Multiple Choice
One primary reason that environmental optimists are not concerned with natural resource depletion is they believe that
A) natural resource depletion is a positive indicator that there is a higher standard of living throughout the world.
B) natural resource depletion is necessary for LDCs to develop economically.
C) technological innovation will allow the development of synthetic materials to replace natural resources.
D) natural resource depletion will decrease once alternative forms of energy become readily available.
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