The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is
a. a new way for energy companies to swap inventories to reduce costs.
b. a cap-and-trade program that sets an allowable level of emissions and permits power plants to buy and sell theright to pollute.
c. an opportunity for electric power companies to eliminate any liability they have to produce cleaner, low-costelectricity.
d. discourages the use of wind turbines to produce electric power.
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT an example of Russia's restrictions on the role of interest groups?
a. Increased government supervision of such groups
b. Channeling public activism through official forums like the Civic Forum and the Public Chamber
c. Restricting the activities of foreign noncommercial nongovernmental organizations operating in the country
d. The arresting of prominent opposition figures
e. Not permitting independent trade unions to be formed
Energy cycle of the biosphere
Absorption of light energy by an electron
Biotechnology Companies and Fighting Cancer
The climate is changing rapidly, and greenhouse gases are the most likely cause.
Permafrost: Melting releases greenhouse gases
Producer acquiring energy and nutrients from the environment