For me, this is interesting because Exxon have subsequently funded think tanks and other methods of contesting climate science, resulting in people believing th

For me, this is interesting because Exxon have subsequently funded think tanks and other methods of contesting climate science, resulting in people believing that "the science isn't settled" and mocking those who would work against AGW as "alarmists". For example, the Heartland Institute. Now it would seem that people who may have been trying to restrict action against AGW (in good faith), may have been fooled. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartland_Institute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartland_Institute