According to MIT professor Layzer, the lobbyists for the energy corporations have used which of the following tactics to avoid stricter regulation?
I. Portray the science of global warming as uncertain and debatable
II. Focus on the financial costs of regulation
III. Provide Senators and Representatives with financial incentives to vote against regulation
IV. Portray the environmentalists as extremists and a vocal minority.

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According to the article, lobbyists for energy corporations have used the tactics of portraying the science of global warming as uncertain and debatable, focusing on the financial costs of regulation, and portraying environmentalists as extremists and a vocal minority. There was no mention of providing Senators and Representatives with financial incentives to vote against regulation, so option III is incorrect. Thus, the best choice is D - I, II, and IV.

According to MIT Professor Layzer, the Lobbyists for the Energy