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“The relatively modest investment of about $16 million between 1998 and 2004 to select political organizations has been remarkably effective at manufacturing uncertainty about the scientific consensus on global warming.”

– From a new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists accusing oil giant ExxonMobil of misleading the public about the seriousness of global warming. The report accuses the firm of using “many of the tactics, and even some of the same organizations and actors” used in the “tobacco industry’s 40-year disinformation campaign.” ExxonMobil called the report “deeply offensive and wrong,” saying the company simply promotes “discussion on issues of direct relevance to the company.”