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Peak Oil Advantage – 1NC Frontline
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Peak Oil Advantage – 1NC FrontlineStatus quo alt energy. Steven Schafersman, petroleum geologist, “Be Scared; Be Very Scared,”10/10/02, www.freeinquiry.com/skeptic/badgeology/energy/commentary.htm Now we come to alternative and renewable energy sources--wind, solar, biomass fuels, etc.--and modern energy technologies--hybrid gasoline/electrical engines, hydrogen fuel cells, etc.--that are slowly but steadily increasing their importance in the energy mix of our country. Yes, these are proportionately small now, but they are increasing faster than most people are aware. In fact, they are increasing so rapidly that many energy experts believe that they will significantly supplant fossil fuels in specific circumstances in the coming decade. The unit energy per cost factor of these alternative and renewable energy sources already equals coal and will soon equal petroleum in many cases. Once again, a decline in oil availability would not significantly affect total energy availability, as other energy sources replace the use of oil. This will happen naturally now, even before there is a decline in oil availability, since the alternative energy sources are cleaner and potentially less expensive. In fact, they would be less expensive now if they were given the appropriate tax credits due them (or fossil fuels--especially coal and crude oil--were taxed at higher than present rates) under a credible, rational, and coherent national energy policy. At this point we can add future new nuclear energy to the mix, since I have long believed that nuclear power will make a comeback. This will surely be an unhappy event for many anti-nuclear activists, but ultimately a welcome event if it can be accomplished safely and helps to end our national addiction to fossil fuels. Peak Oil Advantage – 1NC FrontlineCoal Peter R. Odell, Proessor Emeritus of International Energy Studies @ Erasmus University, “Why Carbon Fuels Will Dominate the 21st Century’s Global Energy Economy,” 2004, p. xix 
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