Jon Huntsman
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Huntsman on climate change, natural gas, and competing with China
Where does Jon Huntsman stand on climate change now that he's out of the presidential race? Grist interviews the former candidate to find out.
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Boston Globe endorses Huntsman, cites climate and energy views
Jon Huntsman, the least crazy GOP presidential candidate, scored an endorsement from the largest newspaper in the state Mitt Romney once governed.
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Jon Huntsman, how could you?
Dear Jon Huntsman, You were the only Republican candidate to stand up for a truth that will have an immeasurable impact on every generation of humans from now until the earth crashes into the sun and the universe forgets what love even was. When you cravenly reversed yourself on climate change, you broke my heart. […]
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Huntsman bows to right wing, reverses position on climate science
Photo: Gage SkidmoreCross-posted from ThinkProgress Green. At an oil-sponsored event at the Heritage Foundation, presidential candidate Jon Huntsman reversed his prior defense of climate science. Huntsman, who famously mocked his fellow candidates for questioning global warming in August, was asked by NewsBusters blogger Lachlan Markey if humans contribute to climate change. Huntsman said that the […]
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Jon Huntsman’s energy plan shoots blanks
Jon Huntsman.Photo: Gage SkidmoreCross-posted from Climate Progress. Presidential candidate, former ambassador to China, and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman received attention for his willingness to accept scientists’ verdict that carbon dioxide and other pollutants generated by humans are responsible for climate change. While 98 of 100 climate scientists agree that global warming is real, he […]
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Bill Clinton slams U.S. climate deniers: 'We look like a joke'
Former president Bill Clinton blasted the GOP for supporting climate science denial.
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Chris Christie says ‘climate change is real’ while vetoing climate action
The New Jersey governor believes that human-made climate change exists, but is blocking his state's participation in a regional climate program.
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Huntsman slams Perry on climate, Bachmann on gas prices
Jon Huntsman believes in climate change and isn't afraid to say so -- or to call out his rivals on how their anti-science stance is hurting the Republican Party.
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Jon Huntsman speaks out on climate change
In a tweet last week, Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman made the apparently super-controversial claim that he "trust[s] scientists on global warming." This weekend, he went a step further, telling ABC's Jake Tapper that his opponents' opposition to the idea of climate change is wrongheaded and extremist.