Thanks for Funding the Economic Study, Brits! | Skeptics Global Warming

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will be studying the regional effects on the economy due to climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean. The study will be funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). I wonder how many British citizens would like a tax refund rather than studying the economic effects of global warming on regions on the other side of the globe?

Space Explorers Splash Down in Seattle, Try to Spark Childrens’ Imaginations | Xconomy

The Association of Space Explorers started its 21st Planetary Congress yesterday at the Sheraton in downtown Seattle, marking only the third time the group has met in the U.S. The group includes 320 astronauts and cosmonauts from 32 countries who have been on missions in space. About 60 of them will tell stories about the wonders of space to an estimated 50,000 children in grades K-12 across the state tomorrow. To give their talks some added oomph, they won’t just talk about the Apollo glory days, but plan to grab the kids’ attention with an issue currently on a lot of minds—global climate change.