Alaska Dispatch: A legislative proposal to spend $1.5 million advancing Alaska’s positions on climate change and related issues could be discussed later this month. The plan’s major proponent, Rep. John Harris, said Alaska has sat on its heels too long while the nation considers new rules on carbon emissions, such as cap and trade, which could have repercussions for business and industry. He wants a firm to help identify what the state could do in conjunction with others to present its case to …