Environmental Protection Has Been Proven to __________ the Number of Available

Environmental protection has been proven to __________ the number of available jobs because __________.

A) Decrease; it limits the use of nonrenewable resources (as in the case of the logging industry)
B) Increase; labor is usually substituted for natural resources (as in the case of recycling)
C) Stabilize; the use of nonrenewable resources is stabilized, and jobs are scarce anyway
D) Decrease; it negatively affects economic growth
E) Stabilize; it limits the use of nonrenewable resources (as in the case of the logging industry)