SS+lab+notes

toc =Day 1 July 14th=

Review of Institute Evidence Policy –
All work used during the tournament must be work done here. That does allow for a few cards to be from back file (for example, the Mead 92), but the large majority of files must be researched here.

Aff’s brainstorming session –
RPS - ent’l leadership and investor confidence (people will invest in RE)/ competitiveness (of alt energy) – the impact to which may be econ A2 states: potential lawsuits against states Cp that may be tradable across state borders.

Any aff that access oil and warming (which might be RPS) Oil cases – utilities don’t affect our oil demand so an oil aff might be different

Geothermal energy – otech – wave harvesting, which has the built in state jurisdiction. What are the advantages to this tech over other tech: not sure at this juncture.
 * note* don’t forget Lopez may cause an issue.

Something in the federal agencies – military, coast guard, - Navy aff – china advantage – China is doing abunch of work with submarines and we’re falling behind. The Germans made their first hydrogen power submarine, with the potential national security advantages (it’s quieter, etc).

Nanotech – K catalyst for solar energy – it might be the incentive

Airforce – fuel less aircraft – uses gravity as power to fly airplanes.

CAFÉ standards – may have to pass both the hurdles of efficiency is a fed issue AND that efficiency is an incentive.

Tax the beegebus out of oil – if we keep the prices up that may allow us to transition to Renewables. There is a possibility that this may “solve” the potential backstopping DA

An aff that the advantages are based off of the incentive. Possible examples are give a ton of money to airline industries but that they would siphon it off to do something else. Do incentives have to be conditioned? The word “for” might be in the resolution/plan –

There may be a tax incentive for, for example, one half of the room but not the other. If you move the tax incentive to the other side of the room as well it is an incentive for more development of alt energy. The market to buy it has not been effected, only the market to produce it has been effected. The people who would be buying alt energy would be able to purchase that now from whoever develops it. Natives – everyone gets a tax break for developing alt energy but since natives don’t pay taxes, they don’t get an incentive. If we broaden eligibility case might broaden the idea.

Potentially ending oil companies subsidies for alt energy because oil companies misuse that money to distort the development of alt energy. This may not be T because it doesn’t actually change the number of federal “incentives.” Perhaps we should end all subsidies because subsidies distort the market that develop alt energy by causing reliance on the government.

Perhaps requiring other parties that operate in the US to provide alt energy incentives – within territorial US. Perhaps the advantage is based off of the incentive. Perhaps we could just add a condition to previous funds in order to become the incentive. Similar to how we do the Highway funds/drinking age.

Perhaps instead of monetary incentives – maybe if some companies start using alt fuels they might be allowed to get past some trade boundaries.

Other countries affs from other institutes – lift export controls of tech to Iran. The way that export controls function means that we allow alt energy to come back to the US. OR Brazilian ethanol – we have a tariff on Brazil that produces sugarcane ethanol – we subsidies corn based ethanol. Perhaps instead of ending corn subsidies, we should just raise the sugarcane subsidies substantially such that sugarcane isn’t behind corn based ethanol.

Perhaps green building incentives which may help with the mortgage crisis.

**Otech:**
But would need to focus on getting Otech advantages, etc. //Potential neg args to figure out: int’l development to ocean tech, ocean sovereignty and int’l law stuff (LOST), different alt energy CPs, Lopez, perhaps the ocean advantage without actually USING the energy, Mapping/surveillance link to K,// //Benefits so far: reasonable federal warrant, non-energy basis, utilities case, potential PIC to utilities affs that include Otech.// NAMES: Amanda, Stacy, Nahum, Alex Z.,

**Natives:**
Extend tax cuts. Advantage is about Native American sovereignty issues. //Potential neg args: Give the land back CP, sovereignty impact turns, Paternalism/Gift, all representation ks (noble savage, etc),// //Benefits so far: reasonable federal warrant (states are real bad for native sovereignty), potential PIC to other affs,// NAMES: Regan, Jillian, Emma

**Military:**
Would need more research on what specific alt energy. Some alt energy for cars in the military. Wouldn’t need to specific energy source. Nano military, //Potential neg args: privatization/ civilian CP, DARPA bad, env’t securization K,// //Benefits so far:// NAMES: Jeff, Bailey,

**RPS/on utilities**
Climate, competitiveness, etc. //Potential neg args: states CP, Cap & Trade CP,// //Benefits so far:// NAMES: Ishita, Alex G, Sam

**Nanotech:**
Subsidize nanotech by arguing that increasing nanotech is an incentive. Potentially nano for solar. //Potential neg args: PIC to do it out of military, Regulation CP, Grey Goo, Impossible,// //Benefits so far:// NAME: Risha, Neerajah

**Transportation sector**:
Café standards. Ideally it’s a positive motivation for alt energy and not a disincentive for fossil fuels. Potentially Hydrogen! //Potential neg args: pretty expensive,// //Benefits so far: hydrogen economy adv to other affs// Name: Charlie, Taylor

**Nuclear power**:
Reprocessing tech or open it to the civilian market to develop it. Change the licensing process. Potential incentives about the wonder of nuke war. Reverse the act that prevents reprocessing – which may solve for the radiation issue. Subsidize the generation 4 power. Reprocessing makes an alt energy available in the US that did not exist before. //Potential neg args: Safety/radiation issues, nuke prolif etc, Reprocessing may conflict with our Iran power, T alt energy incentive,// //Benefits so far:// NAME: Hao, Jen, Adi, Neha,

**Foreign incentives?:**
//Potential neg args: relations da, free trade DA// NAME: Richie