{"id":691,"date":"2009-02-17T10:26:47","date_gmt":"2009-02-17T15:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/02\/17\/surprise%e2%80%94economists-agree\/"},"modified":"2009-02-17T18:27:29","modified_gmt":"2009-02-17T23:27:29","slug":"surprise%e2%80%94economists-agree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2009\/02\/17\/surprise%e2%80%94economists-agree\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Surprise &mdash; Economists Agree!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you care about the climate, climate economics, or how economists in general are portrayed in the media, read this piece from <em>Slate<\/em>: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebigmoney.com\/articles\/hey-wait-minute\/2009\/02\/11\/surprise-economists-agree\">Surprise\u2014Economists Agree!<\/a> A consensus is emerging about the costs of containing climate change. 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