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Koch Brothers

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Koch company buys up more oil sands licenses in Canada

Koch Oil Sands Operating ULC is buying up more licenses in Alberta's oil sands, Oilsands Review reported today.  "Bulletin records show that 15 licences were issued on March 3, 2015, for...

How Harper's disastrous diplomacy crushed Keystone XL

President Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline bill is nothing less than a devastating indictment of Stephen Harper's foreign policy. 
Obama high five with kid

Open letter to President Obama: please veto the Keystone XL pipeline -- for future generations

There is no reason to allow the Keystone XL pipeline to go through, and there are many reasons to not. Vetoing it will be a gesture of support for future generations

Journalists thank Bezos for Koch-blocking Washington Post buyout

Oddly, the Koch brothers were never serious contenders for the deal, but journalists have been fêting the Bezos buy as a victory over the oil barons nonetheless.

Harper, his Three Amigos and the quest for one bad egg

The federal government has recently spent $5 million dollars on a terrific use of taxpayer dollars. About a year ago, the Harper government promised to spend $8 million to root out bad charitable...

Sun News host Ezra Levant recalls “wonderful” Koch foundation summer

One of Canada's most conservative commentators dodges funding questions about Ethical Oil in a conversation with VO.

Senator Cowan demands accountability from Tory educational and charitable organizations

With enviro groups under fire, Senator James Cowan says the National Finance Committee must also look into corporate lobbies and think-tanks like The Fraser Institute.

Fraser Institute co-founder confirms 'years and years' of U.S. oil billionaires' funding

With nearly 16 per cent of its budget from foreign sources, the influential Fraser Institute claims that $500,000 from the US Koch family only went to its international programs.

“Charitable” Fraser Institute accepted $500k in foreign funding from Koch oil billionaires

In just four years, U.S. Tea Party architects the Koch brothers poured half a million dollars into Canadian right-wing think tank, the Fraser Institute.