The new axis of evil
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I just say, he funds National Museum of National history, no mention in all the exhibitions on where the global warming come from (his business is the worst polluter in the US, CO2 emission), he funds Global Cancer Resaerch, his business in Formaldehyde that is considered as highly cancerigen. and...according wikipedia :In March 1999, a Koch subsidiary pleaded guilty to charges that it had negligently allowed aviation fuel to leak into waters near the Mississippi River from its refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota, and that it had illegally dumped a million gallons of high-ammonia wastewater onto the ground and into the Mississippi River.[24]
In January 2000, Koch Industries subsidiary, Koch Pipeline, agreed to a $35 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and the State of Texas. This settlement, including a $30 million civil fine, was incurred for the firm's multiple oil spills in Texas and five other states going back to 1990.[25] The spills resulted in more than three million gallons of crude oil leaking into ponds, lakes, streams and coastal waters.[26]
In 2001, the company reached two settlements with the government. In April, the company reached a $20 million settlement in exchange for admitting to covering up environmental violations at its refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.[27][28] That May, Koch Industries paid $25 million to the federal government to settle a federal lawsuit that found the company had improperly taken more oil than it had paid for from federal and Indian land.[29][30]
In 2009, Koch subsidiary Invista agreed to pay a $1.7 million civil penalty and spend up to $500 million to correct self-reported environmental violations at its facilities in seven states.[31][32] Prior to the settlement, the company had disclosed to the EPA more than 680 violations after auditing 12 facilities acquired from DuPont in 2004....
He funds tea party, extreme right wing party.
I just say watch out americans. These guys shouldn't be able to buy your silence.- Oh ok, he's just covering his ass. thank you for the information.zarkonite