Dear Editor: Here in Ridgway and throughout the U.S. and the world we are in a human- caused climate crisis that is frightening! We are witnessing an accelerated heating of the world’s atmosphere. The so-called “Greenhouse Effect” is a process that occurs when greenhouse gases in earth’s atmosphere trap the sun’s heat.

In the past, this has worked well to keep earth’s temperatures livable. However we are now emitting excessive greenhouse gases (mainly carbon dioxide and methane) i...