Sources

Here are some sources for research.
Additional resources are available at www.nef1.org/debate.
Utah Debate Manual Password is: utahdebate


Websites for Research


Utah Department of Environmental Quality - http://www.deq.utah.gov/



Utah Division of Water Resources - http://www.water.utah.gov/



State of Utah, Office of Energy Development - http://www.energy.utah.gov



State of Utah, Governor's Energy Advisor - http://www.energy.utah.gov/



Utah Geological Survey - http://geology.utah.gov/utahgeo/energy/index.htm

Sierra Club - http://www.utah.sierraclub.org/

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.epa.gov/

U.S. Department of Energy

http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/

http://www.eere.energy.gov/

http://www.energy.gov/energysources/index.htm



University of Utah - http://www.nuclear.utah.edu



Energy Solutions - http://www.energysolutions.com



Utah Division of Radiation Control - http://www.radiationcontrol.utah.gov



Kane County Water Conservancy District - http://kcwcd.com/



San Juan County Water Conservancy District - http://sjwcd.org/Home.html



Emery County Water Conservancy District - http://www.ewcd.org/



Emery County Office of Economic Development http://www.emerycounty.com/economicdevelopment/index.htm



Idaho National Laboratory

https://inlportal.inl.gov/portal/server.pt/community/about_inl/259



American Nuclear Society (ANS) - http://www.new.ans.org



Blue Castle Project - http://www.bluecastleproject.com



Heal Utah - http://healutah.org



Articles for Research

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55052878-78/company-utah-site-energysolutions.html.csp

http://www.bluecastleproject.com/files/news_items/117-4312%20Nuclear%20power%20answer%20to%20clean%20energy.pdf

http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=20332602&itype=storyID

http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=19747213&itype=storyID

http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=16670055&itype=storyID

http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=17965285&itype=storyID

http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=19803929&itype=storyID

http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=19934801&itype=storyID

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865556149/Environmental-groups-tribes-protest-nuclear-power-plant-along-Green-River.html

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865553059/Lawsuits-challenge-water-rights-granted-for-nuclear-power-plant.html

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865551075/State-engineer-stands-by-decision-in-N-water-use.html

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700196735/Nuclear-power-plagued-with-huge-costs.html?pg=2

http://www.bluecastleproject.com/files/news_items/99-State%20Engineer%20Green%20River%20Nuclear%20Power%20Press%20Release.pdf

http://www.bluecastleproject.com/files/news_items/116-92812%20The%20Nuclear%20Renaissance%20Is%20Back%20Industry%20Panel%20Says.pdf

http://www.bluecastleproject.com/files/news_items/117-4312%20Nuclear%20power%20answer%20to%20clean%20energy.pdf

http://www.bluecastleproject.com/files/news_items/111-Nuclear%20Energy%20Must%20Be%20Part%20Of%20The%20National%20Mix.pdf

First affirmative constructive

Ok. I anticipate there are questions about what I want to have prepared for Monday. Many of you haven't been able to meet for one reason or another, and that is fine, but it is time to start preparation. Soooo... What does that mean exactly?? You should have a speech prepared supporting nuclear power. You need to lay out your arguments for why we need nuclear power in addition to introducing the problem with the current system.

Maybe the current system is too expensive? Maybe you want to focus in intergenerational responsibility? In other words, is our usage of coal and fossil fuels responsible for future generations?

I would avoid the obvious arguments of environment just because I think that would be one of the first things the opposition will plan for. You want to come up with arguments that will surprise the opposition and leave them scrambling.

Tweet me or email me for questions. Be prepared to deliver to the rest of the club.

Welcome Debaters!

Hope you all are having a wonderful break from school. I know I am. Don't worry. I don't miss any of you! That's a lie. Ok. I miss you all. Terribly. But I hope you had a great V-Day. I know that our debates for Wednesday are a little vague so I wanted to give you more information about what I am looking for and hopefully clear up a few questions ya'll may have. Because it is going to be a quick one-on-one debate, you are not going to argue specific policy changes to Utah's liquor laws, I don't expect you to spend that kind of time researching, but whether or not they need to be changed. This is more of a philisophical debate. By that I mean that you do not need to know specific numbers or figures, but rather the pros and cons of changing our current system. Some of you may want to argue that the policy is fine and working as it should (There is no HARM), some of you may concede that there is a problem (Yes there is a HARM, but the current system is fixing it). Ok. So. The affirmative will be arguing that there is a problem (HARM) and that the current system is not fixing it (INHERENCY). What are some of the outcomes of changing our liquor laws? If we make them more flexible, the state will make more money. The bars will make more money. Tourism will surge because people know they can drink here. What are the cons??? So don't worry about doing too much research. This will be more about whether it is ethically right to make our laws more flexible. Ok. This is enough for tonight. I'm tired. Deuces.