"House Dems probe oil, coal companies on climate research", 19 Nov 2015

A group of House Democrats is investigating whether oil and coal companies have lied to the public regarding what they know about climate change.Following recent news reports that Exxon Mobil Corp. knew as early as the 1970s that oil and natural gas cause global warming but later emphasized doubt about the science, the lawmakers want to see if other companies have a similar history.Reps. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) are circulating a letter among their colleagues and asking them to sign it before they send it to the oil and coal companies...“We ask that you join our letter to the fossil fuel executives asking specific questions about their role, both past and present, in hiding and spreading disinformation to both the public and lawmakers alike concerning the science of climate change.” The letters will soon be sent to Chevron Corp., Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips Co., BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Peabody Energy Corp.