Blue Book
Resolved: That the United States should change its energy policy to substantially reduce its dependence on foreign oil.
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Contents........... 3
KING MIDAS IN REVERSE:
THE CASE FOR STOPPING WEST AFRICAN OIL DEVELOPMENT........... 5
UNDER THE SEA: THE CASE
FOR EXPANDED OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING........... 11
THE DEER AND THE
ANTELOPE PLAY: THE CASE FOR DRILLING IN ANWR AND BOYCOTTING SAUDI ARABIA........... 17
JUST SAY NO: THE CASE
FOR PASSING "NOPEC"........... 24
CAFE ON THE LEFT BANK:
INCREASE CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS........... 32
INDEPENDENCE DAY: THE
CASE FOR REVOKING THE CARTER DOCTRINE........... 42
GASSING UP: THE CASE
FOR RAISING THE GASOLINE TAX........... 49
CHEERS: THE CASE FOR
RENEWABLE FUELS STANDARDS FOR ETHANOL........... 57
IT ALL ADDS UP: THE
CASE FOR FFV + E85 ETHANOL........... 62
OLD KING COAL: THE CASE
FOR COAL LIQUIFICATION TECHNOLOGY........... 70
JUMPIN' JACK FLASH: THE
CASE FOR GAS-TO-LIQUID TECHNOLOGY........... 75
WASTE MAKES HASTE: THE
CASE FOR BIOFUELS........... 81
LIGHTER THAN AIR: THE
CASE FOR A REFORMED HYDROGEN POLICY........... 86
AFFIRMATIVE BRIEF:
FUNDING SOURCES........... 92
AFFIRMATIVE BRIEF:
CLIMATE CHANGE/POLLUTION — BIG PROBLEM........... 95
AFFIRMATIVE BRIEF:
JUSTIFICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN ENERGY MARKETS........... 97
AFFIRMATIVE EVIDENCE:
OIL IMPORT DEPENDENCE IS BAD........... 99
AFFIRMATIVE EVIDENCE:
RUNNING OUT OF OIL? — YES........... 103
NEGATIVE BRIEF:
NOPEC/ANTI-TRUST LITIGATION........... 105
NEGATIVE BRIEF: WEST
AFRICAN OIL........... 107
NEGATIVE BRIEF: ETHANOL........... 110
NEGATIVE BRIEF: ANWR........... 113
NEGATIVE BRIEF:
BIOFUELS/BIOMASS........... 116
NEGATIVE BRIEF:
C.A.F.E. (CORPORATE AVG. FUEL ECONOMY) / CAR FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS........... 118
NEGATIVE BRIEF: COAL........... 121
NEGATIVE BRIEF:
COAL-TO-LIQUID TECHNOLOGY (CTL)........... 123
NEGATIVE BRIEF:
GASOLINE TAX INCREASE........... 125
NEGATIVE BRIEF: HYBRID
CARS........... 127
NEGATIVE BRIEF:
HYDROGEN........... 129
NEGATIVE BRIEF:
MILITARY COSTS OF OIL IMPORTS........... 132
NEGATIVE BRIEF: NATURAL
GAS........... 135
NEGATIVE BRIEF: NUCLEAR
POWER........... 137
NEGATIVE BRIEF: OUTER
CONTINENTAL SHELF/OFFSHORE DRILLING........... 139
NEGATIVE BRIEF: SOLAR
ENERGY........... 141
NEGATIVE BRIEF: WIND........... 143
NEGATIVE COUNTERPLAN:
ABIOTIC OIL REGENERATION STUDY........... 145
ADDITIONAL COUNTERPLAN
EVIDENCE — ABIOTIC OIL REGENERATION........... 148
NEGATIVE BRIEF: CLIMATE
CHANGE/POLLUTION/GLOBAL WARMING — NOT A PROBLEM........... 150
NEGATIVE BRIEF:
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY/PETROLEUM........... 153
NEGATIVE BRIEF:
DOMESTIC OIL PRODUCTION........... 155
NEGATIVE BRIEF:
GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN ENERGY MARKETS IS BAD........... 157
NEGATIVE BRIEF: HUBBERT
IS WRONG........... 160
NEGATIVE BRIEF:
DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL — NOT A PROBLEM........... 161
NEGATIVE BRIEF: OIL
SPILLS — NOT A PROBLEM........... 166
NEGATIVE BRIEF: OPEC —
STATUS QUO IS FINE, FIGHTING OPEC WOULD BE WORSE........... 168
NEGATIVE BRIEF: RUNNING
OUT OF OIL? — NO........... 172
NEGATIVE BRIEF: TERRORISM........... 175
Definition of US Energy
Policy........... 176
OIL STATISTICS &
FACTS........... 178
SOURCE INDICTMENTS........... 180
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