This week’s conversation about the climate offers a reminder that President-elect Trump’s choice for Energy Secretary is a fracking oil CEO who thinks a changing climate is a good thing—without any evidence to back it up. Meanwhile, ordinary Americans are already making a difference with only a single home improvement: the proliferation of heat pumps is causing a measurable reduction in air pollution.

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