PPS
Remember after the Flood God said he would never again scar the earth for man's sake.
If he decides to give mankind another spanking he'll do it without damaging the planet.
The end of the planet itself may coincide with the end of man but it won't be because of God destroying man.
God said the next time He would destroy it by Fire !!

All at once, and a conversion of matter into energy to be recycled into a new form of existence. At least thats how I read it.

Isa 65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

Theres no mandate for man to trash his home in anticipation of what God will do when the end of time comes.

Man was given dominion over the animal's yes he was and we are not to worry about any of them becoming extinct on their own either. Not to the point that man has to go way out of their way to protect them at the cost of drilling for oil.

Seems to me man has always been expected to "go out of his way" to protect the animals in his charge even those he'll harvest for food when the time comes. Just as the Shepard fought the lions and rustlers, and would leave the flock to search for the lost lamb.

We have a responsibility to avoid forcing any creature into extinction without cause, or through carelessness. My difference of opinion with the treehuggers is when they block all progress based on claims that are not supported by facts.
Theres certainly no reason why North Slope oil can't be pumped out cleanly and carefully using state of the art technology, and no reason why we should allow any company to cut corners and slack S their way through the process to save a few bucks. Its not like they'd be likely to pass any savings on to the consumer.