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Energy

Resolved: "The United States must end its dependency on carbon-based fuels"

Date: May 14, 2009
Location: Newcomb Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Moderator: Jim Angle, Chief Washington Correspondent, Fox News Channel
White Paper: Jonathan Z. Cannon, Professor of Environmental Law and Director of the Environmental and Land Use Law Program, University of Virginia Law School
Debaters:

  • Pro: John Podesta, President, Center for American Progress; former White House Chief of Staff (1998–2001)
  • Pro: James Woolsey, Venture Partner, VantagePoint Venture Partners; former Director of Central Intelligence (1993–95)
  • Con: Christine Todd Whitman, Co-chair of CASEnergy Coalition; former EPA Administrator (2001–03); former Governor of New Jersey (1994–2001)
  • Con: Karen Harbert, President and CEO, Institute for 21st Century Energy, U.S.




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