In the past decade, the United States government has
A) discouraged the use of alternate energy resources and promoted the use of fossil fuels.
B) promoted but not invested in the development and use of sustainable energy resources.
C) promoted and invested heavily through the Recovery Act of 2009 in the development and use of sustainable energy resources.
D) required the use of sustainable energy resources for more than 95% of our energy demands by the year 2020.
C
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