5 Facts About Mike Pence and the Koch Bros. Not Included in Jane Mayer’s New Yorker Article

2017-10-20

The U.S. is fixated on Trump. But the Koch Brothers are getting stronger. Through Mike Pence they’re preparing to take over of the federal government.

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White House in Chaos: Koch Brothers In Position for the Next Phase

2017-06-20

Kochs Grow Stronger: Why It Matters   (For a printable version of this graphic, click HERE.) While people are focused on President Trump, day-by-day, with little notice, the Koch Brothers are getting stronger. And their deep ties to Vice President Mike Pence are paying off. David Koch has demonstrated his appreciation of Pence by giving… Read more »

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Upcoming Coast Guard Study on Offshore Wind Energy Raises Questions

2016-03-1

Does offshore wind energy, so common in Europe, pose risks to the U.S. shipping industry? That’s a question the Coast Guard has spent five years studying. According to offshore wind advocates, the Coast Guard’s study process raises significant questions about staff qualifications, influence, and findings in preliminary drafts. Acting on a concerned reader’s tip, we… Read more »

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Why Was Barrett Marson Hired as Spokesman for the Arizona Corporation Commission?

2015-08-11

No competitive bid process, no conflict vetting, association with checkered efforts – all at considerable expense to Arizona Taxpayers On June 19, the day that our attorney, Dan Barr, sent a letter to the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) demanding access to former Chairman Bob Stump’s cell phone, ACC Executive Director Jodi Jerich fired long-time Commission… Read more »

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INFOGRAPHIC: The Koch Bros, Getting Richer While the World Burns

2013-07-18

Authored by David Halperin of Republic Report & designed by Wake Coulter. 

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ALEC’s Most Wanted: Exposing a front group for fossil fuel interests (and other corporations)

2013-05-10

The Center for Media and Democracy’s (CMD) Brendan Fischer and Nick Surgey uncovered an internal document from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) at the controversial organization’s meeting last week in Oklahoma City. The document entitled “OKC anti-ALEC photos” featured the headshots of eight reporters and public interest advocates that have written about ALEC or… Read more »

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The Maine Players Attacking Renewable Energy: The Koch Brothers

2013-05-3

In a new report, the Maine Conservation Alliance asks: are we debating renewable energy, or the Koch brothers’ profits?” Maine’s renewable energy standards have been the prime target of the Koch Machine – front groups, think tanks, and legislators with financial ties to Koch Industries and its two billionaire owners: the Koch brothers. The Renewable… Read more »

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Americans for Tax Reform and Grover Norquist’s Deceptive Campaigns for Dirty Energy and Big Tobacco

2013-04-1

Grover Norquist is a familiar player in Washington debates, renowned for convincing nearly every Republican in Congress to sign a pledge to not raise taxes. But Norquist’s main job is not as a principled advocate for his brand of limited government but functioning as a paid lobbyist for whatever corporate interests are ready to write… Read more »

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Fossil Fuel-Funded Think Tank Promulgates “Study” Attacking Wind and Solar

2012-02-17

The Heartland Institute, which receives hundreds of thousands of dollars from the fossil fuel industry, including Koch Industries, rightly came under criticism this week for its secretive role in promulgating anti-climate change science. Sadly, fossil fuel-funded efforts to spread misinformation using benign-sounding front groups don’t stop with climate change. The fossil fuel industry has also… Read more »

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