Many Special Interest Groups Assert That the Environment Should Be

Multiple Choice

Many special interest groups assert that the environment should be protected irrespective of the cost.This would imply that the environment is priceless - it has infinite value.If this is true, which of the following policies would be passed by a cost-benefit analysis?

A) banning international transport by sea to protect endangered whales from fatal ship-collisions
B) banning fishing to prevent turtles or dolphins being caught as by-catch
C) banning wind-power plants to prevent rare birds getting killed in the blades
D) all of the above