Arguments FOR 

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• Reliance on non U. S. sources for energy has embroiled us in foreign wars at great cost. 

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• Essential foodstuffs must never be denied to American citizens for unnatural causes.  

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• America's technological edge has often deterred aggression by foreign actors. 

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 Arguments AGAINST

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• Reliance on fossil fuels is causing climatic changes that threaten human existence. 

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• Food shortages will affect all the world - another reason to focus on environmental remedies. .

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• Technology is our best hope for solving problems of all kinds and should be shared with all humankind. .