) In response to a global climate study by state engineers and scientists that calculated a sea level rise of one meter by 2100, the state legislature of North Carolina voted in 2012 to
A) immediately reduce power plant emissions.
B) immediately increase automobile fuel efficiency standards.
C) immediately restrict backyard activities (barbecues, lawn mowing).
D) immediately start legislation on the creation of several wind farms on the coast of North Carolina.
E) ban further discussion for 4 years.
Answer: E
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