. Which statement best reflects the author's response to the conflicting point of view about the future of energy use in America? A. Different polls show that Americans support Alternative energy use and fuel efficiency standards for cars.

B. Americans have been able to get more work and power more conveniences from the same amount of energy.

C. Currently, Americans need fewer British thermal units (BTUs) to produce the same amount of gross domestic product.

D. Americans need to work harder to become less dependent on coal, oil, and gas for our increasing energy needs.

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.