While setting, concrete gives off large amounts of carbon dioxide. The production of solar panels is even more energy-intensive. At the moment it would be perverse to encourage their use. Find an alternative to chemical pesticides for your lawn and buy organic produce whenever possible to reduce pesticide use in farming. While the water that runs off from lawns can carry pesticides into streams, careful use will minimize their impact on the environment.
Pesticides increase crop yields, enabling farmers to produce more.
Without pesticides, crop yields in the United States would be 20 to 80 percent lower than they are now. Food would be more expensive, and millions of acres of woods would have to be farmed to raise the same amount of food we raise today. Organically grown vegetables are no safer than vegetables grown using pesticides, and they may be more dangerous. After all, they rely on natural pesticides manufactured by the plants, not synthetic ones designed by humans who are trying to minimize the dangers to other humans. Protect endangered species and habitat by not purchasing products such as ivory, furs, skins, and shells made from endangered wildlife.