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A railroad is being proposed by the government to join twoneighboring cities. The railroad will significantly reduce thetravel time between the two cities. The only concern is that to setup the infrastructure for the railroad, approximately ten squaremiles of forests will need to be cleared. The forest is known forits flora and fauna and regularly attracts people from all over thecountry. Any construction activity in the forest would deprivefuture generations of this rich heritage. Thus the plan for theproposed railroad has been shelved because of the idea that theenvironment should be protected so that future generations may livein it, and have the choices as individuals have today. The above isan example of:
Group of answer choices
a. an aesthetic argument
b. incentives
c. an environmental impact statement
d. externalities
e. social fairness