Environmental protection has been proven to ________ the number of available jobs because ________.
A. Stabilize; the use of nonrenewable resources is stabilized, and jobs are scarce anyway
B. Stabilize; it limits the use of nonrenewable resources (as in the case of the logging industry)
C. Decrease; it limits the use of nonrenewable resources (as in the case of the logging industry)
D. Decrease; it negatively affects economic growth
E. Increase; labor is usually substituted for natural resources (as in the case of recycling)
Answer: E
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