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=1AC – Natural Gas=

=Advantage One is Manufacturing=

American Hegemony is the greatest force for good the world has ever seen
Barnett 11 Thomas P.M. – Former Senior Strategic Researcher and Professor in the Warfare Analysis & Research Department, Center for Naval Warfare Studies, U.S. Naval War College American military geostrategist and Chief Analyst at Wikistrat., worked as the Assistant for Strategic Futures in the Office of Force Transformation in the Department of Defense, “The New Rules: Leadership Fatigue Puts U.S., and Globalization, at Crossroads,” March 7 [] It is worth first examining the larger picture: **__ We live in a time of __** the 20th century, setting the stage for the Pacific Century now unfolding.
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The pursuit of hegemony is inevitable and solves conflict escalation and great power war
Brooks et al 13 Stephen Brooks is an Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. John Ikenberry is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University in the Department of Politics and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. William C. Wohlforth is the Daniel Webster Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College. (“Don’t Come Home America: The Case Against Retrenchment”, International Security, Volume 37, Issue 3, Winter 2012/2013, pg. 7–51) A core premise of deep engagement is that it prevents the emergence of a far AND and that of potential rivals is by many measures growing rather than shrinking.

The most robust and comparative data sets support our thesis for how violence occurs and how to halt it
Busby 12 Josh, Assistant Professor of Public Affairs and a fellow in the RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service as well as a Crook Distinguished Scholar at the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law, [] //Is Unipolarity Peaceful?// As evidence, Monteiro provides metrics of the number of years AND that makes other states insecure, even though they can't balance against it.

Hegemony is sustainable and natural gas is key
Rothkopf, 7/7 (David Rothkopf is CEO and Editor of the FP Group, [] (don’t hate on his quals – this guy is a beast), “Therapy for the Self-Hating Superpower”, [], July 7, 2014, ak.) America is in decline. America is broke. America is unwilling to lead. AND always be those who think that the only way to go is down.

First is Price Spikes – shale is unsustainable – collapse causes price spikes which tank the economy
Ahmed 14 – Dr. Nafeez Ahmed is the Executive Director of the Institute for Policy Research & Development and Chief Research Officer at Unitas Communications where he leads on geopolitical risk. (“Former BP geologist: peak oil is here and it will 'break economies'”, The Guardian, January 2014) What happens when the shale boom... goes boom? These scientific studies are not AND even bigger financial mess, on a faster trajectory toward costly environmental destruction.

Price spikes destroy steel manufacturing – plan solves
James 12 – Steve James is a correspondent for Reuters. (“Analysis: Steelmakers eye gas to cut costs, drive exports”, Reuters, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/16/us-steel-gas-idUSBRE82F12Y20120316) America's steel industry, for decades a symbol of industrial decline, is betting on AND symbol of American industrial power, a competitive edge in the 21st Century.

Steel manufacturing key to heg
Buyer 07 — Steve Buyer is a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, holds a B.S. from The Citadel, and a J.D. from Valparaiso University. (“Statement of Representative Steve Buyer Before the International Trade Commission Regarding the five-year sunset review on Certain Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products from Argentina, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Romania, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine (Inv. Nos. 701 -TA-404-408 and 731 -TA-898-908),” July 31, 2007) A robust steel industry is //fundamental to the security// and economic viability //of this nation// AND matter – a vital instrument of our national security lies in your hands.

Second is Energy Leadership—energy primacy is key to hegemony and prevents extinction
Hagel 12 – Chuck Hagel is a Professor at Georgetown University. (“The Challenge of Change”, [], May 15, 2012) A new world order is being AND or region. Instability and violence disrupt supply and distribution and increase prices.
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Natural gas revolution solidifies leadership
Mead 12 – Walter Russell Mead is the James Clark Chase Professor of Foreign Affairs and Humanities at Bard College and an Editor-at-Large for American Interest. (“Energy Revolution 2: A Post Post-American Post”, American Interest, [], July 15, 2012) Forget peak oil; forget the Middle East. The energy revolution of the 21st AND role in // shoring up the foundations of the American-led world order //.

=Advantage Two is Exports=

The South China Sea conflict is on the brink
Reuters, 6/20 (“China urges peaceful development of seas, says conflict leads to "disaster"” Fri Jun 20, 2014 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/21/us-southchinasea-china-idUSKBN0EW07L20140621)//gingE Concern over China's motives has risen in the region after China sent four more oil AND the South China Sea after Beijing refused to take part in the proceedings.

Chinese energy insecurity risks war
Glaser 12 – Bonnie S. Glaser is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. (“Armed Clash in the South China Sea”, CFR, [], April, 2012) The risk of conflict in the //S// outh //C// hina //S// ea is significant. China, Taiwan AND would act to meet the common dangers in accordance with its constitutional processes."

That causes extinction
Lieven 12 – Anatol Lieven is a Professor in the War Studies Department at King’s College in London. He is a Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation in Washington. (“Avoiding US-China War”, New York Times, June 12, 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/13/opinion/avoiding-a-us-china-war.html) Relations between the U nited S tates and China are on a course that may one day AND — for example in Washington’s neglect of the crumbling states of Central America.

China is seeking LNG imports
Zhu and Sethuraman 12 (Bloomberg reporters (Winnie AND Dinakar, “China’s Easing Grip on Gas Opening Door to North America Exports,” 6/4/12, []) Chinese consumers may buy natural gas at more than five times current U.S AND  and rise fourfold to 50 million tons by 2020, according to Bernstein.

US Exports solve
Stone 11 – Matt Stone is an Energy Consultant, US Foreign Policy Analyst, and Junior Associate at McKinsey & Company. (“Natural Gas”, The Diplomat, [], February 15, 2011) In the space of just a couple of years, natural gas has become the AND meanwhile, China has husbanded its resources and influence to achieve advantageous deals.

Russia will continue its domination of the European continent
Miller 14 — assistant professor of international-security studies at the National Defense University. political scientist in the National Security Research Division at the RAND Corporation. He served as Director for Afghanistan and Pakistan on the National Security Council staff from 2007 through September 2009. Holds a Ph.D. in international relations and a B.A. in government from Georgetown University, and a master's in public policy from Harvard University (Paul, Crimea Proves that Great Power Rivalry Never Left Us, March 21st, [], chm) How should the United States respond to Russia's annexation of Crimea? That depends on AND , but old to most of the rest of the world -- quickly.

They’re using LNG as a geopolitical tool to bring Europe to its knees
Lin 09 – Dr. Christina Y. Lin is a researcher with Jane’s Information Group in Surrey, England and the former director for China Affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense.. ([], February 11, 2009) After the end of the Cold War and a period of Perestroika, the post AND well as alternative geographic suppliers from West Africa, Canada, and elsewhere.

Nuclear War
Kokoshin 7— Management Board Member, Institute of Contemporary Development, Dean of the Faculty of World Politics at Moscow State University.State Duma Deputy and deputy head of the United Russia faction in the State Duma, holds a post-graduate degree from the Institute of the United States and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a Ph. D. in History and is an associate member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. From 1992 to 1997, he served as Deputy Minister of Defense; 1997-1998 – State Military Inspector, Secretary of the Defense Council, Secretary of the Security Council; 1998-1999 – acting Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Mr. Kokoshin is President of the Russian Association of Innovative Development. (Andrei, Nuclear Conflict in the Twenty-first Century, [], chm) The 1990s demonstrated that //Russian-U.S. relations are not immune to// //AND// a serious (perhaps even nuclear) conflict with Russia and its allies.

US Exports solve
Ratner et al 12 – Michael Ratner is a specialist in energy policy. Paul Belkin is an analyst in European affairs. Jim Nichol is a specialist in Russian and Eurasian affairs. Steven Woehrel is a specialist in European Affairs. (“Europe’s Energy Security: Options and Challenges to Natural Gas Supply Diversification”, Congressional Research Service, [], March 13, 2012) The 27 member-state European Union ( EU) has been a growing natural AND gas giant Gazprom, have adamantly defended oil-indexed natural gas prices.

Plan solves—natural gas is key to export competitiveness
Bass and Pickering 12 – Richard Bass is a Director in Navigant’s Energy Practice in London and has provided strategic advice and transaction support to his clients in the energy industry for over twelve years. Projects have covered oil, gas and renewable resources, the commercial feasibility of developing an LNG receiving terminal and negotiation support on an independent power project. Gordon Pickering is a Director in the energy practice, with over 28 years of energy marketing and consulting experience in the wholesale natural gas and power industries in the United States and Canada. (“The U.S. Has A Natural Gas Glut; Why Exporting It As LNG Is A Good Idea”, Forbes,[], June 13, 2012) The emergence of shale gas has caused natural gas prices in North America to drop AND to trade at a sizable discount to oil on an energy equivalent basis.

Perception of inadequate supply is blocking exports
Ebinger et al 12 – Charles Ebinger is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Energy Security Initiative at the Brookings Institute. Kevin Massy is an Assistant Director of the Energy Security Initiative at the Brookings Institute. Govinda Avasarala is a Senior Research Assistant in the Energy Security Initiative at the Brookings Institute. (“Liquid Markets: Assessing the Case for U.S. Exports of Liquefied Natural Gas”, Brookings Institute, Policy Brief 12-01, http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2012/5/02%20lng%20exports%20ebinger/0502_lng_exports_ebinger.pdf) For an increase in U.S. exports of LNG to be considered feasible AND concern, owing to the continued rapid improvement in technologies and production processes.

=Thus, the plan:=

The United States federal government should make available leases for natural gas development in the Outer Continental Shelf in the United States.
=Solvency=

Absent DOI leasing, congressional restrictions and barriers destroy investment
Lieberman, 8 Ben Lieberman is a senior policy analyst for Energy and Environment for the Heritage Foundation. (“Listing the Offshore Drilling Ban: A Positive Step in the Fight against High Energy Prices”, The Heritage Foundation, [], July 14, 2008) Washington must do something about the increasing price of gasoline, now topping $4 AND them back. Thus far, none of these efforts has been successful.

Plan solves investor confidence
Griles 03 – Lisa Griles is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior. (“Energy Production on Federal Lands”, hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources) Mr. GRILES. America’s public lands have an abundant opportunity for exploration and development AND from and buy, //so they can have certainty about where to go//.

Restrictions crush predictability and timing of projects – plan solves
Hagerty 10 – Curry L. Hagerty is a Specialist in Energy and Natural Resources Policy at the Congressional Research Service. (“Outer Continental Shelf Moratoria on Oil and Gas Development”, [], June 15, 2010) One legacy of congressional moratoria is their impact on the timing of possible OCS development AND were defensible in the absence of more permanent alternatives for similar leasing prohibitions.

Obama's recent announcement is only about natural gas searches -- the plan is key to actual development
HC 7-18 (Houston Chronicle, “Seismic rift: Obama splits with environmentalists on Atlantic oil exploration,” 7/18/14, http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Seismic-rift-Obama-splits-with-environmentalists-5631901.php) The Obama administration on Friday green-lighted a plan to allow the oil industry AND year. But conservationists have threatened legal action, potentially slowing the timeline.

85% of gas is off limits now
Luthi, 11/9/12 [Luthi is the president of the National Ocean Industry Association, representing more than 275 companies engaged in all aspects of the exploration and production of both traditional and renewable energy resources on the nation’s outer continental shelf, “Let's find agreement on new offshore access”, http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-a-environment/267089-lets-find-agreement-on-new-offshore-access] Now that the election is (finally) behind us, President Obama has an AND is waiting for us there, because we’re not allowed to go look.

__Neg Strats__ Intra-Lab Tournament: Round 1 v Colesy and Gaby (OTEC) 1NC HTF Politics Navy CP (Readiness NB) Security K Russian Oil DA China #|Manufacturing DA

2NR China Manufacturing DA

Inter-Lab Tournament: Round 1 v Anthony and Kai (Aquaculture) 1NC China Aquaculture DA Security K Ex-Im Politics Florida PIC (Warming and BioD NB) NOAA Tradeoff DA Food Security and BioD turns on case

2NR Presumption on Ex-Im Politics

Inter-Lab Tournament: Round 3 v Quller and Laura (OSW) 1NC Ex-Im Politics Security K States CP Russian Oil T-Its China Coal

Practice Debate: Round 2 v Matt and Manu (Natural Gas) 1NC Courts CP Ex-Im Politics China Coal DA China Manufacturing DA Eco-Security K T-Its Heg Bad Warming Case Turns

2NR Heg Bad

Inter-Lab Tournament: Round 1 v Kristina and Jason (Seaborgs) 1NC T-Defend the Rez Abstraction Turn Cede the Political Turn Speaking for Others Turn #|Ballot Commodification Turn

2NR T-Defend the Rez