Group Asks US Congress To Probe Exxon Climate-Change Funding

The Union of Concerned Scientists, the latest group to accuse ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) of misleading the public on global warming, is urging the U.S. Congress to take action against the oil giant.

According to a report the Union of Concerned Scientists released Wednesday, Exxon spent almost $16 million between 1998 and 2005 to fund 43 organizations that would help cloud the public’s understanding of climate change