Mike Pence (Credit: Getty/Mark Ralston) Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, appear to be taking opposing stances on the nature of climate change. “Well, look, there’s no question that the activities that take place in this country and in countries around the world have some impact on the environment and some impact on climate,” Pence told CNN’s Chris Cuomo. In Monday night’s presidential debate, Hillary Clinton criticized her Republican rival’s repeated claims that climate change is a hoax “created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S.