West+Bloomfield+-+Organic+Agriculture+Aff

//"Since 1980, no other - than in previous years."//
 * Inherency**
 * 1. The increases in prices for petroleum, seeds, and pesticides are currently driving up non-organic farming costs.**
 * Sampson ’06** //(Bob, 07/14/2006 “Fuel not solely to blame for rising farm production costs”, http://[|http://www.agriculture.com/ag/story....&catref=ag1001])

//** 2. The current practice of non-organic farming w/ GMO’s have led to the development of harmful monocultures ** “Increasing yields to parent - genetic material available for future breeding.”
 * Thompson ’07**// (7/17/07, professor of political economy at Northern Arizona University, Africa: Green Revolution or Rainbow Evolution?,http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/4398)//

“Currently, most government - that promotes food independence.”
 * Adv. 1 Hunger**
 * 1. Current methods of solving world hunger are actually worsening the crisis**
 * Kimbrell ’02** //(Andrew Kimbrell, 2002, “The Fatal Harvest Reader”, The Foundation for Deep Ecology, Ed. The Island Press)//

“Today, more than 842 million - danger in the days to come.”
 * 2. Foods security outweighs all other impacts – it makes every impact inevitable**
 * Trudell ’05** //(Robert H., Fall, Food Security Emergencies And The Power Of Eminent Domain: A Domestic Legal Tool To Treat A Global Problem, 33 Syracuse J. Int'l L. & Com. 277, Lexis)//

“The industrialized and newly - to the necessary responsible action.”
 * 3. We have an ethical obligation to avoid delay, and our model will spread**
 * Kern** ‘**02** //(Manfred, African Journal of Food & Nutritional Sciences (now African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development), Vol. 2, No. 2, July, 2002 http://www.bioline.org.br/request?nd02012)//////


 * 4. Hunger is an underlying cause of conflicts. Failing to solve will mean war**
 * Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ‘02** (MULTI STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE: Food, Security, Justice and Peace,” 2002 pg.[|http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsummit/m....htm#P43_14217]) “Nowadays, the boundaries of moral - in immediate post-conflict situations.”

“ANN ARBOR, Mich.—‘Organic farming can yield up to three - into production.’”
 * 5. Organic farming can solve, it has the potential to double or triple yields worldwide**
 * Bailey ‘07,** (Laura Bailey, U of Michigan News Service, July 10, p. Inet) **[|http://www.ns.umich.edu/htdocs/relea...ry.php?id=5936]**

//“Probably the most serious - are very close (Genetic Engineering Superviruses).”
 * Adv. 2 Disease**
 * 1. Use of GMO’s pave the way for deadly super-viruses**
 * Arnold ’03**// (Dr. Bill Arnold, University of Minnesota, Spring 2003, [|www.ce.umn.edu/classes/spring03/ce3501/] GMO.pdf)

//“Other health specialists fear - unsupported by scientific evidence.”
 * 2. These diseases can’t be stopped – GMO’s cause antibody resistance**
 * JoDene ’03**// (Kim JoDene Donat, JD/MPP @ UMinn, Minn. Journal of Global Trade, Summer 2003, 12 Minn. J. Global Trade 417, ln)

“Although globalization has transformed - halt the spread of devastating diseases.”
 * 3. These diseases will mutate quickly and spread worldwide**
 * UDaily 06** [(U.S. can help halt spread of diseases, Africa expert says,” 2:51 p.m., March 23, 2006, pg.[|http://www.udel.edu/PR/UDaily/2006/m...bal032306.html]) 2:51 p.m., March 23, 2006

//“ A catastrophic disease event is - poor defenses and countermeasures, and consequence.”
 * 4. Even conservative estimates conclude that a global epidemic will kill over 100 million people. No other threat compares in liklihood and lethality**
 * Falkenrath** **‘06**// [Richard A. Falkenrath, Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Policy, Former Plans within the Office of Homeland Security, and Former Director for Proliferation Strategy on the National Security Council, “PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICAL PREPAREDNESS,” Committee on Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, CQ Congressional Testimony, March 16, 2006 Thursday, pg. l/n)

//“There are two ways in which - scaled up from the household to the group level.”
 * 5. And we have increased probability because malnutrition can cause a spike in epidemics of communicable diseases**
 * Devereux** **‘01**// [STEPHEN DEVEREUX, “Sen’s Entitlement Approach: Critiques and Counter-critiques,” Oxford Development Studies, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2001)

//“Biotechnology threatens to exacerbate - farmers in the future.”
 * Adv. 3 Biodiversity**
 * 1. GMO monocultures threatens agricultural diversity**
 * Altieri ’00**// (Miguel A. Altieri, Agroecology prof @ Berkeley, Foreign Policy, June 22, 2000, “Poor farmers won’t reap the benefits,”)

“While many may ponder - half their harvest and many of their farmers.” **3. Pesticide runoff causes excessive algae growth creating dead spots that massively affects ocean bio-diversity** // “According to the researchers - use is predicted to double or triple over the next 50 years."
 * 2. Agricultural genetic diversity is especially key to check extinction**
 * Fowler and Mooney ’90**// (Cary Fowler and Pat Mooney, Rural Advancement Fund Int’l, 1990, Shattering, p. ix//)
 * Schwartz ’05 **//**(Mark, March 10th 2005, “Ocean ecosystems plagued by agricultural runoff”, Stanford News Service, )**

//“To accept that the snail - may be edging closer to the abyss”
 * 4. And, loss of ocean biodiversity causes extinction.**
 * Diner** **‘****94**// (David, Ph.D., Planetary Science and Geology, "The Army and the Endangered Species Act: Who's Endangering Whom?," Military Law Review, 143 Mil. L. Rev. 161)

Chen ‘0****0**//(Jim, Professor of Law at the U of Minnesota, Minnesota Journal of Global Trade Winter 2000, pg. 211) //“The value of endangered - perhaps a hundred million.” Devall ’01// (Bill Devall, consultant to the Foundation for Deep Ecology in San Francisco and Professor Emeritus in Sociology at Humboldt State University, “The Deep, Long-Range Ecology Movement, 1960-2000__A Review,” Ethics & the Environment 6.1 (2001) 18-41.) //“Naess himself says he - implement projects with tribal and First Nation peoples.”
 * 5. Biodiversity loss outweighs nuclear war, economic collapse, and tyranny
 * 6. Each realization is critical, one step at a time – the movement can build on today to create a more sustainable future**

//“Crop yields improved - It's the social result as well.” “Despite adequate global - proven sustainable agricultural practices.”
 * Thus Our Plan Text:**
 * The United States Federal Government should substantially increase incentives for solar and biomass alternative energies within the United States by subsidizing organic farming excluding the use of genetically engineered crops to the extent of keeping food prices at competitive prices. Funding and Enforcement guaranteed through normal means.**
 * Solvency**
 * 1. Subsidies are necessary to support the jump to organic agriculture**
 * Digitale ’08**// (Erin Digitale, June 4th 2008, “Big Farms can make the leap to Organic Farming, Study Suggests”, mongabay.com, )
 * 2. Organic agriculture can solve for pesticides, and biodiversity**
 * National Food Security Assembly ‘05**// (September 30 – October 2. Ryerson University. search.ryerson.ca. 37) //“Organic agriculture has the potential - and quality seed production.”
 * 3. Organic Agriculture Best Solves Hunger**
 * Ching ’03**// (Lim Li Ching, Deputy Editor of Science in Society with B.Sc. in Ecology (1st Class Honours) at Lancaster University UK, Winter 2003, “Organic Agriculture Fights Back”, The Institute of Science in Society, http://www.greens.org/s-r/30/30-15.html, Accessed 7/11/07)//

__2AC v. Chelsea @ Groves__ T-AE = wind and solar and biomass, we use biomass Spending--N/U bail out and recession now. spending helps econ, energy = expensive, spending inevitable Chinese Growth--oil prices decreasing, no brink, china wont go to war EPA--N/L subsides not regulated, hurricane = tism, case o/w ITER--N/L, plan = bottom of docket, case o/w, food = root cause, systemtic impact, bio-d o/w T-Positive--subsides = positive.