Read the Following Scenario and Answer the Question Below

question 40

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports that physical, biological, and economic evidence exists confirming global climate change due to human -produced greenhouse gases. Although the United States emits most of Earthʹs carbon dioxide, its policies do not reflect concern over its environmental effects. The United States failed to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement signed by other developed nations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Requested voluntary reductions of carbon dioxide emissions have not been effective in reducing greenhouse gases. Revisions to the 1970 Clean Air Act, called the ʺClear Skies Initiative,ʺ were proposed to limit mercury, nitric oxides, and sulfur oxide emissions from power plants. Nicknamed by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., as the ʺClear Lies Initiative,ʺ this proposal did not specifically address emission of carbon dioxide, and its loopholes precluded older power plants from modernizing, seemingly supporting polluting industries with political influence. Environmentalists are arguing for immediate action, including stricter laws to limit power plant carbon dioxide emissions and provide subsidies for renewable energy. They favor ʺportfolio standards,ʺ requiring electric companies to provide clean energy alternatives to consumers and ʺgreen tags,ʺ
ʺwind certificates,ʺ and ʺgreen pricingʺ to support the use of alternative fuels.
-The Clear Skies Initiative may have helped somewhat with the problem of global climate change because it would have ______________.

• A) prohibited importation of goods from nations that pollute
• B) provided subsidies for renewable energy
• C) permitted the purchase of ʺwind certificatesʺ
• D) required reduced nitrogen oxide emissions
• E) required reduced carbon dioxide emissions

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Definitions:

EEG

Electroencephalography, a non-invasive method to record electrical activity of the brain via electrodes placed on the scalp.

Brain-behavior Research

The study of how brain function and structure affect behavior, including cognitive processes and emotional responses.

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a medical imaging technique used to visualize internal structures of the body in detail.

FMRI

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a neuroimaging procedure using MRI technology to measure brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.