Helen Is an Environmentalist

question 13

Multiple Choice

Helen is an environmentalist.When she says that the goal of this movement is establishing an ecologically sustainable culture, she means

• A)a healthy environment requires an economic system that delivers both equality and environmental awareness.
• B)human ingenuity and an economic system that encourages innovation will extend the human record of living longer, healthier, and richer lives.
• C)a way of life that meets the needs of both the present and future generations.
• D)that a society's impact on the environment is a function of its level of population, its level of affluence, and its level of technology.

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