Wikipedia's handy list of where the world's scientific organizations stand on the issue:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_opinion_on_climate_change
A "start here" list of links to statements from NASA, the NAS, NOA, NSF, the AAAS and IPCC:
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/05/start-here/
Many of those same sources, arranged in an outline of common objections to the AGW theory:
http://scienceblogs.com/illconsidered/2008/07/how_to_talk_to_a_sceptic.php
A quick summary of the history of the theory, going back 150 years:
http://www.aip.org/history/climate/co2.htm
An exhaustive review of the "climategate" emails:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34392959/ns/us_news-environment/
If you aren't sure which link to pick, the first and third are probably the easiest to skim. The third is especially helpful because it will make you sound smart in front of a crowd.
I thought the jury was still out on science? Ha ha. First, "The More You Know" graphic is pretty fantastic, lets all work a little harder to bring it back. Second, the links are actually very helpful for people on both sides of the issue--its so important to familiarize yourself with research on climate change before forming an opinion. (There's more to it than Gore's documentary)I especially love your insight on the third link, and Anna's use of "a coon's age." Spectacular.
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