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Expanded ethanol production will have a negative effect on the economy. Biofuels have raised the cost of food 75% and they cost more energy to produce than they convey.

The U.S. government should provide incentives for manufacturers to build fuel-efficient cars. We need to go big or go home at the cost of 25 million jobs. Transportation emissions are about 15% of all CO2 emissions. Trucks, though, are where the cuts would really help, because it is freight shipping that comprises most of this. But we've got to cu

The U.S. government should increase the national gas mileage standard.

The U.S. should have signed the Kyoto Treaty.

Global warming is a problem primarily caused by humans; higher average temperatures are partly or entirely the result of human actions.

The U.S. should not permit commercial logging in national forests. Forest your own land and harvest your own trees.

The government should regulate greenhouse-gas emissions. Human CO2 emissions have a reinforcing effect with water vapor. Stem this now or it will quickly get out of control.

Expanded ethanol production will have a negative overall impact on the environment.

There is a link between global warming and the rising intensity of natural disasters.

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

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

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. allow oil drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)?

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: 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: 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: Should plastic grocery bags be banned?

UNKNOWN: Prior to Katrina, did the local and federal authorities know the breaching of the levees was possible?

UNKNOWN: Should governments create mandatory recycling programs?

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

UNKNOWN: Has racism affected the government response to Katrina?

UNKNOWN: Was the government well-prepared to respond to Katrina?

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?

UNKNOWN: What political impact can we expect from the administration's planning and response?

UNKNOWN: Should the European Union tax imports from countries that have not ratified the Kyoto Protocol?

UNKNOWN: Has the deployment of National Guard members overseas affected the ability of the government to respond to Katrina?

UNKNOWN: Should car alarms be banned?