Blue Book 2004
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