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Index

1. Negative Philosophy

1)American foreign oil dependence is a great risk with serious impacts.

2. Inherency: United States is dependent on Oil Imports……………3-5

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United States is the largest oil importer

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Oil consumption makes 40% of America’s energy

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Oil accounts for 42% of CO2 emissions.5)Oil is major source of energy and fuel in America6)Oil will remain America’s primary source of energy

3. Significance: U.S. Security is harmed by Oil Dependency….……..5-11

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Oil dependency can be used by terrorists as a weapon.8)Petroleum plays essential role in U.S. national security9)Oil is a determinant of national security10)Oil dependency increases strategic vulnerability in foreign policy.

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The oil revenues to exporting countries allow flexibility for them to adoptopposing policies to U.S. values.12)The United States is constrained when dealing with exporting countries.13)The fear of unsecure supply of oil leads to political arrangements that areharmful.14)Oil dependence causes political realignments that restrain the U.S. indifferent ways.15)Oil exports undermine local governance.

4. Significance U.S. Economy is harmed by Oil Dependency……....11-14

16)Oil dependence exposes the U.S. economy17)Oil contributes much to the economy18)Interruption in oil supply will have adverse political and economicconsequences.19)There is a relationship between oil dependence and the U.S. defense budget.20)Energy brings about our great national predicaments21)There are harmful effects of an interruption in oil production

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22)Historical precedence: interruption of foreign oil supply does happen

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5. Status Quo Advantage: SQ factors are weakening oil’s dominance inthe United States……………………………………………………15-17

23)Must end the dominance of oil use in transportation.24)Plug-In Hybrids can reduce oil dependence25)Hybrids could displace 1/3 of oil in light duty vehicles.26)Bio-fuels could replace a significant amount of oil.27)Conventional Efficiency Technologies improve fuel efficiency.

6. Solvency: Ending oil dependence is an Achievable Goal………17-18

28)National Consensus on oil dependence.29)U.S. can end its dependence on foreign oil.30)Energy independence can be achieved.31)Opportunity for transformational change.

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Argument 1: Negative PhilosophyOil dependence harms the United States Economy and Security.

1) American foreign oil dependence is a great risk with serious impacts.

By Jay Hakes (Hakes was head of the Energy Information Administration at the U.S. Department at the Department of Energy from 1993 to 2000, where he oversaw thecollection and dissemination of America’s official energy data and analysis. He has given testimony before congressional committees on more than twenty-five occasions.)“A Declaration of Energy Independence” 2008. ISBN: 9780470267639. (Book) (JA)

“This book argues that American dependence on foreign oil at current levels (60 percentof total consumption) constitutes a grave security and economic risk with greater consequences than the war in Iraq. As much as laissez-faire economists want to deny theobvious, importing oil from the Persian Gulf and other unstable regions has much bigger strategic impacts than getting, for instance, televisions or running shoes from Asia.”3

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