RE: Dear Exxon

The opinion journal characterizes the letter as a "global warming gag order." The senators call Exxon Mobil's support of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and similar groups "information laundering" with an "obfuscation agenda."

Sounds to me like the gagging and obfuscation are coming from two Senators. Sounds like they are saying that only the government can pay for science.

...those of the tobacco industry, accusing it of manufacturing controversy, hurting America's credibility and impeding scientific progress.

Replace "tobacco industry" with "global warming fearmongering industry" and you have an accurate sentence.

As usual, liberals/enviro-weenies are only interested in hearing one side of the story. If it upsets their precious preconceptions, it must be wrong and evil. One can almost envision a spoiled toddler with his fingers jammed in his ears, shouting to make sure he doesn't hear anything he doesn't want to.