Centennial Koo-Park
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1AC Asian American Moment
1AC Asian American Moment - NEW ADVOCACY STATEMENT
1AC EEZ Leasing
Plan – The United States Federal Government should increase its oil and natural gas activity in its Exclusive Economic Zone by directing the Department of Interior to implement performance based Outer Continental Shelf management planning.
1AC – Environment
Contention 1 – Environment
Post-Deepwater Horizon regulations are still insufficient – this makes oil spills inevitable – stronger regulations and enforcement are necessary
Cranor 12 04/17/12, Dustin Cranor brings an array of public relations and communications experience to Oceana. His expertise in media relations and strategic communications has assisted a wide variety of corporations, associations and non-profit organizations. He has spearheaded the PR efforts for a number of Oceana’s campaigns, including its global effort to stop overfishing subsidies. Today, Cranor oversees all communications for Oceana’s North American campaigns such as climate and energy, seafood fraud, fisheries subsidies and responsible fishing, which includes sharks, corals and sea turtles. “US Fails to Improve Offshore Drilling Regulation and Safety,” Oceana, http://oceana.org/en/news-media/press-center/press-releases/us-fails-to-improve-offshore-drilling-regulation-and-safety
To commemorate the second anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, international ocean conservation
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a matter of whether there will be another oil spill, but when.”
Despite some regulations, it still does not solve—regulations writ large are prescriptive, not performance based – only performance based regulations solve biodiversity
Shapiro 13 May 2013. Stuart Shapiro is a Ph.D. and Associate Professor and Director for the Public Policy Program at Rutgers University. “Analysis of the Federal Oil and Gas Regulatory Landscape: A Report Prepared for the Occupational Safety And Health