Tournament: Coppell Swing | Round: 2 | Opponent: Newman Smith SJ | Judge: Subramanian, Sriya
The resolution's use of the word "unjust" implies a moral question.
Morality allows us to perceive what is inherently good or bad. It's the value upon which we can conceptualize all other values, thus it must be prioritized.
Environmental justice means ensuring the planet remains livable
Bolte et al. 11, ~Bavarian Health and Food Safety Authority, Oberschleissheim, Germany,~ 3-3-2011, "Environmental Justice: Social Disparities in Environmental Exposures and Health: Overview," Elsevier B.V., https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780444522726006851 PM
Introduction There is growing evidence that the gap in environmental resources and health has recently
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, the concept of environmental justice has been taken up by many countries.
Weinzierl 21, 2-12-2021, "The Commercial Space Age Is Here," Harvard Business Review, https://hbr.org/2021/02/the-commercial-space-age-is-here PM
There's no shortage of hype surrounding the commercial space industry. But while tech leaders
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no doubt have need for a variety of similar construction and repair tools.
Marais 21, 7-26-2021, ~Eloise Marais, Associate Professor in Physical Geography, UCL~ "Space tourism: Rockets emit 100 times more CO2 per passenger than flights – imagine a whole industry," The Conversation, https://www.space.com/space-tourism-rockets-emit-100-times-more-co2 PM
The commercial race to get tourists to space is heating up between Virgin Group founder
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understanding of the effect these billionaire astronauts will have on our planet's atmosphere.
Mann 10, 10-22-2010, "Space tourism to accelerate climate change," Nature, https://www.nature.com/articles/news.2010.558 PM
Scientists predict that soot from commercial space flight will change global temperatures. Virgin Galactic
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to come together to take care of the space commons," he says.
Pellow 12 David Naguib Pellow 12, Ph.D. Professor, Don Martindale Endowed Chair – University of Minnesota, "Climate Disruption in the Global South and in African American Communities: Key Issues, Frameworks, and Possibilities for Climate Justice," February 2012, http://www.jointcenter.org/sites/default/files/upload/research/files/White_Paper_Climate_Disruption_final.pdf ~Premier~
It is now known unequivocally that significant warming of the atmosphere is occurring, coinciding
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must reduce our emissions and consumption here at home in the global North.
Strauss 18, 8-31-2018, "Will space be kept clean of debris? Americans are skeptical," Pew Research Center, https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/08/31/as-debris-piles-up-americans-are-skeptical-enough-will-be-done-to-limit-space-junk/ PM
Private companies such as SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are becoming increasingly important
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where they would burn up – at the end of their operational lifetimes.
SpaceX and private satellites lead to crowd out of the orbit, increasing likelihood of collision.
Pultarova 21, 8-18-2021, "SpaceX Starlink satellites responsible for over half of close encounters in orbit, scientist says," Space, https://www.space.com/spacex-starlink-satellite-collision-alerts-on-the-rise PM
Operators of satellite constellations are constantly forced to move their satellites because of encounters with
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be and what it is going to do in the next few days."
Alonso 18 ~(Elisa Jiménez Alonso, communications consultant with Acclimatise, climate resilience organization) "Earth Observation of Increasing Importance for Climate Change Adaptation," Acclimatise, May 2, 2018, https://www.acclimatise.uk.com/2018/05/02/earth-observation-of-increasing-importance-for-climate-change-adaptation/~~ TDI
Earth observation (EO) satellites are playing an increasingly important role in assessing climate
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climate information that can inform climate risk management and make it more effective.