (nd Asi(-s roin= Hresencein %he Fidde +(s%> . 2334]

!he second scen(rio> c(ed F(yhe) (nd Ch(os> is %he oosi%e of %he firs% scen(rioD eery%hin= %h(% c(n=o ron= does =o ron=. !he ord econo)ic si% (nd Indi(>Chin(> (nd ((n s


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AFF

(AC arms # Climate: A/T =1 >Boesnt 'olve Climate@ [1/1]

1. The &lan solves climate chane.

A. Wind &ower is &otentially infinite* so the &lan wo!ld re&lace e+istinconventional forms of enery %eca!se t!r%ines can store the enery.8. Wind &ower is emissionGfree* which is the ty&e of enery we need to resolvelo%al warmin. Thats o!r 1AC Chon and niersi%y of F(ine ;( choo> iddin= (s %he Word


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AFF

(AC arms # Climate: A/T =( >?o Im&act@ [1/1]

1. Climate chane is an e+istential ris$.

A. Timeframe # we are a&&roachin the ti&&in &oint in the stat!s "!o. Another -deree rise wo!ld ma$e the damae irreversi%le.8. 4+istin ecosystems cannot ada&t # the climate is heatin at a rate far too fastfor the environment to catch !&. Thats o!r 1AC 6o%erts evidence.

(. Climate chane ca!ses e+tinction # it wo!ld destroy the environment andoverload 4arths carryin ca&acity.

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AFF

(AC 'olvency: A/T =1 >Incentives Hail@ [1/1]

1. Incentives are s!fficient to s&!r wides&read ado&tion of offshore wind &ower.

A. Incentives red!ce the initial !&Gstart cost of wind enery* which red!ces the ris$to &rivate com&anies interested in investin.8. Hederal incentives demonstrate the &otential of offshore wind &owertechnoloy.C. Its em&irically &roven # the &rotection ta+ credit and investment ta+ credit foron-shorewind &ower were s!fficient to &!sh the mar$et toward wind enery.Thats o!r 1AC Flovnic$ and 'chroeder evidence.

(. Incentives are s!fficient to s&!r a ma0or mar$et transition toward offshore windenery

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