42- Poisons which are used on one species can enter the food chain and affect other species.
43- A chemical pesticide may destroy harmful insects, but it often has undesirable side-effects.
44- A great deal of fertilizer is used to increase the yield of crops. But it then runs... ?
45- Your car residues may look OK, but in fact it is part of the biggest and fastest growing global source of pollution
46- It is important to preserve as many species of plant and animal as we can, to maintain conservation
47- Most of the wildlife of a country like Britain has long been destroyed. The priority now is the biodiversity of what remains.
48- Conservationists are very suspicious of genetically modified crops; they fear "genetic pollution" of other species.
49- A wind turbine produces totally clean energy. But some people think they are too big, noisy and ugly.
50- Oil can only be used once, whereas renewable sources of energy like wind and the sun go on for ever.
51- The use of rechargeable batteries, for example in personal stereos, helps to reduce waste and pollution.
52- The wind turbine of energy is very high in the rich, developed countries.
53- In many places the destruction of forest has lead to serious erosion of the soil, and sometimes to flooding.