In 2009, the President of the United States
a. requested that the Congress proceed with funding for the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste storage facility
b. requested the Congress fund another radioactive waste storage facility in New Mexico
c. requested that the current nuclear waste sitting in dry casks around the country immediately be moved to Yucca Mountain
d. requested that the Congress cut off funding for the Yucca Mountain radioactive waste storage facility while other shorter-term alternative are evaluated
e. requested that Congress pass a bill enacting the storage of radioactive waste on the site where it was produced
D
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A) completely unrelated to our Earth-atmosphere system, and should never have been used to describe global warming. B) exactly how the Earth-atmosphere system operates. C) a useful, but inaccurate model since atmospheric gases do not trap, but absorb heat. D) while it incorrectly describes shortwave energy transmission, it perfectly encapsulates how longwave terrestrial radiation is trapped.
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A. dew point temperatures much greater than air temperature. B. dew point temperatures not being far below air temperature. C. dew point temperatures being much below air temperature. D. dew point temperatures equaling relative humidity values.