Premise:
"What is the best way to deal with this?"
Hypothesis: How do I deal with this in the best way possible?

yes

Premise:
"It happened here about 2.1 billion years ago."
Hypothesis: It occurred many eons ago.

yes

Premise:
"The data confirm a general prediction about cap-and-trade programs, that they will tend to create incentives for the dirtiest plants to clean up the most, as the per-ton cost of emissions reductions may be expected to be the least."
Hypothesis: The dirtiest plants often do not listen to regulations and fail to adhere to cap and trade program requirements.
no