1.  List the reasons Mr. Michaels gives for opposing the 2005 Energy Policy Act. (see paragraphs 2, 6, 12-13, 15)

2.  Why have the prices of soybeans, corn and wheat dramatically increased since 2005?  (see para. 3-6)

3.  What percent of the U.S. corn crop is now being used for ethanol?

4.  Mr. Michaels is not arguing in this commentary against the belief in man-made global warming, but rather the proposed solution, which has now unintentionally caused harm to Americans - and the poor of the world.  Whether you believe that man-made catastrophic global warming is imminent or not, what do you think about the government's attempt to solve the perceived global warming problem?  Be specific.

5.  If the U.S.'s 2005 Energy Policy Act was successful in reducing global warming, would the harm it causes to the world's poor be worth its success?

OPTIONAL:  Email your reaction to Mr. Michaels' commentary to pmichaels@cato.org.  Remember to name the article you are commenting on, and that you read it at StudentNewsDaily.com.  Be clear, concise and polite.