Opening Statement for Debate

        I think alternative energy cannot effectively replace fossil fuels. Since fossil fuel has been our main energy source for centuries,so why should we change it now, since its been there for a long time. I think that it should not be replaced by alternative energy for an example would be this quote from this website called procon.org:

“Unfortunately, it is highly questionable whether a government campaign to spur         ‘green jobs’ would have net economic benefits. Indeed, the distortionary impacts         of government intrusion into energy markets could prematurely force business to         abandon current production technologies for more expensive ones. Furthermore,         there would likely be negative economic consequences from forcing higher-cost         alternative energy sources upon the economy. These factors would likely increase     consumer energy costs and the costs of a wide array of energy intensive goods,         slow GDP growth and ironically may yield no net job gains. More likely, they         would result in net job losses.”

Fossil fuels can also make Hard earning Americans lose their jobs, so we should not change our source of energy. Many Americans struggle just to put food on their tables. Losing their jobs can result in an even bigger economic crisis.  It uses American tax money:. Stated from Ben Lieberman, JD, Senior Policy Analyst in Energy and the Environment in the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation in the article “Green Stimulus: Tying Economic Package to Energy and Environment Plan Is Not Workable,”

• “First and foremost, it should be noted that a green stimulus is an inherent contradiction     in terms. The environmental movement itself is, by design, anti-growth. After all, these     are the individuals and organizations that regularly fight to stop new factories, power plants, and construction projects…”
• “Part of the green stimulus involves using taxpayer dollars to subsidize renewable     energy, especially wind and solar for electric generation and biofuels for transportation.     This would backfire and hurt the economy. It is well established that affordable energy is critical to economic health, and higher energy costs will hurt the prospects for an economic recovery and post-recovery growth. But virtually all of the alternative energy sources that are part of the green stimulus are more expensive than their conventional counterparts…”