Use the Figure Above to Answer the Following Question

Multiple Choice

Use the figure above to answer the following question.
-Regarding the issue of global warming, until the hurricane season of 2005, the federal governmentʹs official stance was that the information available from the scientific community was neither conclusive nor persuasive. This governmental position was probably due to ______________.

A) laws passed by voters
B) the lack of good, measurable data from the scientific community
C) lobbying efforts on the part of environmental organizations
D) the consumer opinion polls
E) the private sectorʹs reluctance to change manufacturing and land use strategies