rugged alaskans, get the job done

Kate Troll, who heads the green group Alaska Conservation Alliance, penned her call for action on climate change in an opinion piece in today's Juneau Empire. She explains why it should be called climate change and not global warming, presents a laundry list of changes already happening and linked in some way to climate change, and argues that taking action doesn't have to crash the economy.
Then there's this.

As Alaskans, we pride ourselves on our ruggedness and our ability to get any job done, no matter how tough. We walked the path to statehood, figured out how to build the oil pipeline, and now climate change is that next grand challenge calling for the best from Alaskans.

Click here to see the full column.