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Explore how a Republican governor's support for climate change challenges party norms and highlights scientific consensus on global warming.

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A former Republican governor from a conservative state who is now considering a run for President is....get ready for it..vouching for climate science and not denying the existence of global warming. Shocking! Unbelievable! He also must not be seriously thinking he can win the GOP nomination. Here's the excerpt of Jon Huntsman's interview with Time magazine:

You also believe in climate change, right?This is an issue that ought to be answered by the scientific community; I'm not a meteorologist. All I know is 90 percent of the scientists say climate change is occurring. If 90 percent of the oncological community said something was causing cancer we'd listen to them. I respect science and the professionals behind the science so I tend to think it's better left to the science community "“ though we can debate what that means for the energy and transportation sectors.

But on the outside chance this ...

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