The Koch fleet’s combined net revenue skyrocketed in 2022, up to $4.8 billion.
Assets of Koch-Controlled Organizations Soar to Over $8.1 Billion
By Connor Gibson | at
Climate
Railroad Owned by RFK Jr.’s Megadonor Repeatedly Violated Environmental and Safety Laws
By Don Wiener | at
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may claim he will be “the best environmental president in American history,” but the Republican industrialist bankrolling the super PAC behind his longshot bid for the White House has a long history of violating environmental laws.
Restrictions on ESG Investments Emerge as a Campaign Issue in Missouri’s Gubernatorial Race
By Don Wiener | at
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is using his efforts to curtail ESG investing in his bid for the GOP nomination for governor, which will be determined through the Republican primary on August 6.
Koch’s Purchase of Fertilizer Plant Prompts Antitrust Concerns
By Don Wiener | at
In December, the Dutch chemical company OCI Global announced plans to sell its nitrogen fertilizer operation in Wever, Iowa to Koch Ag & Energy Solutions, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, for $3.6 billion.
Koch Industries Plant Shutdown Sends Florida Town Hit by Hurricane Reeling
By Don Wiener | at
Georgia-Pacific, announced on September 18 that it would shutter its cellulose factory, known as the Foley mill. The company claimed that the closing had been planned before Hurricane Idalia—for “strategic” reasons—and did not reflect “the hard work and effort of the Foley team.”
Republican State Financial Officers Group Doubled Its Revenue After Being Weaponized to Fight “Woke” Capitalism and Sustainable Investing Practices
By David Armiak | at
The State Financial Officers Foundation, a membership group of 37 Republican state treasurers, auditors, and financial executives weaponized to fight “woke” capitalism, more than doubled its revenue in 2022 — to over $2 million — according to its latest IRS filing obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.
Charles Koch’s “Stand Together” Donor Conduits Move $176 Million into his Network, Higher Education, and Right-Wing Policy, Advocacy, Litigation, and Media Groups in 2022
By David Armiak | at
In 2022, Stand Together Trust and Stand Together Chamber of Commerce contributed over $176 million to groups in Charles Koch’s “Stand Together” constellation of nonprofits as well as to higher education and right-wing policy, advocacy, litigation and media groups, the Center for Media and Democracy has found.
Dispatches from the COP28 Climate Talks in Dubai
By Alex Carlin | at
CMD guest contributor Alex Carlin reports on his observations at the United Nations climate conference.
DonorsTrust Funneled $134 Million to Right-Wing Groups in 2022
By David Armiak | at
To hide their identities from public scrutiny, megadonors used the Koch political network’s favorite conduit, DonorsTrust, to funnel $134 million to groups promoting the Right’s culture wars and spreading climate misinformation, Trump’s big lie, and hate, as indicated in IRS filings obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.
New Report Reveals Big Oil’s Playbook to Silence Climate Protests
By Juliana Broad | at
A new report by Greenpeace USA details the widespread coordination between the public and private sectors to monitor activism, punish protesters both physically and legally, and grease the wheels for proposed anti-protest bills that criminalize civil disobedience.