Countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs in dirty industries.

各国不能二者兼得：环境更为洁净的代价有可能是污染工业的减少。

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Then again, perhaps the quest for a cleaner environment shouldn't rely on the hunt for a game-changing technology.

也许对于清洁环境的追求，不应该仅仅指望某项能改变游戏规则的科技。

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Simultaneously, the middle class more willingly pays taxes to support public improvements like a cleaner environment and stronger safety nets.

同时，中产阶级为了改善环境与治安等公共基础建设，更加愿意纳税。

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Lawmakers in Washington seemed to have understood the public demand for a cleaner environment.

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At demonstrations in Atlanta,Georgia,and Miami,Florida people protested to demand a cleaner environment.

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Acquiring this simple and non-polluting form of electric light,he points out, promotes education, public health,economic security and a cleaner environment.

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But will high oil prices lead to the goal of greater efficiency and a cleaner environment?

NPR: Will Pricey Fuel Prompt Greener Energy Habits?

But lest hybrid owners get too cocky about their individual contribution to a cleaner environment, consider this sobering observation.

NPR: The Prius Rules Hybrids �� but Is Interest Falling?

This experience shows that a strong and growing economy can deliver both a better life for its people and a cleaner environment at the same time.

NPR: President Bush's Remarks on the World Agenda