Trump just picked an ambassador to Russia who (gasp!) cares about climate change.

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By Lisa HymasMar 9, 2017, 2:30 pm328 pts
Jon Huntsman, who has reportedly accepted the president’s nomination for the Moscow post, pushed climate action while governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009. He even called on Congress to cap greenhouse gas emissions in an Environmental Defense Action Fund ad in 2007. During his unsuccessful run for the 2012…

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