The choice between a clean environment and a prosperous economy is a false choice.
Scott Peters: “The choice between a clean environment and a prosperous economy is a false choice.”
On the recordJanuary 8, 2018
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Peters emphasizes that environmental protection and economic growth can coexist.
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