In the Authors' View, for What Reason Has the Inevitable

question 15

Multiple Choice

In the authors' view, for what reason has the inevitable uncertainty of science been used as a rationale by some in the United States to ignore and criticize the climate change prevention efforts by the rest of the international community?

• A)perceived economic costs
• B)fundamental disagreement over Darwinism versus creationism
• C)attribution of blame to poor environmental regulation in developing countries
• D)lack of scientific competence

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