Debate: U.S. Energy Policy Regarding Coal, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Solar Power, & Wind Power

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2012-2013 Topic: Resolved: The College Debate Community Should Debate Energy

                                (Topic Proposal Paper for the 2012-2013 CEDA Topic Controversy Ballot) 

2010-2011 Topic: Immigration Controversy Paper Proposal

2009 Topic: Reforming U.S. Agricultural Policy

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Government Information:   

 

U.S. Federal Government

 

 

 


  


 

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Think Tanks:

 

Conservative and Libertarian

Liberal

Others

 

 

News Sources:

 

World News Connection  an online news service, that offers international news and information.

LexisNexis Academic Full-text articles from newspapers, magazines, and selected journals.

Factiva  contains articles  on business and news and companies worldwide.

Drudge Report  a news aggregation website.

Z-Magazine (zmag)  an independent monthly magazine focusing on political, cultural, social and economic life in the U.S.

  

 

 

Facts and Statistics:

 

 

Total Energy - Annual Energy Review: Primary Energy Production by Source, 2005-2010

(Date source: Energy Information Administration http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/showtext.cfm?t=ptb0102)

 


Fossil Fuels (Quadrillion Btu)

Year

Coal

Natural Gas (Dry)

Crude Oil

2005

23.185

18.556

10.963

2006

23.790

19.022

10.801

2007

23.493

19.825

10.721

2008

23.851

20.703

10.509

2009

21.627

21.095

11.348

2010

22.077

22.095

11.699

 

 

Renewable Energy (Quadrillion Btu)

Year

Hydro-electric Power

Solar Power

Wind Power

2005

2.703

.063

.178

2006

2.869

.068

.264

2007

2.446

.076

.341

2008

2.511

.089

.546

2009

2.669

.098

.721

2010

2.509

.109

.924

 

 

Nuclear Power (Quadrillion Btu)

Year

Nuclear Electric Power

2005

8.161

2006

8.215

2007

8.455

2008

8.427

2009

8.356

2010

8.441

Reference Books:

 

Annual Energy Outlook 2012 with

    Projection to 2035

 

World Energy Outlook

     (2006-2012) 

 

Energy Technology Perspectives -

    Pathways to a Clean Energy

    System

 

Energy Perspective, 1949-2010

    (Date in Excel File)

 

Total Energy:

    Annual Energy Review,

    1949- 2010


    


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Background Documents on U.S. Energy Policy:

 

Energy Independence and

    Security Act of 2007

 

* Presidential Executive

   Order 13514: Federal

   Leadership in  

   Environment, Energy and

   Economic Performance



 

 

 

 

 


 

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