Environment Debate Topics — page 6

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• Piranhas and Vultures are very dangerous animals and has been human kinds natural enemy since the beginning of Earth. All though many animals of many different kinds attack us humans all the time, Piranhas and vultures seem to dangerous and useless to be able to live.…

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• Whether or not it is a political stunt is beside the point ( though I totally agree it is most likely probably 95% sure a political stunt lol ). It is about whether the program can successfully reduce pollution for the long run, which following logic it can/will if followed.…
• I agree on those points but it is that attitude that, ' he's not doing it so why should I " and " it only make a little difference why put in the effort " and " I don't want to be inconvenienced " is what has gotten a planet into such a crapper in the first place. If the Indian…

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• I concede to your argument :) Well Done :)
• However, if you take into consideration the amount of money that is spent by companies during the recycling process and the amount of energy required to make the transformation of these recycled products into new products. Regarding your point on global warming, we are…

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• Thanks, Con, for beginning this debate. We have a pretty small character limit per round, so without further adieu... Con begins by stating that he "doubts the probability" of overpopulation happening. Overpopulation is defined as filling with excess number of people, thereby…
• My opponent has been online in the last 3 days; in fact he was online 35 minutes ago (and I am posting this as soon as I saw that my opponent forfeited R3). Therefore we can assume that he concedes this debate, or at the very least, expresses bad conduct in not coming back for…

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• "Technically, only half of the planet would be roasted without CO2, while the other half is frozen, so I think we could both be right about that. Only half of the planet would be facing the sun at any given time. The atmosphere isn't actually thickening, though, it's the…
• For now, i drop most of the sources since its all coming from the same source. DEFENSE;*Slams desk* Actually, the CO2 is what keeps the heat in. It's called the greenhouse effect (1), the CO2 in the atmosphere is like the plastic wrap on microwaved leftovers. It lets the…

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• Ok, so I had an excessive amount of work to do and completely did not have time to post round two. Had my opponent extended arguments or done anything in his last speech he would have easily won the round. But since we both didn't do anything round two/part of round three, this…
• I will start off by giving a resolutional overview, give my case and address my opponents case. RESOLUTIONAL OVERVIEW. The resolution for this round is as following: Resolved: That Global Warming is a manmade problem. The pro burden in this round is clearly defined, show that…

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• Safety For your section about safety and saying that electric cars are dangerous on the road, well that can happen to any car. Most cars have the same chance of being hit and being dangerous. For example look at the car company Toyota, they had a recall on a few of their models…
• Environment Well yes but, another hazardous coming from gas powered cars is pollution. 1.7 billion tons of CO2 get released from the tail pipes into the atmosphere according to the Environmental Protection Agency. CO2 is a greenhouse gas that can effect on the environment by…

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• Rebuttal against my case: I would like to begin this round by obviously pointing out that my opponent had no time to actually rebut my case, but sort of make a case of his own, so for the time being, we can just extend my case across the flow. However, the solitary contention…
• Before continuing, I would like to point out that the ban on incandescent light bulbs refers to the clause in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 that bans incandescent light bulbs without a 25% increase in efficiency from production, importation, and marketing.…

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• You're right, that if it were shown that there can be no goal-directed action (toward slowing/revering global warming {GW}) that is likely to succeed, then my syllogism would fail. I think you must have noticed that I didn't propose a single action yet - and that's why you…
• Why didn't you post an argument? I thought I mentioned in the last round that you should just start (I obviously did), but hey it's your turn and you obviously know what you're doing (good job on the record by the way). As for the observations (or are they objections? For 1 &…

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• This is partially inspired by the wind generation in 10 years debate that recently finished. I will propose a solar panel farm to be built in 2021 as a private company, not as a "cover an entire state, or nation" but merely to serve a particular community. My model will likely…
• Well, another forfeit. Let this misery end.

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• I will keep this round brief because we are debating in circles and the same points keep arising. Con says it is unfair to argue the pipeline from the possibility of it being built in the future, and I think that statement is a fallacy. Merely due to the fact, the pipeline…
• The very first point I would like to point out is that Con never stated in the title or in any context before this debate that I may not argue this from a future perspective so I will continue to do so. He also states that I did not address any of issues directly which I…

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• Con stated "First off, Radioactivity and Cancer have nothing to do with weather, It's only environmental, Not natural". . . You sir have a lot of explaining to do. What's Environmental and what's not Natural. Please clarify.
• Given the increase in amount of Cancer cases reported by the National Cancer Institute. Radioactive levels should be included as part of News Broadcast Weather Report.

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• In the Seventies the United States reached "Peak Oil" Production. That incident resulted in the long gas lines of the seventies. We are now or has approached the "Peak Oil" production for the world supply of oil. As the sources, production and location of new oil diminishes the…
• My fellow American, In your rebuff of my argument you offer off-shore drilling as a solution. "That may be true, but what's stopping us from drilling off of our shores and in ANWR? It will not take 10 years, contrary to liberal talking points. Think I'm just pulling these stats…

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• detractors from MMGW man made global warming, who say it's not ssignificant, and only a hoax, usually rely on sun flares and volanoes. if you don't know what i'm tlaking about, then don't debate me. essential facts. one is that studies have shown that the sun cycles have…

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• No no, don't do that voters, Con's argument was atrocious- he had holes everywhere. I would argue that the whole "spill is likely" argument should land me the 3 points without me saying a word! And all the forfeit was was me letting Con vent, you don't interrupt a man when he's…
• *Yawn* Yea, me too.

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• I will first defend my case and then attack my opponents. Please note that in both cases, it may not necessarily be in the order my opponent lists his arguments, but in an order that I believe makes the most sense. I'll try to keep things clearly marked, but just be aware:…
• Government: Are you ready America? America: Aye-aye, government! Government (etc. ) I can't hear you. America: AYE-AYE GOVERNMENT! Government: Oh…what could kill our economy today? America: Oil dependency! Government: What do we need to solve for it? America: An alternative…

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• Due to over hunting, 100 years ago the United states had a deer population of only 500,000 approximately. Thanks to our conservation efforts (which were mainly pushed into law by lobbying from hunters) today the deer population in the United States is estimated at 25 million.…
• Over hunting has caused a few species to go extinct, this is true. However, habitat loss is the number one cause of extinction. Humans ARE the top predator in the food chain, and the only predators who are capable of studying and understanding their impact on game populations.…

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• With the ever mounting concerns surrounding the global warming crisis, it is in the best interest of humanity that the next leader of the free world prioritizes effective policy making to cope with this. Obviously, our current administration has been useless in this regard. It…
• Needless to say this was not a debate, and four rounds of time needed to elapse for it to end. It's about time.

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• Where can we go next?? don't know just kidding
• Mother Earth is like a giant living organism made of many closely interrelated components. These components are constantly interacting to provide and maintain the circumstances necessary for survival. The microcosm and macrocosm have to work in unison to support life. From the…

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• Technology is very much important for our life now.We use the output of science,technology in every sphere of our life to live better.But,on the other hand,technology is just distructive for our enviroment.

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• I'm arguing that deforestation is a bad thing.
• I see my opponent has not learned to specify his argument. you stated that "deforestation is good (at least to human)" but you see the argument is not "is deforestation bad for humans" it is just is deforestation is bad. so lets look at the facts shall we. economical:…

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• Climate change is most definitely real. 97% percent of the world's scientists agree on this, and its effects are already showing. It is most definitely real, and those who argue against it are actually people who make the energy that causes climate change. And if we don't…
• This will be a quick debate on whether or not (man-made) Climate Change exists.The debate structure will be as so: - Round1: Acceptance - Round 2: Main arguments - Round 3: RebuttalsThis means you can not reply to any claims during round 2 or provide any additional arguments in…

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• There is no longer any legitimate, scientific defense of growing GM crops for human consumption. The only people still clinging to the outmoded myth that "GMOs are safe" are scientific mercenaries with financial ties to Monsanto and the biotech industry.GMOs are an anti-human…
• Definitions as said by dictionary. com Illegal: forbidden by law or statute. Crops: the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered: the wheat crop. GMO: Genetically modified organism GMO is sick!

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• Because I wasn't imformed you accepted I am very sorry. Global Warming is very real. We have three rays (probably more.) that come down to earth one very weak one stays down here. Now more are being stuck in here because of a layer built up of non-renewable energy. So it is…
• The last time I tried doing this I made the time way to short I accidently took to long to post my answer and it said I had dropped out so lets do this again. I believe that we should take actions by slowly changing from non-renewable energy to renewable energy. To keep…

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• Hello, I will now finish off theawesomeguy2 and win the debate. BTW, that guy copied my name, and he's a friend, so yeah. For my rebuttal of his first point, he stated that fish are completely useless. Not true! Fish help the economy, they help animals and the Eco-system, they…
• Hello. For my next two points, my first point is that fish affect the food chain. Think about it. Without any fish what-so-ever, what will dolphins, shark, and just about 300 more animals eat? Fish are one of the most important species in the world. For my second point, fish…

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• Con has resigned from the debate he started.
• Thanks to Con for an interesting topic and timely debate. Every year 30,000 people in the United States die in automobile accidents. Autos pollutes and consume valuable resources. So shouldn't we ban automobiles immediately? No, of course we should not. The advantage of…

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• Second round is for contentions. Third round is for counter-arguments. Fourth round is for voters and clarification.
• He is the best opponent that I have faced. I will defend my case and then attack his. Argument 1: My opponent says that France as an example does notwork due to America having more resources and the three mile island incident. We import almost half of our oil. I would not call…

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• Sea level
• Many factors involved.

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• ...lame
• Forfeiting is unacceptable, if anyone else wants to do this debate with me, let me know.

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• Not all zoos can be sizes of savannas so they must rationalize the amount of space given to each animal. So you must understand if a leopard can't get 12-30 sq. miles of space. But, zoos do have to divide that space rationally." No, not all zoos can be sizes of savannas, that's…
• "it's a different experience when you see an animal up close. " From my own experiences I'm most often unable to see the animals. They are often either hiding from the noisy screaming people flashing pictures, or there home is so small they have to choice to sit there are be…

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• i agree
• This house believes that we should ban zoos on global scale as it has been proved that animals in captivity live for less time than animals in the wild. Some zoos are also trying to conserve the animal and help it to regain its numbers however keeping animals in captivity is…

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• Thanks for continuing this debate. I must apologise...I have only minutes until the deadline expires. I am afraid, therefore, I will not have time to post an argument that his contribution deserves. Suffice to say that, my opponent made a number of valid objections to the…
• I really appreciate the being given the opportunity to debate a subject that relates to my favourite interest in life – cars – and I thank Russia very much for the invitation. Now, to respond to each point in turn: 1 – My opponent made a semi-valid point that all alternative…

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• True. I do agree with this statement, But if everyone replaced these lead bullets with lead free bullets, Then they can eat happily. People can also use bow and arrows to shoot. Also, I didn't specify which kind of shooting, It could be bow and arrows, Crossbows, Missile…
• Fish taste good. People taste good. --What else tastes good? Bananas. We should shoot and eat fish. This tastes good. --CON MAY STARTRules:There are no rules :)

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• "Let's see what the Con side will say. " Let me just say that you are the con side, I am the pro side, "We should protect the environment because humanity is responsible for that. " are we though? Should the environment be placed over the well-being of the people? "We should…

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• Kirby Dance!!!
• You spelled win wrong. And by the way, I new I was going to win

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• Burden of ProofMy opponent takes the full burden of proof for claiming that drilling oil in ocean water and "carrying it" shouldn't be allowed.ArgumentCrude oil is used for a variety of incredibly useful things. Oil is converted to diesel fuel (petrodiesel), ethane (and other…
• Rebuttal"Well 1 good thing that may happen is it may stop the risk of pollution and million of animals dying"Keep in mind the massive negatives. We would have a shortage of this list of 144 items alone: http://www.ranken-energy.com...; "And ocean water and other water is used…

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• This is the final round of the debate, so I'm just going to go over some overarching themes and arguments as well as give my reasons for voting for me in this debate. Frauds and Poor methodology: Even with the provision of new evidence about China and South Korea in his…
• Methodology of surface station experiments: I'm not saying that my opponent's evidence is inherently faulty. He certainly brings up a good point. However, the conclusion that he comes up to doesn't make sense at all. The methodology of the United States is flawed, so every…

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• Thank you for your questions. I will focus on your question as to why earth hour is useless. Firstly, I recognize that Earth hour has good intentions in changing the attitudes of the people towards climate change. But those intentions are not actually realized. According to…
• Defintion of Terms Earth Hour is a worldwide event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and held towards the end of March annually, encouraging households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour to raise awareness about the need to take…

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• Thanks for accepting.l. Healthl.A. Kidney stonesA vegetarian diet reduces the percent chance of developing kidney stones. Kidney stones are most frequently caused by too much calcium oxalate or uric acid in the urine. Animal protein (including meats, shellfish, eggs etc.) have…
• Rules: 1. Polite conduct at all times 2. A picture or cartoon with every argument (just to be entertaining :D ) I will be arguing that people should eat a lot less meat or become vegetarian, Con will be arguing that meat is beneficial to the human diet. .. .

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• *sigh* Oh well.
• Don't start debates you don't intend to finish.

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• Breeding white tigers has no conservation value
• Nearly all White Tigers born in captivity are born with birth defects...

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• now con resorts to making up facts about the beliefs of scientists. 98% of scientists agree with me. if 98% of engineers said a bridge was unsafe, would you want to travel down it?
• we each have directly contradictory facts. my sources are reliable. yours are scattershot. plus 98% of scientists agree with me. if 98% of engineers said a bridge was unsafe, would you want to travel down it?

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• What do you mean you cant just invest. The gov't has been doing that with oil for decades and you never complained. We need real energy soulutions for the modern world and need to stop guzzling on saudi oil.
• I like your point. However I think the Government should encourage wind and solar and invest in wind and solar when possible. I am not advocating for the government to get as involved as they are in oil or other forms of energy. But think about how much gov't is involved at the…

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• For clarification as well as an easier way to link the points, I will move down Con's layout.I don't see a link between the resolution and the burden stated, nor did Con provide any, so drop this point.Contention 1So my opponent gave an example of harming an individual to save…
• I'm sorry for the delayed response. But let's jump right into it.I can agree with most of my opponents definitions, but his definitions for lead and only are a bit vague so i will provide better definitions.lead- to serve as a channel foronly-inevitably, although unfortunate or…

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• There is far more available nuclear energy than there is renewable energy. Nuclear energy is way more efficient for less amount of land, therefore there is more nuclear energy than renewable energy in efficiency(1). Nuclear energy is produced from the reactions of elements that…
• Renewable energies do not produce nearly enough energy to support the United States. 91 percent of the United States is powered by fossil fuels and nuclear energy, while only 9 percent is renewable enrgies(1). Nuclear energy save s space in the long run. A 200 acre 1,000…

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• no brah it is good coz like the guy obama will make carbon cost money so big capanieaes have to pay and it will like, reduce pollution and stuff iz logical and u said some false stuff too try and work out what part so like yeah u suck and imma gonna win
• I'm sure you are waiting

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• As this will be my closing argument, I wish to take the time to thank Belle for this debate and her pleasant conduct throughout. It is always refreshing, in my opinion, to experience a civil and intelligent debate without gratuitous invective and insulting tone. This was…
• First of all, I should like to extend my appreciation for Belle's thoughtful response in presenting her argument, and by "thoughtful" I mean to indicate that she seems to have given the issue considerable thought. But while I think she takes the issue seriously, I also think…

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• Chytrid fungus can be transported from place to place in water or mud, including on wet or muddy footwear. You can prevent spreading it by making sure to clean your shoes well and let them dry thoroughly between visits to different places. This is also true for anything else…

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• I see little relevance with your graphs about humidity and such that has anything to do with the actual topic. But since round four is for conclusion only... And as always, thanks for debating. I have learned a lot and you seem like quite the genius. Though my stance on the…
• First off the arguments are not irrelevant. Second I would like to say that the fourth round will be a closing statement and no new points shall be brought up, sorry I forgot to say this in round one. Also I would like to point out my stance is specifically that humans…

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• I will first address the issue of deforestation. My opponent states that we are taking out approximately 4.5 billion trees a year but at the same time replanting many of the trees we cut down. This does not account for the reported contribution to carbon dioxide emissions.…
• In 2011, our population reached a record 7 billion (http://www.bbc.co.uk...). This estimate shows that our population is higher now than ever before. However, this does not make it unsustainable. In fact, our agricultural systems produce, "17% more calories per person today…