Since American behavior so strongly affects the status of global = biodiversity, I think this link discussing American methods in the world = is appropriate to point out here.
This interview with John Perkins is well worth reading or listening to: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=3D07/06/05/149254<http://www.d= emocracynow.org/article.pl?sid=3D07/06/05/149254> While some might consider this a political topic, I suggest it is a = crucial investigation of one of the root causes of biotic = impoverishment, not to mention a host of social ills around the world. Dave Whitacre