How have the fossil fuel lobbies in the U.S. managed to avoid confrontation over global warming?
brettd Teacher High School – 12th Grade Editor Emeritus Debater Expert Educator $(document).ready(function() { $(‘a.toggle_expert_titles’).click(function() { $(‘#show_expert_titles’).toggle(); return false; }); }); Well, they haven’t avoided confrontation in that they are front and center in the debate about emissions and carbon footprints. They have all the money they need to use lobbying as an… (The entire answer is 149 words.) This is an expert answer, written by an eNotes editor. To read the entire answer, please join eNotes. Rate answer: $(‘#ascore-206801’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by brettd on Monday April 26, 2010 at 11:39 AM ph3nixdown Student Doctorate Fossil fuel lobbies in the US have managed to skirt confrontation through measures taken on three fronts: 1. Security: As the US economic demand for fossil fuel increases – domestic production is increasingly important for national security purposes. As a nation, paying exorbitant sums of US $$ to
