29. Document Projects for Exploring American Histories, Document Project 29: The Environment and Federal Policy in the Twenty-First Century

**Quiz for Document 29.1: George W. Bush, Press Release on Global Climate Change (2001)**

Quiz for Document 29.1: George W. Bush, Press Release on Global Climate Change (2001)

Document 29.1: George W. Bush, Press Release on Global Climate Change (2001)

Select the best answer for each question. Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

Question 29.1

1. President George W. Bush argues that the Kyoto treaty is ineffective. What reason does he give for its ineffectiveness?

The Kyoto treaty calculated the incorrect type of emissions in its rubric.

Certain developing countries were exempt from the Kyoto Protocol.

One of the treaty’s aims was to prevent American economic growth.

There was no reliable evidence that the earth was warming over time.

Question 29.2

2. President Bush’s press release supports which of the following conclusions?

Bush accepts that greenhouse gases can create global warming but not that it is important to take immediate action to limit emissions.

Bush believes that humans do not contribute to global warming and that it is simply a result of normal climate fluctuation.

Bush recognizes that other parts of the world will suffer more from global warming than the United States will and believes that those countries should take charge of preventing it.

Bush recognizes that global warming will cause unprecedented damage to the earth and the human race and is committed to preventing it.

Question 29.3

3. According to George Bush, the best ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are those that

utilize solar power.

make use of wind power and ocean currents.

grow from market-based incentives.

can be utilized at both local and global levels.

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