After the former U.S. Vice President Al Gore received the Nobel Prize for his work and efforts to raise awareness about global warming, he was asked to prepare a white p a p e r on the subject. To enhance his credibility, he plans to present points and counterpoints to the subject.

For the subject of Global Warming: Fact or Fiction listed below, do the following:

Step I

Create an out line that has at least 3 levels to it.

For example, this is part of an out line for a p a p er whose subject is "Is the Economic Stimulus passed in January 2009, working?"

Background of the economic stimulus

Impetus for the bill

Arguments for the bill

Argument against the bill

Step II

Write a 750-1000-wo rd p a p er that must follow and only follow the outline created in step I.

The topic for this out line and p a p e r is Global Warming: Fact or Fiction.

The audience or readership of this paper is members of the U.S. Congress. 98% of the 535 representatives and senators are degreed lawyers.

The purpose of the report is to convince members of Congress that there are 2 opposing viewpoints about the impacts of global warming and to explain these viewpoints.