This distortion tends to keep the retail price of water lower than it would otherwise be where water is scarce, encouraging consumption rather than conservation.

这种曲解只会有利于保持水的零售价格低于那些水源稀缺的地区的水的价格，这是鼓励消耗而非节约。

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Even the Owenses' most severe critics acknowledge that Mark's approach to conservation saved the lives of elephants.But the price, Markus Borner suggested, was too steep.

即便对欧文斯夫妇最严厉的批评者都承认马克·欧文斯的保护行动挽救了大象的生命，但马库斯·伯恩暗示代价过高了。

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His strategy for wooing the ranchers is to be neighborly, shop locally, and offer a fair price for the land, using money donated by individuals and foundations with an interest in conservation.

他博取牧场主好感的策略是睦邻化、商店本地化、购买土地时出价合理。这些钱来自于热衷自然资源保护的个人和基金会捐赠。

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"Conservation and supply are critical components to ultimately seeing the price of gas come down, " Chambliss said, noting that Democrats generally favor conservation while Republicans generally favor increasing supply.

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Price rationing provides efficient allocation of our great gifts of nature in a system of conservation that any environmentalist should adore.

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