The calls for action to do something about global warming have reached a fever pitch.  Cap and Trade, potential EPA regulations, and calls to paint roofs white are front page stories that could very soon affect every American.  The idea is to slow global warming before it becomes a catastrophe- or to blame global warming for current catastrophes.  The predictions of mass extinctions, floods, drought, and famine are very scary indeed.

Meanwhile, a vocal opposition to manmade global warming theory has arisen.  Professors from MIT, Harvard, UAB, UVa, Pasteur Institute, etc.. have put their credentials on the line by publishing research that directly contradicts previous UN IPCC findings.  Senator James Inhofe, who was nearly the lone opponent to cap and trade a few years ago, has been joined by dozens more in the Senate, putting climate change legislation passage very much in doubt.  And some scientists are now predicting a new ice age.

The question is- who is right?  On a topic this important, leaders should investigate both sides of the argument, and manage data collection to

After starting an electronics manufacturing company in 1992, I had a major Fortune 500 customer come audit our facility 3 days after installing the first line.  We had worked hard to make sure everything was in order, the manufacturing personnel were trained, and we'd just completed our own audit the day before.