"Yesterday, the House Committee on Science and Technology passed H.R. 2407, the National Climate Service Act of 2009 by a vote of 24 to 12. H.R. 2407 was introduced May 14, 2009 by Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN). As amended, the bill would establish a Climate Service Program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and it outlines an interagency process to establish a National Climate Service.
(more) "The legislation places emphasis on the important role that stakeholders should play in the development of climate services at NOAA and other federal agencies. H.R. 2407 requires agencies to consult with state, local and tribal governments and with all outside stakeholders. Federal agencies are also required to survey the users of climate products and information to provide information to Congress about the needs of different stakeholders for information that will assist them to respond to climate variability and change."
Indoctrination rider (that's what the skeptics will call it): "Amendments offered by Research and Science Education Subcommittee Vice Chairwoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH) and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) expanded the outreach and education components of the legislation. Rep. Fudge's amendment established a clearinghouse and web portal to be managed by NOAA in response to recommendations of witnesses at the Subcommittee's hearing on May 5th for a single point of contact for information on climate. Rep. Johnson's amendment establishes a summer institutes program to be conducted in cooperation with the Regional Climate Centers and the university community to provide middle school and high school teachers and undergraduates an opportunity to interact with climate scientists."
Here's the National Weather Service logo. What should the National Climate Service logo look like?
I suggest putting this in the middle, superimposed on an image of the planet:
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