Resources for POL 321 Debates 1-3
Debate 1
"What is to be done about global warming?"
NB: search terms such as "global climate change" in addition to "global warming"
Bush Administration
"Global Warming: The Origin and Nature of the Alleged Scientific Consensus" (Cato)
FAQ about Global Warming (Heritage Foundation)
Environment in Focus (White House)
European Union
Tackling Climate Change (European Union)
"Global Warming Fight Threatens E.U. Summit" (International Herald Tribune)
China
China's National Action Plan on Climate Change
Cleaner Production (Pollution Prevention) in China
BBC story on China's new environmental policy
Mongabay article on China's environmental policies
Forbes.com article on global warming disasters in China
IPCC
Debate 2
"Nuclear energy has more advantages than drawbacks and thus should be an imprtant energy source for the U.S. as well as for the rest of th world."
FAQ on Nuclear Energy (Stanford University)
Virtual Nuclear Tourist (includes diagrams of nuclear power plants, etc.)
Nuclear & Radiation Engineering Program Resources Page (University of Texas)
PRO
"Going Nuclear: a Green Makes the Case" (Washington Post)
List of pro-nuclear sites & government agencies (PBS's Frontline)
CON
List of anti-nuclear sites (PBS's Frontline)
Debate 3
"The U.S. government should launch a major effort, comparable to the Marshall Plan or the Apollo Moon project, to make the U.S. independent of foreign energy sources within the next two decades."
Possible Search Terms
energy independence, alternative energy, alternative fuels, renewable resources, energy policy, energy development, foreign oil
Reference and Book Resources
Foreign oil dependence, edited by James Haley. Presents topic as a series of yes/no debates. REF HD9566 .F67 2004
Energy independence: hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, on discussing the goal of energy independence, March 7, 2006. Gov Doc Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG.109-412
Energy outlook 2006: hearing before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, to discuss the Energy Information Administration’s 2006 annual energy outlook on trends and issues affecting the United States’ energy market, February 16, 2006. Gov Doc Y 4.EN 2:S.HRG.109-362
Books available through I-Share (request using your ID's14 digit barcode number)
Alternative energy : political, economic, and social feasibility, by Christopher A. Simon
Lives per gallon : the true cost of our oil addiction, by Terry Tamminen
Additional Journals and Articles
"Pump Dreams: Is Energy Independence an Impossible Dream?" by John Cassidy. New Yorker October 11, 2004
Websites and Blogs
Conservative:
Energy Security (from the White House)
Progressive/Environmentall:
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
EcoGeek: Technology for the Environment
The Oil Drum: Discussions about Energy and Our Future