Sustainability refers to ____.
A. the way in which the natural world works
B. how we interact with the environment
C. human methods and proven solutions of coping with and eliminating environmental problems
D. refusing, reducing, reusing, and recycling
E. the capacity of the earth's natural systems to survive or adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely
Answer: E
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