1 have attempted to elaborate what such a paradigm shift would
mean for theology, ethics, spirituality, and public
policy in the volume,
Earth Community,
Earth Ethics (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, and Geneva: WCC Publishing, 1996).
That
mean a
policy enacted 22 years ago called the Montreal Protocol is working: The 1989 ban on the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)-- toxic chemicals used in air conditioners and solvents that eat away at ozone molecules — has helped the
Earth to regain some of its lost protective ozone.