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nevelica

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Beginning in 2013-2014 the EPA, following a 2007 Supreme Court decision, now has the authority to
 
  A) require the United States to ratify the Kyoto protocol on climate change.
  B) regulate carbon dioxide and other GHGs.
  C) negotiate international agreements on climate change on behalf of the government.
  D) prohibit the release of any carbon dioxide in emissions from fossil fuel-burning power plants.

Question 2

The most effective way to reduce GHG emissions is to increase
 
  A) the production of electric cars.
  B) energy efficiency and renewable energy.
  C) our reliance on widely available natural gas resources.
  D) the use of coal gasification plants and scrubber technologies to reduce sulfur emissions.



Sophiapenny

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B



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