1. How has President Bush changed his position on government policy addressing the perceived threat of global warming?

2. How will President Bush's proposal differ from those of most Democrats and Republican Senator John McCain?

3. Why was a cap-and-trade program for electric utilities dropped from the Bush proposal yesterday? (Read about cap-and-trade programs below)

4. What was the Bush administration's long-standing position in the global warming debate?

5. How does White House press secretary Dana Perino explain the administration's change in position?

6. President Bush's plan continues to reject a call for mandatory caps on the amount of greenhouse gases released by industry, although it did call for (then remove) a cap-and-trade program for electric utilities.
a) How do you think mandatory caps on industry like the electric company would affect you?
b) Do you believe that the government should regulate the amount of fossil fuels an industry uses? Explain your answer.
c) Do you believe that the government should regulate the amount of fossil fuels an individual uses? Explain your answer.