Which Is Not a Valid Argument Supporting the Continued Use

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which is not a valid argument supporting the continued use of fossil fuels?

• A)We will still be using only a small fraction of the total usable surface of the earth if we open new,formerly protected areas to exploration.
• B)We are continuing to find more efficient ways to use fossil fuels as energy resources.
• C)We will recover more from a particular source than we were able to in the past as we improve the technologies by which we recover these fuels from the earth.
• D)We are improving the technologies used to remove pollutants from our fossil fuels before we use them and from the materials produced after we use them.

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