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	1	+=1-off – Warming DA =
	2	+
	3	+
	4	+===UQ – Carbon Emissions Low ===
	5	+
	6	+
	7	+====Global carbon emissions are way down ====
	8	+**McKenna 15** ~~Phil McKenna, Boston-based reporter for InsideClimate News, master's degree in Science W "Global CO2 Emissions Decline in 2015 After Soaring for a Decade, Study Says," Inside Climate News, December 7, 2015, https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07122015/global-carbon-emissions-rising-decades-decline-2015-study-climate-change-paris~~ JW
	9	+The volume of carbon dioxide belched into the atmosphere from human activity this year is
	10	+AND
	11	+years but I think it's unlikely in the long run," he said.
	12	+
	13	+
	14	+===Link – Carbon Shift ===
	15	+
	16	+
	17	+====Closing nuclear plants forces increased fossil fuel use ====
	18	+**Roston 15** ~~Eric Roston, writer for Bloomberg, "Why Nuclear Power Is All but Dead in the U.S." Bloomberg News, April 15, 2015, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-15/soon-it-may-be-easier-to-build-a-nuclear-plant-in-iran-than-in-the-u-s-~~ JW
	19	+*ellipsis from original text
	20	+Say what? The U.S. achieved
	21	+AND
	22	+to figure out nuclear if that envelope is to mean anything to us."
	23	+
	24	+
	25	+====Nuclear power is key to preventing global warming- empirics prove.====
	26	+** Biello 13 –**David Biello 13, http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-nuclear-power-can-stop-global-warming/, citing James Hansen of Columbia University, How Nuclear Power Can Stop Global Warming
	27	+In addition to reducing the risk of nuclear war, U.S. ~~
	28	+AND
	29	+, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, where Hansen works.
	30	+
	31	+
	32	+===IMPX – 2 Degrees Celsius ===
	33	+
	34	+
	35	+====Meeting the 2 degrees Celsius change is key to stopping climate change catastrophe ====
	36	+**Mastroianni 15** ~~Brian Mastroianni, "Why 2 degrees are so important to the climate," CBS News, November 30, 2015, http://www.cbsnews.com/news/paris-un-climate-talks-why-2-degrees-are-so-important/~~
	37	+As the United Nations conference on climate change gets underway Monday in Paris, one
	38	+AND
	39	+carbon emissions enough so that the 2-degree threshold is not crossed.
	40	+
	41	+
	42	+===IMPX – Extinction ===
	43	+
	44	+
	45	+====High probability risk of extinction from climate change ====
	46	+**Meyer 4/29** ~~Robinson Meyer, associate editor at The Atlantic, where he covers technology, "Human Extinction Isn't That Unlikely," The Atlantic, April 29, 2016, http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/04/a-human-extinction-isnt-that-unlikely/480444/~~ JW
	47	+Nuclear war. Climate change. Pandemics that kill tens of millions. These are
	48	+AND
	49	+climate scientists agree that the same phenomenon would follow any major nuclear exchange.)
	50	+
	51	+
	52	+====Ethical uncertainty means we prioritize existential risks. ====
	53	+**Bostrom 13** ~~Nick Bostrom, Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy @ University of Oxford, "Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority," Global Policy Vol. 4 Issue 1, February 2013~~
	54	+These reflections on moral uncertainty suggest an alternative, complementary way of looking at existential
	55	+AND
	56	+of value. To do this, we must prevent any existential catastrophe.
	57	+
	58	+
	59	+=2-off – Oil Wars DA=
	60	+
	61	+
	62	+===UQ ===
	63	+
	64	+
	65	+====Nuclear energy makes a significant portion of the world energy supply ====
	66	+**NEI 16** ~~Nuclear Energy Institute, "Nuclear Energy Around the World," 2016, http://www.nei.org/Knowledge-Center/Nuclear-Statistics/World-Statistics~~
	67	+As of May 2016, 30 countries worldwide are operating 444 nuclear reactors for electricity
	68	+AND
	69	+nuclear energy to supply at least one-quarter of their total electricity.
	70	+
	71	+
	72	+===Link ===
	73	+
	74	+
	75	+====Japan proves that nuclear power reductions leads to more oil demand ====
	76	+**Patrick 15** ~~Hugh Patrick, Columbia Business School, "Japan's post-Fukushima energy challenge," East Asia Forum, November 23, 2015, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/11/23/japans-post-fukushima-energy-challenge/~~ JW
	77	+Fossil fuels are the predominant energy sources for Japan. Japan has to import essentially
	78	+AND
	79	+cent before all of Japan's nuclear plants were closed following the Fukushima disaster).
	80	+
	81	+
	82	+===IMPX – Oil Wars ===
	83	+
	84	+
	85	+====This causes Western powers to become more aggressive in the protection of oil interests to keep prices stable and keep the flow of oil steady.====
	86	+**Jones 12** ~~Toby Craig Jones, associate professor of Middle East history at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, "America, Oil, and War in the Middle East," Journal of American History (2012) 99 (1): 208-218~~
	87	+Middle Eastern oil has enchanted global powers and global capital since the early twentieth century
	88	+AND
	89	+.3 Oil and war have become increasingly interconnected in the Middle East.
	90	+
	91	+
	92	+====This causes oil wars and imperialist oppression by western nations.====
	93	+**Jones 12** ~~Toby Craig Jones, associate professor of Middle East history at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, "America, Oil, and War in the Middle East," Journal of American History (2012) 99 (1): 208-218~~
	94	+Indeed, that relationship has become a seemingly permanent one. This outcome was not
	95	+AND
	96	+American regimes in power were central to U.S. strategic policy.
	97	+
	98	+
	99	+=3-off – Thorium PIC =
	100	+
	101	+
	102	+====CP Text: All relevant aff actors will ban the production of nuclear power with the exception of energy produced by thorium reactors. ====
	103	+
	104	+
	105	+====Thorium reactors are the most promising form of energy production in the future ====
	106	+**Schaffer 13** ~~Marvin Baker Schaffer, researcher for RAND corporation with expertise in Accelerator Physics, Medical Physics, Nuclear Physics, "Abundant thorium as an alternative nuclear fuel: Important waste disposal and weapon proliferation advantages," Energy Policy Vol 60, September 13, 2013~~ JW
	107	+The principal arguments for thorium rather than uranium as fuel for nuclear reactors are the
	108	+AND
	109	+amplifier approach warrants support provided affordable energetic proton accelerators are developed and demonstrated.
	110	+
	111	+
	112	+====Mutually exclusive with the aff: the aff bans all nuclear energy production which would include thorium reactors====
	113	+
	114	+
	115	+====Thorium reactors are extremely resilient to proliferation. Solves prolif ====
	116	+**Schaffer 13** ~~Marvin Baker Schaffer, researcher for RAND corporation with expertise in Accelerator Physics, Medical Physics, Nuclear Physics, "Abundant thorium as an alternative nuclear fuel: Important waste disposal and weapon proliferation advantages," Energy Policy Vol 60, September 13, 2013~~ JW
	117	+Uranium-233 as transmuted in the thorium fuel cycle is typically contaminated with uranium
	118	+AND
	119	+uranium-233 can be denatured and made non-critical through dilution.
	120	+
	121	+
	122	+====Thorium reactors are also way safer than traditional nuclear plants ====
	123	+**Jacoby 15** ~~Mitch Jacoby, senior correspondent at Civil and Engineering News, "Trying to Unleash the Power of Uranium," Civil and Engineering News, July 6, 2015, http://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i27/Trying-Unleash-Power-Thorium.html~~ JW
	124	+Finally, thorium comes with safety benefits, its proponents claim. So-called
	125	+AND
	126	+prevent the spread of radioactive material without the need for plant operator intervention.
	127	+
	128	+
	129	+=Case =
	130	+
	131	+
	132	+===Meltdowns ===
	133	+
	134	+
	135	+====Accidents are rare, nuclear power is the safest====
	136	+**Walsh 13** – Bryan, Writes for Time ("Nuclear Energy Is Largely Safe. But Can It Be Cheap?" http://science.time.com/2013/07/08/nuclear-energy-is-largely-safe-but-can-it-be-cheap/) CR
	137	+Is it safe? That's what most people — brought up on Three Mile Island
	138	+AND
	139	+save hydro and renewables, doesn't contribute to man-made climate change.
	140	+
	141	+
	142	+====Alternatives are worse ====
	143	+**Waldman 15 **- Susanne, PhD in Risk Communication at Carleton University ("Why we Need Nuclear Power to Save the Environment" http://energyforhumanity.org/climate-energy/need-nuclear-power-save-environment/) CR
	144	+What about safety? The accident at Fukushima after the Japanese tsunami in 2011 has
	145	+AND
	146	+-free power for keeping our world safe from biodiversity and climate impacts.

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	1	+2016-09-12 05:57:46.119

Judge

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	1	+Joseph Barquin

Opponent

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	1	+Peninsula IG

ParentRound

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	1	+5

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	1	+6

Team

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	1	+West Ranch Won Neg

Title

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	1	+SEPTOCT - Loyola R6 NC

Tournament

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	1	+Loyola