Will a "one stop shop" on climate change really make it easier for us to get accurate and up to date information?  Dr. Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced on February 8 that NOAA will set up the new Climate Service to operate in tandem with NOAA's National Weather Service and National Ocean Service. The Climate Service, and its new NOAA climate portal on the Internet used to collect a vast array of climatic data from NOAA and other sources, is intended to provide "one-stop shopping into a world of climate information," noted Lubchenco. The new agency will initially be led by Thomas Karl, director of the current National Climatic Data Center. I'm for anything that is intended to incorporate a longer view of climate than just watching the weather.  According to MSNBC, Lubchenco said she anticipates growth of private climate-related business around the new agency. No word on whether any job creation in this business would count as green jobs.  Visit http://www.climate.gov for more information.