Where is that mutant Henry Waxman? He would be the perfect schmuck to go after Big Oil like he did Big Tobacco. It sounds like the same exact witchhunt actually.
That the one with the big hairy nostrils?
Spawn of Bat Boy?
This is the same sort of attack.
The tobacco companies were required to submit to testing for tar and nicotine content of cigarettes. (Back when you could smoke just about anywhere, and lots of people did--before warnings or bar codes on the packs).
They did, and the gubmint published a list of who had how much tar and nicotine in their cigarettes.
The problem, of course, is that tobacco is a plant. Not every crop, not even every leaf in the plant has the same tar and nicotine content, and to keep consistent with what the test results produced, the companies (which already blended tobacco for flavor) now had to ensure their nicotine and tar content didn't vary too far from the test results or they'd be gigged for providing light loads for the tests...
Then the Government attacked the companies for ensuring there was a specific amount of tar and nicotine "to keep people addicted".
Yep, that a result of none other than government piddling in the industry in the first place.
Before proving any fraud, the Government must first prove "Climate Change".
This could be another 'Scopes Trial' before it is over. Pray (because nothing is guaranteed in a court of law) we can be rid of this lunacy, once and for all.