The US Congress Opposed the Kyoto Protocol Primarily Because ________

question 88

Multiple Choice

The U.S. congress opposed the Kyoto Protocol primarily because ________.

• A) the U.S. is and has not been a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
• B) while the U.S. has contributed greatly to greenhouse gas emissions in the past, in recent years it has made substantial efforts in reducing these emissions.
• C) there is no scientific evidence whatsoever supporting a correlation between greenhouse emissions and climate change.
• D) atmospheric emission reductions could potentially harm the U.S. economy.
• E) no other industrialized country supports the Kyoto Protocol.

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Definitions:

Fingernail Biting

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Overeating

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Oral Stage

The first stage in Freud's psychosexual development, occurring in the first year of life, centered on the pleasures and frustrations associated with the mouth.

Erikson's Second Stage

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