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+Warming is increasing at alarming rates – we’ll cross critical thresholds soon but the worst impacts can still be avoided if we cut emissions now. |
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+Putic 9-29: George Putic, 9-29-2016, "Report: Floods, Droughts, Storms Likely to Increase Sharply in Future," VOA, http://www.voanews.com/a/environmental-report-says-floods-droughts-storms-likely-to-increase-sharply-in-future/3530383.html |
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+Seven renowned environmental … endanger coastal areas. |
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+Nuclear production decline causes a shift to coal which means we don’t hit climate change prevention targets – models show nuclear will prevents almost half of the CO2 necessary to stop runaway warming. |
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+Kkarecha and Hansen 13: Dr. Pushker A. Kharecha and Dr. James E. Hansen Professors and associate director/Director at Earth Institute, Columbia University “Prevented Mortality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Historical and Projected Nuclear Power” Environ. Sci. Technol., 2013, 47 (9), pp 4889–4895 |
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+GHG Emissions. We … 240 by 500). |
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+Continues: |
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+In conclusion, it … global energy supply. |
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+That solves 1.84 million air pollution deaths – historically nuclear power has avoided 370 times as many deaths as it’s caused, even factoring in accidents and radiation. |
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+Kkarecha and Hansen 13: Dr. Pushker A. Kharecha and Dr. James E. Hansen Professors and associate director/Director at Earth Institute, Columbia University “Prevented Mortality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Historical and Projected Nuclear Power” Environ. Sci. Technol., 2013, 47 (9), pp 4889–4895 |
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+Mortality. We calculate … of ref 16). |
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+A switch to coal is by far the most likely scenario – renewables are too costly – there’s: no infrastructure, supply chain bottlenecks, building costs, connection costs, intermittency, and base load energy inefficiency. |
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+Economist 14: M.J. “Why is renewable energy so expensive?” The Economist. Jan 5th 2014. http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/01/economist-explains-0 |
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+MOST people agree … run at full-blast. |
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+Climate change disproportionately affects people of color and causes extinction. |
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+Pellow 12: (David Naguib Pellow 12, Ph.D. Professor, Don Martindale Endowed Chair – University of Minnesota, “Climate Disruption in the Global South and in African American Communities: Key Issues, Frameworks, and Possibilities for Climate Justice,” February 2012, http://www.jointcenter.org/sites/default/files/upload/research/files/White_Paper_Climate_Disruption_final.pdf) |
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+It is now … the global North. |
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+Coal mining destroys indigenous culture – the indigenous HATE coal mines on their tribal land. |
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+Aguilar ’16: (Aguilar, Julian Contributor, Texas Tribute “Native American Groups Join Effort Against Coal Mine.” Texas Tribute. April 2016.) |
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+Members of several … of the land. |
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+Indigenous lands are a target for coal. |
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+Grist ’04: (Grist staff “A clean-energy advocate and former V.P. candidate answers questions.” Grist. Apr 20, 2004//FT) |
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+For decades, uranium … Nevada (Western Shoshone). |