The National Academies online survey on What Matters Most to You? ranked Earth science topics among the highest.
Energy, Climate Change, Water Resources, and Space Science & Exploration ranked 1, 2, 4, and 9 respectively. Education and Learning is #3.
Thanks to Darlene Cavalier, who blogs at Science Cheerleader, for introducing me to her blog. I finally met Darlene over lunch at the Science Debate meeting at ASU last week. She is a leader in the COPUS - Year of Science Philadelphia hub and is just as enthusiastic in person as you'd expect from her blog and other activities.