Read the two passages. We have to slow down the emissions of carbon dioxide. . . . And the best [ways] to do that are energy efficiency and a switch to renewables.

–Ramez Naam,
Quoted in "The Trillion Dollar Crisis Facing the U. S.,”
Bernice Napach

The Environmental Protection Agency says that energy efficiency can reduce carbon dioxide emissions at a relatively low cost.

"Energy Efficiency as a Low-Cost Resource for Achieving Carbon Emissions Reductions,”
Environmental Protection Agency

What idea about carbon dioxide emissions do both passages support?

The creation of carbon dioxide is mainly caused by burning coal and oil.
Energy efficiency is a good way to reduce the creation of carbon dioxide.
Switching to renewable energy will reduce the amount of carbon dioxide created.
Energy efficiency is an affordable way to reduce emissions.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

scout gets in a bad position on the primary day of school since she can read and on the grounds that she can compose. she likewise gets in a bad position for explaining to miss caroline that she shouldn't attempt … to loan cash to walter on the grounds that he won't take it since he is to poor to pay it back.