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Although the proposed dam would generate electricity without emitting carbon, its reservoir would permanently submerge thousands of acres of old-growth forest whose carbon storage and biodiversity cannot be replaced. Weighing what would be gained against what would be lost, the project would, on a full environmental accounting, do more ecological harm than good.
Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main conclusion of the argument?
- On a full environmental accounting, the proposed project would do more ecological harm than good.
- The carbon storage and biodiversity of the submerged forest cannot be replaced.
- Carbon-free electricity generation should always take priority over the preservation of habitat.
- The proposed dam would generate electricity without emitting carbon.
- The dam's reservoir would in fact permanently submerge thousands of acres of old-growth forest.
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