ECONOMY TOO BIG FOR ECOLOGY?

Runaway Global Economy Decimating NatureBy Stephen LeahyNAGOYA, Japan, Oct 28, 2010 (IPS) - One-fifth of all birds, fish and animals are threatened with extinction - as many as six million unique and irreplaceable forms of life – an authoritative new assessment warned Wednesday.Deforestation, agricultural expansion, overfishing, invasive alien species and climate change are the specific causes,