The Institute for Southern Studies reports --
INSTITUTE INDEX - The power of oil
Number of signatures collected on a petition against the stimulus plan by Americans for Prosperity: 400,000
Year the group was founded by the Koch family of Koch Industries, a Kansas-based oil and gas company: 2003
Rank of Koch Industries among the largest privately held U.S. firms: 1
Koch Industries' annual revenues: about $90 billion
Years during which Nancy Pfotenhauer directed Koch Industries' Washington office: 1996-2001
Year in which Pfotenhauer became an economic advisor to former GOP presidential candidate Sen. John McCain: 2007
Date when McCain reversed his opposition to expanded offshore oil and gas drilling: June 2008
Amount in contributions McCain's campaign received that month alone from big oil companies, including Koch employees: $1.1 million
Date when Pfotenhauer stated on TV that offshore oil drilling was safe because there were "no significant spills" caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita: August 2008
Total number of oil spills -- both offshore and onshore -- caused by the storms: 595
Estimated amount of oil spilled in just one post-Katrina incident at the Murphy Oil refinery near New Orleans: 1 million gallons
Year in which the U.S. Senate Committee on Investigations said a Koch subsidiary was the most dramatic example of an oil company stealing by deliberate mismeasurement and fraudulent reporting: 1989
Number of illegal acts of pollution Koch was charged with under the Clinton administration: 315
Number of counts of covering up evidence Koch was charged with relating to a benzene spill in Corpus Christi, Texas: 97
Number of Koch employees who faced criminal charges over the spill: 4
Amount by which Koch eventually settled the case just before trial: $20 million
Amount Koch donated to George W. Bush's election fund and to other GOP candidates during that time: $800,000
Total amount donated by the Koch Industries PAC to federal candidates during the 2008 election cycle: $1.2 million
Percentage of the total amount that went to Republicans: 85
Number of Senate Republicans who voted in favor of the compromise stimulus bill: 3
Number of House Republicans who voted for the measure: 0
And where have we heard that name before?
Cape Wind Opposition
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How do the people get what they want? 85% of the people want Cape Wind but money stands in the way.
I would love the links to all that Kochtopus information.
Deb Sirotkin Butler
aka Amberpaw
Over time, I have discovered that many of the articles for which I saved links are quickly removed.
Although it provokes criticism, I attempt to post entire articles with links and credit.
You should find that each article has links that are highlighted.
If you do a search for a topic at the top of the blog, you should find an abundance of information.
When the search comes up, at the bottom, it will also list 'older posts' and you should find additional information.
Unfortunately, the likes of the Kochs have stymied renewable and alternative energy progress.
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