debates

Debating biodiversity

Debate among conservatives --Ronald Bailey, Lynne Kiesling & Fred L. Smith. Reason (July 2008). "Carbon: Tax, Trade or Deregulate? (Something is going to be "done" about global warming, so what should it be?)"

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Should the US be doing more to address climate change? = Should Native people have first rights to river waters? =

Should there be criminal prosecution for corporate environmental crimes?

Should a wind energy project be developed in the Nantucket Sound?

The DDT Controversy

Middle School ANWR Debate

Should Indonesian farmers plant for palm oil?

Are biofuels sustainable? (film: //Fuel)//

Does the United States need to intensify economic growth?

Should US air quality standards be stricter?

Should the Sierra Club have kept Carl Pope?

Do the potential benefits of synthetic biology outweigh the potential risks?

Should the US stop all offshore oil drilling?

Do environmental regulations violate basic economic freedoms?

Should the world continue to rely on oil as a major source of energy?

Is increasing profits the only social responsibility of business? (Sustainability Problems)

Can comedy news enhance environmental and political literacy? (Sustainability Problems)

Is American Culture a Sustainability Problem? (Sustainability Problems)

Does blowing the whistle violate company loyalty?

Should the Precautionary Principle direct environmental policy?

Should we require labeling for genetically modifed foods?

Should the US support and comply with the European Union's regulatation of carbon emissions from airplanes?

Should college students be required to limit their carbon footprint?

Should the US respond to climate change through regulations, or the market?

Do market approaches have greater potential to reduce carbon emission than regulatory approaches? http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=701 (junior debate)

Should the ban on exploiting resources in Antarctica be maintained? http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=251 (junior debate)

Should the USA pursue the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate as a response to climate change concerns rather than working through the UN? http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=418 (junior debate)

Should comprehensive food labeling be mandatory?

Should drilling in ANWR be allowed? (film: //Oil and Ice//) Should the US expand deepwater offshore drilling? Should the U.S. extend investment in natural gas? (film: //Gasland//) Should the U.S. revitalize nuclear power? (film: //Nuclear Power: The Issues//) Should the U.S. require cars and truck to be more fuel efficient? (?film: //Car of the Future//) Can wind power get up to speed? How hot is solar energy? Should the US deindustrialize its food system?
 * //Environment and Politics//**

//**Sustainability Debates**// Is the economic development of developing countries more important than protecting the environment? http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=648 (junior debate)

Does the United States need to intensify economic growth? Should we reject the "American" way of life? (with //Affluenza//, and film on China) http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=426 (junior debate)

Do environmental regulations violate basic economic freedoms?

Is China greening? (film on American culture in China)

Can and should the US shift to organic farming? (film: //Fresh//)

Should US air quality standards be stricter?

Should college students be required to limit their carbon footprint?

//**Sustainable Pathways**// Can Walgreens go green? (Walmart's sustainability film)

//**Sustainability Education**// Should (IPCC) climate science be taught in U.S. high schools?

Should we reject the "American" way of life? (with //Affluenza//, and film on China) http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=426 (junior debate)
 * //Middle School Debates?//**

Is the economic development of developing countries more important than protecting the environment? http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=648 (junior debate)

Should drilling in ANWR be allowed? (film: //Oil and Ice//)