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The U.S. government should provide incentives for manufacturers to build fuel-efficient cars.

Global warming is a problem that humans must take actions to address.

The U.S. should not have signed the Kyoto Treaty.

We can expect that the administration will not be better or worse off in the end as a result of its planning and response.

Global warming is not a problem primarily caused by humans; there is no conclusive evidence that the Earth is warming unnaturally.

The government was not well-prepared to respond to Katrina.

Available resources are not being used wisely under the circumstances.

The deployment of National Guard members overseas has somewhat affected the ability of the government to respond to Katrina.

Prior to Katrina, local and federal authorities knew the breaching of the levees was possible.

Socioeconomic factors are not improperly influencing the response to Hurricane Katrina.

Racism may have affected the government response to Katrina, but if it was a factor, it was a tangential one.

The U.S. should allow drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).

UNKNOWN: Should Congress lift the ban on offshore oil drilling?

UNKNOWN: Should polar bears be listed under the Endangered Species Act?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico?

UNKNOWN: Should the government regulate greenhouse-gas emissions?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. government increase the national gas mileage standard?

UNKNOWN: Can global warming be stopped?

UNKNOWN: Should the federal government release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?

UNKNOWN: Does the EPA effectively protect the environment?

UNKNOWN: Which plan would be more effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions?

UNKNOWN: Should states be allowed to adopt tougher fuel efficiency regulations than the federal standard?

UNKNOWN: What effect will expanded ethanol production have on the economy?

UNKNOWN: Do the benefits of recycling outweigh the costs?

UNKNOWN: Can the U.S. meet all of its energy demands within 10 years through carbon-free sources?

UNKNOWN: What effect will climate change have on the economy?

UNKNOWN: Is there a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters?

UNKNOWN: Should U.S permit commercial logging in national forests?

UNKNOWN: What overall impact will expanded ethanol production have on the environment?

UNKNOWN: Should plastic grocery bags be banned?

UNKNOWN: Should governments create mandatory recycling programs?

UNKNOWN: Is reducing meat consumption an effective way to combat global warming?

UNKNOWN: Should landfills be privatized?

UNKNOWN: Should current air pollution laws be changed?

UNKNOWN: Should government regulate mercury levels in the environment?

UNKNOWN: Should Congress raise the gas tax?

UNKNOWN: What effect do air pollution laws have on the economy?

UNKNOWN: Should Al Gore win the Nobel Peace Prize?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. Bureau of Land Management euthanize wild horses to curb overpopulation?

UNKNOWN: Is buying a used conventional engine car more environmentally friendly than buying a new hybrid?