Assuming one buys that. Sounds like typical human-centric arrogance to me, devised in a self-serving manner to make brutality as convenient as possible.
God, such as it is, speaks to us in other ways too, not just the writings that some, most definitely not all, believe to be the end-all word. I think the biblical instruction means to take care of the world, all of it, not consume it.
As in the other thread, I find myself increasingly creeped out by the tendency for folks to lay down absolutes, in a forum in which people of many paths and nations gather. Just sayin', y'know...
BTW, didja know America is the greatest nation in the world? Ever? Absolutely?! How do I know? Well, I live here!
DS