The parallel to Tabaco companies hiding research on the harmful effects of smoking is obvious. If the government can prove ExxonMobil knew about the dangers of climate change, there would be significant repercussions around the world.  From: www.inquisitr.com

GR:  Like New York, other states and the U. S. government are opening investigations.  Exxon’s funding of climate-change-denying organizations seems to be the focus, but how about adding a few climate-change-denying congressmen who also received funds from Exxon.