1. a) What is the IPCC?
b) Why did the IPCC issue an apology recently?

2. What facts made it necessary for the IPCC to apologize?

3. What prize did the IPCC win for the report for which it is now apologizing?

4. What information did the IPCC use as the basis for its prediction in the 2007 report?

5. a) How does Professor Hasnain know IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri?
b) How has Professor Hasnain refuted/explained the IPCC's claims about him?

6. How does the IPCC's announcement about its 2007 report affect your view of its credibility?

7. The IPCC's entire claim on the Himalayas was based on Prof. Hasnain's prediction. What do you think of IPCC chair Rajendra Pachauri's attempt to brush aside Prof. Hasnain's explanation of what he really said in para. 7?

8. a) Read the "Background." Do you think that the U.S. Congress should pass cap and trade legislation at this time? Explain your answer.
b) Ask a parent the same question.