Five Republican state lawmakers contend man-made global warming is bunk, and it was no surprise to see Dwayne Alons of Hull is among them. State representative Alons has been a frequent critic of the calamitous cringing on climate change by some, saying the science behind it is not settled. He’s written several letters to the Journal on the topic.

Also among the five is Rep. Chuck Soderberg of Le Mars and Sen. Jerry Behn of Boone, who I used to cover at a previous newspaper. Behn’s position is in line with what I recall of his world view, while Soderberg I wouldn’t have guessed as a global warming dissenter.

One other Siouxlander not serving in the Iowa Legislature, but who hails from Denison would say the five Republicans are misguided. Robert Hansen is among the leading international researchers into climate change, and he’s among many scientists who say the time is past for feuding over whether man-made warming is occurring; rather, the time to start addressing it is at hand.