The ongoing tie between a plateauing oil supply and climate change continues to rear its ugly head. So, for your perusal this evening, I submit the following: A new report titled Smoke, Mirrors & Hot Air from the Union of Concerned Scientists asserts that ExxonMobil (XOM) has adopted the tobacco industry's disinformation tactics, as well as some of the same organizations and personnel, to cloud the scientific understanding of climate change and delay action on the issue.

A link to the report can be found here. Hat tips are due to James Fraser of The Energy Blog and Seeking Alpha. Their summary of the report is copied under the fold.