We can no longer ignore climate change in Alaska. It is not only transforming our landscape and stressing our economy; it's imperiling lives. The mudslides in Haines last month are just a harbinger of the devastation that warmer, wetter winters could bring to our state. Many on the left claim we can only solve this problem by handing power to Washington to impose a vast, new climate regime. But as we've seen again and again, federal regulation is no solution for Alaska. A far better plan is to pass legislation for a market-based policy that lowers emissions nationwide. That's how we can fight climate change — and prevent Washington, D.C., bureaucrats from seizing even more control of our state.