That was longer than expected. And I think in presenting all that, you've brought up another issue (not really related to ecology even) that makes this whole thing even messier.
I'll be fair and give your post a full reading, even though my response won't touch on most of it. I'll post the response in due time.
If you wish to continue this conversation, either here or elsewhere, please let me know. If you felt that you learned some things here, isn't that a good thing? Everything I posted in my last post can be augmented by explaining the scientific methods used, examples, further exploration of any of the subject matter, examples of success stories where the knowledge was applied to create successful outcomes, etc.