It doesn’t take much to look at what happens to civilizations who fail to adapt – the ancestral Puebloan presence in the Four Corners has plenty to teach us here.

We have a choice: adapt, use our consciousness for the betterment of all, or remain stubbornly entrenched in 19th- and 20th-century fossil fuel economies with a dog-eat-dog mentality toward our fellow humans, animals and planet as a whole.

Pressure on vested interests will be needed to encourage this direction: Consider joining the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, 350.org or other organizations.

Help us move forward!

Kate Niles

Durango