UMKC SDI 2008Coal DisadvantageLouGie Lab
Coal Disadvantage
Coal Disadvantage..........................................................................................................................................................1***Coal Proper***.........................................................................................................................................................3Coal 1nc..........................................................................................................................................................................4***Uniqueness***..........................................................................................................................................................52nc Uniqueness Bopper..................................................................................................................................................6Coal Prices High.............................................................................................................................................................7US Coal Industry Strong.................................................................................................................................................8Coal Demand Rising.......................................................................................................................................................9 Now Key Time for US Coal..........................................................................................................................................10A2: Renewables Now/Coming......................................................................................................................................11A2: Emissions...............................................................................................................................................................12A2: High Production Prices Now/Coming....................................................................................................................13***Links***..................................................................................................................................................................142nc Link........................................................................................................................................................................15Generic Renewables......................................................................................................................................................16Generic Alternative Energy...........................................................................................................................................17Solar Power...................................................................................................................................................................18Wind..............................................................................................................................................................................19 Nuclear Power...............................................................................................................................................................20RPS................................................................................................................................................................................21Carbon Tax....................................................................................................................................................................22Emissions Trading.........................................................................................................................................................23***Impacts***..............................................................................................................................................................24Economy: Coal Key......................................................................................................................................................25Economy: Coal Key......................................................................................................................................................26Railroads Module..........................................................................................................................................................27Hegemony Module........................................................................................................................................................28Coal Mining Good: Jobs...............................................................................................................................................29***Clean Coal***.........................................................................................................................................................30Clean Coal 1nc..............................................................................................................................................................31***Uniqueness***........................................................................................................................................................32Clean Coal Coming.......................................................................................................................................................33A2: Clean Coal Not Possible........................................................................................................................................34Coal Industry Expanding..............................................................................................................................................35***Links***..................................................................................................................................................................36Renewables Destroy Coal.............................................................................................................................................37RPS Links.....................................................................................................................................................................38 Nuclear Power...............................................................................................................................................................39***Impacts***..............................................................................................................................................................402nc Transition................................................................................................................................................................41Clean Coal Solves Warming.........................................................................................................................................42***Affirmative Answers***.........................................................................................................................................43Alternative Energy Not Hurt Economy.........................................................................................................................44Coal Industry Collapsing..............................................................................................................................................45Transition From Coal Now...........................................................................................................................................46Transition From Coal Now...........................................................................................................................................47Coal Bad Warming........................................................................................................................................................48Coal Bad: Environment.................................................................................................................................................49Coal Bad: Mining- Generic...........................................................................................................................................50Coal Bad: Mining- Underground..................................................................................................................................51Coal Bad: Mining- Mountain Top.................................................................................................................................52 No Clean Coal: Politics.................................................................................................................................................53 No Clean Coal: Technology..........................................................................................................................................541