Tournament: Harvard | Round: 1 | Opponent: All | Judge: All
I contend that the intent of environmental protection is to restrict economic freedom.
I contend that resource extraction helps those in poverty.
Environmental protection is defined by the OECD as
“ OECD, “Environmental Protection.” OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms, Tuesday, March 04, 2003 https://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=836 FT (Glossary of Environment Statistics, Studies in Methods, Series F, No. 67, United Nations, New York, 1997.
Environmental protection refers...landscape and ecosystems. “
Since this word is plural, countries means more than one country.
Black’s Law Dictionary defines environmental protection as:
(Black’s Law Dictionary: http://thelawdictionary.org/environmental-protection/#ixzz2oXRpGivq)
What is ENVIRONMENTAL...and reversing trends.
The principle that prioritizes environmental protection over resource extraction when the two conflict is an invalid principle regarding the use of the environment.
I contend that the principle behind being able to extract resources is intrinsically good because it is an autonomous decision made by the agent.
Saudi Arabia Oil DA
China Rare Metals DA
Environmental Priorities K
Cap K