Twenty years ago, balzania put in place regulations requiring operators of surface mines to pay for the reclamation of mined-out land. since then, reclamation technology has not improved. yet, the average reclamation cost for a surface coal mine being reclaimed today is only four dollars per ton of coal that the mine produced, less than half what it cost to reclaim surface mines in the years immediately after the regulations took effect. which of the following, if true, most to account for the drop in reclamation costs described?
(a)- even after balzania began requiring surface mine operators to pay reclamation costs, coal mines in balzania continued to be less expensive to operate than coal mines in almost any other country.
(b)-in the twenty years since the regulations took effect, the use of coal as a fuel has declined from the level it was at in the previous twenty years.
(c)-mine operators have generally ceased surface mining in the mountainous areas of balzania because reclamation costs per ton of coal produced are particularly high for mines in such areas.
(d)-even after balzania began requiring surface mine operators to pay reclamation costs, surface mines continued to produce coal at a lower total cost than underground mines.
(e)-as compared to twenty years ago, a greater percentage of the coal mined in balzania today comes from surface mines.

Select the correct text in the passage. read this excerpt from the declaration of independence. which portion of the text reflects the founding fathers’ ideas about the natural rights all people are entitled to? when, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.—that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. options: "for one people to dissolve the political bands""life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.""to effect their safety and happiness."

One of the observations by someone who was present for roosevelt's speech was, "its clarity, logic, and sincerity struck us." quote one example from the text that you would describe as clear, logical, or sincere. explain the language in your chosen quote correctly, and tell why it can be considered clear, logical, or sincere.

Who did president kennedy choose to be the director of the peace corps? a. his brother ted kennedy b. his sister jean kennedy c. his brother-in-law sargent shriver d. his sister-in-law joan kennedy