The Endangered Species Act, passed by Congress nearly four decades ago, has spawned a continuous ...

The Endangered Species Act, passed by Congress nearly four decades ago, has spawned a continuous series of debates between those who feel the ethical necessity to protect species at the brink of extinction and others who feel that if we have to
 
  protect every habitat of every species at risk, then there will be a loss of jobs and a blow to an already shaky economy. This boils down to a conflict between ________.
  A) anthropocentrists and ecocentrists
  B) social scientists and conservationists
  C) universalists and ecofeminists
  D) relativists and environmental justice advocates
  E) economists and environmental scientists