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Resolved: Allowing deep water offshore oil drilling is in the best interest of the United States.

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METADEBATE

• OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IS AS SAFE AS YOU WANT IT TO BE
  

PRO

• OFFSHORE DRILLING GOOD: US HAS MASSIVE STOCKS
  
• OFFSHORE DRILLING GOOD: CREATES ARTIFICIAL REEFS FOR WILDLIFE
  
• OFFSHORE DRILLING GOOD: ALLOWS FOR MODERN TRANSPORTATION IN THE UNITED STATES
  
• OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING GOOD: PREVENTS ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
  
• OFFSHORE DRILLING GOOD: ECONOMICS
  
• OFFSHORE DRILLING GOOD: PUBLIC SUPPORTS
  
• OFFSHORE DRILLING GOOD: PREVENTS FOREIGN NATIONS FROM PICKING UP THE SLACK
  
• OFFSHORE DRILLING GOOD: CHANCE OF SPILL IS VERY SMALL
  
• OFFSHORE DRILLING SAFE: BP SPILL WILL FORCE BETTER REGULATION
  
• OFFSHORE DRILLING SAFE: SPILL WILL FORCE BETTER AND SAFER DESIGNS
  
• OFFSHORE DRILLING SAFE: CAPACITY TO CLEAN UP AND RESPOND HAD INCREASES DUE TO BP
  
• OFFSHORE DRILLING SAFE: BP SPILL FOR FORCE BETTER GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSE
  
• OFFSHORE DRILLING SAFE: BENEFITS ARE WORTH THE RISK
  
• OFFSHORE DRILLING SAFE: MORE OIL SEEPS INTO THE OCEAN NATURALLY THAN THROUGH DRILLING
  
• OFFSHORE DRILL BANS BAD: REGULATION PREFERABLE TO BANS
  
• OFFSHORE DRILL BANS BAD: WOULD TRASH THE ECONOMY
  
• OFFSHORE DRILL BANS BAD: US BAN WILL SIMPLY MOVE DRILLING ELSEWHERE
  
• STRICT REGULATION BAD: HAMPERS OIL DRILLING
  
• CON SOURCES ARE BIASED
  
• A/T: GULF PROVES DRILLING BAD
  
• A/T: ALTERNATIVES ARE THE BEST ROUTE
  
• A/T: ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ARE PARAMOUNT
  

CON

• BURDEN OF PROOF IS ON PRO: MUST PROVE ABSOLUTE SAFETY BEFORE DRILLING CAN CONTINUE
  
• DECISION RULE IS THE ENVIRONMENT: SMALL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OFFSHORE OIL MAKES THE ENVIRONMENT THE DECISION RULE
  
• BP SPILL: HURT WILDLIFE IN THE GULF
  
• BP SPILL: CLAIMS OF LITTLE OR NO IMPACT ARE NOT BASED IN REALITY
  
• BP SPILL: EVEN CLEANUP METHODS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
  
• OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING BAD: EVEN IF DRILLING IS OKAY, TRANSPORTATION OF OIL IS DANGEROUS
  
• OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING BAD: COMPANIES CANNOT/WILL NOT REGULATE THEMSELVES
  
• OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING BAD: OIL COMPANIES HAVE HORRIBLE SAFETY RECORDS
  
• OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING BAD: OFFSHORE OIL COMPANIES FOCUS ON PROFIT FIRST
  
• OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING BAD: PROCESS IS UNSAFE
  
• OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING BAD: EXPENSIVE AND DIFFICULT
  
• OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING BAD: HARMS THE OCEAN’S ECOSYSTEM
  
• OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING BAD: WILL NOT SOLVE ENERGY PROBLEM/OIL PROBLEM
  
• OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING BAD: WILL NOT DECREASE OIL PRICES
  
• OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING BAD: STOPS THE US FROM SERIOUSLY EXPLORING ENERGY SOLUTIONS
  
• WOULD HAVE TO NATIONALIZE OIL DRILLING TO MAKE IT SAFE
  
• ALTERNATIVES BETTER THAN OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING
  
• GOVERNMENT REGULATION OF OIL DRILLING FAILS: ERODES OVER TIME
  
• A/T: MORE REGULATION IS KEY/DRILLING SHOULD CONTINUE WITH REGULATION
  
• A/T: BP SPILL MEANS MORE REGULATION
  
• A/T: OIL COMPANIES WILL MOVE RIGS WITH BAN/REGULATION
  
• A/T: BP IS UNIQUELY BAD
  
• A/T: SHOULD ALLOW DRILLING AS A POLITICAL COMPROMISE
  
• A/T: LOOK!  YOU CAN EAT GULF SEAFOOD!
  
• A/T: AMERICAN SUPPORT OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING