What is the conclusion of careful studies regarding the relationship between environmental policies, on the one hand, and jobs and the economy, on the other?

What will be an ideal response?


"Estimated pollution control costs are only 1.72% of value added." Only 0.1% of job layoffs were attributed by employers to environment-related causes, according to a study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. ". . . [S]tates with the strictest environmental regulations also had the highest rates of job growth and economic performance."

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Japanese whalers hunt whales despite the global ban, based on what argument?

A) harvest is "research" B) harvest is "commercial" C) harvest is "cultural" D) all of the above E) none of the above

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Rainshowers:

A) typically come from cumuliform clouds. B) are, by definition, periods of rain that last for at least one hour. C) have only one size of raindrop. D) usually have their origin in orographic lifting.

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Wind erodes by the processes of ____ and abrasion

a. saltation b. deflation c. suspension d. scratching

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