Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A)Until recently,the United States was committed to clean,renewable energy sources.
• B)In 2017,the United States produced nearly 60 percent of the world's supply of ethanol for fuel.
• C)Some scientists claim that the energy efficiency of growing corn for fuel may even result in an energy loss (considering the use of fertilizer,etc. )
• D)Ecologists are concerned about the potential land use changes that could indirectly threaten the Amazonian rain forests and the Pantanal of Brazil because of the expansion of its biofuel program.
• E)All of the above are correct.

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