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03

Jan

Science taboo for Republicans seeking White HouseMany Republican candidates vying for their party’s nod dismiss science in favor of strong evangelical faith, playing to a hardline conservative electorate. Only one of the White House contenders, former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, has come out with force to proclaim a belief in man-made climate change, as he condemned his party’s hostility to science.

Science taboo for Republicans seeking White House
Many Republican candidates vying for their party’s nod dismiss science in favor of strong evangelical faith, playing to a hardline conservative electorate. Only one of the White House contenders, former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, has come out with force to proclaim a belief in man-made climate change, as he condemned his party’s hostility to science.