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=Plan Text=
 * The United States Federal Government should provide renewable energy assistance to Mexico through the Border Environmental Cooperation Commission. **

=Relations=

Energy cooperation is key to a SUSTAINABLE partnership – boosts regional economy, solves Mexican violence and reverses Latin anti-US sentiment
****Reyes 13****  – JD, member of the USA Today Board of Contributors (Raul, April, "Opinion: President Obama has the chance to improve US/Mexico relations," http://nbclatino.com/2013/04/29/opinion-president-obama-has-the-chance-to-improve-usmexico-relations/)//BB Obama will arrive in Mexico with good and bad news. On the positive side AND foreign policy with Mexico based on its potential, not on its problems.

Thinking BEYOND security is key – energy cooperation overcomes alternate impediments and creates a resilient partnership
****Miller and DeLeon 9****  - *Stephanie, consultant on U.S.-Latin America relations and was formerly the Research Associate for the Americas Project on the National Security Team. Born in Venezuela with family from Colombia, Miller earned her degree from Duke University in International Comparative Studies with a focus on Latin America. She currently lives in Bogotá, Colombia, **Rudy, Senior Vice President of National Security and International Policy at American Progress ("Transcending the Rio Grande," http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/04/pdf/mexico.pdf)//BB The U.S.-Mexico relationship is ready for renewed collaboration on a range AND the United States~’ most important and strategic allies in ¶ the hemisphere.

SEQUENCING is vital – CLIMATE cooperation FIRST spills over to the rest of relations
****Donnelly 10****  – Program Associate, Mexico Institute @ Wilson Center (Robert, "U.S.-Mexico Cooperation on Renewable Energy: Building a Green Agenda," http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/us-mexico-cooperation-renewable-energy-building-green-agenda)//BB Discussant Johanna Mendelson Forman stressed the linkages connecting climate change, energy, and economic AND S. companies suffer from a lack of adequate export-import financing.

US-Mexico climate cooperation prevents Latin skirmishes from escalating to war
****Barry 13****  – senior policy analyst at the Center for International Policy, where he directs the TransBorder project, he specializes in immigration policy, homeland security, border security and the outsourcing of national security, has authored or co-authored more than twenty books on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, food aid, the United Nations, free trade and U.S. foreign policy (Tom, "Changing Perspectives on US-Mexico Relations," http://truth-out.org/news/item/16221-changing-perspectives-on-us-mexico-relations)//BB It~’s unfortunate that the two presidents chose to hold their May 2-3 summit AND and part of the larger North American community with shared interests and responsibilities.

Latin American wars go global—leads to power grabs after US retrenchment
****Rochin 94**** –Professor of Political Science (James, Professor of Political Science at Okanagan University College, Discovering the Americas: the evolution of Canadian foreign policy towards Latin America, pp. 130-131)//BB While there were economic motivations for Canadian policy in Central America, security considerations were AND , such as Contadora, as will be discussed in the next chapter.

Relations solve border terrorism and drug networks
****Storrs 6**** <span style="font-family: 宋体;"> (K. Larry Storrs, Specialist in Latin American Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division of CRS, 1/18/2006 "Mexico~’s Importance and Multiple Relationships with the United States", [])//JG Sharing a 2,000-mile border and extensive interconnections through the Gulf of AND , and border, terrorism,¶ health, environment, and energy issues.

The impact is an attack on US soil
<span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 17.33px;">****McCaul 12**** <span style="font-family: 宋体;"> – JD @ St. Mary~’s, former federal prosecutor <span style="font-family: 宋体;">(Michael, "A LINE IN THE SAND: COUNTERING CRIME, VIOLENCE AND TERROR AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER," UNITED STATES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, Lexis)//BB Terrorism remains a serious threat to the security of the United States. The Congressional AND on U.S. soil ¶ into a weapon of mass destruction.

This leads to nuclear war—US would place the blame on other countries for the attack
<span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 17.33px;">****Ayson 10**** <span style="font-family: 宋体;"> - Professor of Strategic Studies and Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand at the Victoria University of Wellington <span style="font-family: 宋体;">(Robert, "After a Terrorist Nuclear Attack: Envisaging Catalytic Effects," Studies in Conflict %26 Terrorism, 33.7, InformaWorld)//BB But these two nuclear worlds—a non-state actor nuclear attack and a AND be admitted that any preemption would probably still meet with a devastating response.

=Economy=

Independently, a US economic crisis is coming
<span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 17.33px;">****DeLong 13**** <span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 16px;">- Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Visiting Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation (J. Bradford, "The Second Great Depression: Why the Economic Crisis is Worse Than You Think", July/August 2013 Foreign Affairs)//Beddow Despite its many virtues, however, the book paints an overly optimistic portrait of AND States is likely to suffer another major economic crisis in the years ahead.

Competiveness is declining and that damages the economy
****Atkinson 12**** – president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, former member of the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, Vice President of the Progressive Policy Institute, director of its Technology and New Economy Project (Robert, "Does the U.S. Economy Compete with Other Economies?", 10/22/12; < http://www.innovationfiles.org/does-the-u-s-economy-compete-with-other-economies/>)//Beddow As we argue in our book "Innovation Economics: the Race for Global Advantage AND wage growth and higher unemployment rates. Just what America is facing today.

Latin energy connectivity is key to growth
<span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 17.33px;">****Noriega and Cardenas 12**** <span style="font-family: 宋体;"> – *Former US State Dept Official, ** director with Vision Americas <span style="font-family: 宋体;">("An action plan for US policy in the Americas," December, http://www.aei.org/outlook/foreign-and-defense-policy/regional/latin-america/an-action-plan-for-us-policy-in-the-americas/)//BB <span style="font-family: 宋体;">Key points in this Outlook: America~’s economic crisis and threats to US security have undermined its traditional global-leadership AND its own hemisphere. A prosperous hemisphere means a more prosperous United States.

<span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 17.33px;">****Wood 10**** <span style="font-family: 宋体;"> – PhD in Political Studies @ Queen~’s, Professor @ ITAM in Mexico City <span style="font-family: 宋体;">(Duncan, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, http://www.statealliancepartnership.org/resources_files/USMexico_Cooperation_Renewable_Energies.pdf)//BB The need for integration of North American renewable energy markets is real and immediate. AND relatively low-cost supply from its wind energy farms in the north.
 * Renewable integration key to meet US energy demands **

US growth solves great power war
<span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 17.33px;">****Khalilzad 11**** <span style="font-family: 宋体;"> – PhD, Former Professor of Political Science @ Columbia, Former ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan <span style="font-family: 宋体;">(Zalmay Khalilzad was the United States ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, and the United Nations during the presidency of George W. Bush and the director of policy planning at the Defense Department from 1990 to 1992. "The Economy and National Security" Feb 8 http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/259024/economy-and-national-security-zalmay-khalilzad)//BB Today, economic and fiscal trends pose the most severe long-term threat to AND , hostile states would be emboldened to make aggressive moves in their regions.

These wars go nuclear because of resource wars and proliferation
****Harris and Burrows 9**** - *Mathew, PhD European History @ Cambridge, counselor in the National Intelligence Council (NIC), **Jennifer, a member of the NIC~’s Long Range Analysis Unit <span style="font-family: 宋体;">("Revisiting the Future: Geopolitical Effects of the Financial Crisis" [])//BB Increased Potential for Global Conflict Of course, the report encompasses more than economics and indeed believes the future is AND within and between states in a more dog-eat-dog world.

Mexican economy~’s low
<span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 17.33px;">****Focus Economics 6/19**** <span style="font-family: 宋体;"> (6/19/13, "Economic growth slows down markedly in first quarter", http://www.focus-economics.com/en/economy/news/Mexico-GDP_Type-Economic_growth_slows_down_markedly_in_first_quarter-2013-06-19)//lm (the country being described is Mexico) In the first quarter, GDP increased 0.8% over the same quarter AND year, the panel expects growth to pick up to 4.0%.

Mexico needs an energy transition to avoid economic collapse
<span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 17.33px;">****Villarreal 12 **** <span style="font-family: 宋体;">(M. Angeles Villarreal, Specialist in International Trade and Finance, 8/9/12, "U.S.-Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications", Congressional Research Service, []) Mexico~’s long-term economic recovery and stability partially depend upon what happens in the AND that they do little to help the company address its major challenges.42

Recessions lock nations in a self-reinforcing death spiral to war.
****Conceição and Kim 10**** – Director of the Office of Development Studies at UNPD, assistant professor at the Technical University of Lisbon, degrees in Physics and Economics from the Technical University of Lisbon and PhD in Public Policy from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin / Office of Development Studies UNDP (Pedro and Namsuk, "The Economic Crisis, Violent Conflict, and Human Development", International Journal of Peace Studies, V.15 No. 1, Spring/Summer 2010; [])//Beddow The unfolding global economic crisis is expected to bring the world economy into recession in AND on the relations hip between economic shocks as drivers of conflict is mixed.

Mexican prosperity is key to the US economy – consumption.
****O~’Neill 1/14** <span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 16px;">– Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies, contributor to the Council on Foreign Relations and the Wilson Institute (Shannon K., "U.S. Depends on Mexico for Exports", 1/14/13; [])//Beddow Surprising to many Americans is the importance of the United States~’ trade with Mexico. AND opportunity and security—for U.S. companies and workers alike.

=Solvency=
 * Finally – solvency **

US financing and expertise is key
<span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 17.33px;">**Wood 10** <span style="font-family: 宋体;"> – PhD in Political Studies @ Queen~’s, Professor @ ITAM in Mexico City <span style="font-family: 宋体;">(Duncan, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, http://www.statealliancepartnership.org/resources_files/USMexico_Cooperation_Renewable_Energies.pdf)//BB Over the last 15 years, contributions by United States government agencies to the development AND sector as it is currently¶ comparatively stagnated due to lack of funds.

Mexico supports investment
<span style="font-family: 宋体; font-size: 17.33px;">**World Energy 8 ** <span style="font-family: 宋体;">(Allan T. Marks, "Mexico Offers Diverse Opportunities for Investment in Renewable Energy", http://sitemaker.umich.edu/ipe2012/files/0208_mexico_offers_diverse_opportunities_world_energy.pdf)//lm Investors seeking opportunities in renewable energy¶ outside the United States should consider our¶ AND government¶ to look favorably on foreign investment in renewable¶ energy projects.