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Which idea is BEST supported by the evidence provided throughout the entire essay?

A) Pollution is directly tied to energy being consumed.

B) Energy use in America has long been tied to public transportation such as ships, trains, cars, and trucks.

C) We do not have enough information to know whether increased use of public transportation would lower energy costs.

D) The nation’s high consumption of energy and its pollution can be minimized by increasing use of public transportation.

Answer :

Answer:

A) Pollution is directly tied to energy being consumed.

Answer: D(I did it myself) :)

Explanation: When considering essay's thesis, it is often best to review the opening paragraph as well as each topic sentence of each paragraph. It becomes more clear after doing this, that the idea being supported throughout is that the nation's relatively high consumption of energy and its by-product—pollution—can both be minimized by increasing use by Americans of public transportation.

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