Depends on what you mean by "pantheism" or "reverence for nature". The Greeks and Romans weren't pantheists, they were polytheists (mostly); but that's not really relevant, you can certainly have a pantheist conception of the world and develop civilization; both the Chinese and India did it quite nicely.
That has nothing to do with anything. Pantheism is the only internally consistent outcome for Judeo-Christian religions. If God if omnipotent, omniscient, and most importantly, omnipresent, then God must be present in everything. Trees, water, animals, computers, cars, buildings, everything; but most importantly, God is present in each of us. A conception of God as a single entity isn't a definitive bulwark against pantheism, it is a misconception of God.
That is what people are coming to realize. God isn't locked away in a church, only accessible by handlers and interpreters. It's not necessarily some new-agey touchy feely treehugging. Understanding of God's nature is expanding, which is bad news for the Old Guard, and the fundamental cause for reviews such as the one you cited.
Also, the fundamental duty as 'stewards of the Earth' has, as a principle, the rule of "don't shit where you eat". Reverence for nature is only one expression of that.