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R&D: The COP26 Summit

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Logan Scisco

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. This week’s R&D covers the COP26 Summit, the twenty-sixth meeting of nations … Continue reading →

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R&D from Prepd: Environmental Issues (International)

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Logan Scisco

Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd (pronounced “prepped”). Prepd is building debate technology that helps extempers and congressional debaters research, practice, and compete. Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. As part of the leadup to the 2021 National Speech and Debate … Continue reading →

Posted in Int'l Extemp, R&D | Tagged Amazon rainforest, climate change, deforestation, fishing, global warming, international environmental issues, Paris Climate Accord, R&D, Sri Lanka chemical spill, Venezuela, wildlife | Comments Off

The Paris Climate Talks

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Starting next Monday, more than one hundred heads of state, climate activists, international officials, and scientists will convene in Paris for negotiations on a new global climate accord that can replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The conference, also referred … Continue reading →

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R&D: The Paris Climate Talks

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the Paris climate talks. Would a Paris climate deal be legally binding on the U.S.? https://t.co/YGWqdhG1NH — CFR (@CFR_org) November 24, 2015 Paris climate talks could leave Africa … Continue reading →

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The China-U.S. Climate Deal

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Last week President Obama gained a much needed diplomatic victory when he and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a bilateral climate change deal. The non-binding accord pledged both nations to make feasible steps in reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions … Continue reading →

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R&D: The China-U.S. Climate Deal

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the China-U.S. climate deal. Everything You Need to Know about the U.S.-China Climate Change Agreement http://t.co/edEVg2HXPA — Scientific American (@sciam) November 12, 2014 The China trade deal was … Continue reading →

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CFL R&D Part One: U.S. Politics, World Environmental Issues, and International Areas in Conflict

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is a special CFL R&D that provides articles for three of the nine CFL extemp topic areas. The second CFL R&D will come out tomorrow evening. U.S. Politics Daniels Decides Against Presidential Run from the Wall Street Journal Indiana … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, Afghanistan, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Arctic, Australia, Bangladesh, Barack Obama, environment, environmental issues, EU, European Union, Food, global warming, Great Britain, Iowa caucus, Iraq, Iraq war, Jon Huntsman, Michelle Bachmann, Mitch Daniels, New York House election, NY-26 election, oil, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, plastic bags, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, Ron Paul, Somalia, Syria, Syrian protests, tea party, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Pakistani relations, U.S.-Yemeni relations, World Food Program, Yemen | Comments Off

Super R&D: Florida Still Matters for GOP Presidential Contenders, Libyan Rebels May Need International Ground Forces, and the DHS Unveils a New Terror-Alert System

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for April 20th: Florida may be do-or-die for 2012ers from Politico Although the Republican National Committee is threatening to sanction Florida if it does not move its primary date, that does not mean that Republican presidential … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Barack Obama, BP oil spill, British Petroleum, Chernobyl, climate change, Cuba, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, entitlement reform, entitlement spending, environment, Florida, Full Tilt Poker, gambling, global issues, global warming, Gulf oil spill, Jason Chaffetz, large R&D, Libya, Libyan war, Medicaid, Medicare, Moammar Gaddafi, NATO, Nevada Senate Race, Nigeria, Nigerian presidential election, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, nuclear energy, nuclear issues, oil, oil drilling, onlike poker, online gambling, pat downs, PokerStars, President Obama, R&D, Raul Castro, Robert E. Hunter, Russia, security, tea party, terror alert system, terrorism, Transporation Security Administration, Virginia Senate Race, Vladimir Putin, war on terrorism | Comments Off

R&D: EPA Prepares New Regulations, a Gaza War is Approaching, and Greece Passes an Austerity Budget for 2011

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 23rd: EPA to double down on climate from Politico With Congress unlikely to pass a cap and trade bill, the Environmental Protection Agency is set to roll out greenhouse gas regulations next year. The … Continue reading →

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R&D: Bush v. Gore’s Legacy, Pelosi Stuck on Tax Deal, and Cancun is a Success

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for December 13th: Ten years after Bush v. Gore, the fight goes on from the Christian Science Monitor Ten years ago, the Supreme Court settled the 2000 presidential election and enabled Texas Goveror George W. Bush … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Amazon, Barack Obama, Bush tax cuts, Bush v. Gore, Cancun climate summit, China, climate change, cyber war, George W. Bush, global warming, Japan, Japan-Chinese relations, Japanese military, Julian Assange, MasterCard, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, R&D, Russia, taxes, top five news stories, Wikileaks | Comments Off