What event constitutes a tragedy of the commons?
A. When a gold mining company accidentally spills 100,000 gallons of cyanide water into a stream
B. When a logging company harvests trees at a slower rate than the rate they are replenished
C. When Exxon-Mobile Oil company donates land for a new national park
D. A environmental law that limits what private landowners can do on their own land if endangered species live there
Answer: A
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A. decreases; left B. does not change; left C. decreases; right D. increases; right E. increases; left
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