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Koch Industries Donates $1 Million To Prop 23 Effort To Kill California Climate Law

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David and Charles Koch, the billionaire brothers bankrolling the front groups behind the Tea Party and climate denial movement, have added another 'cause' to their philanthropic endeavors, donating $1 million to the Proposition 23 fight to kill California's landmark 2006 climate change legislation.

Koch subsidiary Flint Hills Resources LP handled the laundry duties on this one, but the directive surely came from the heads of the Kochtopus empire - billionaires David and Charles Koch.

The Kochs have found themselves under an uncomfortable spotlight lately after a thorough investigation by The New Yorker revealed the brothers' extensive funding of a network of groups that catapulted the 'grassroots' Tea Party into play, as well as their financial backing of a sprawling network of climate denier groups that makes even ExxonMobil blush.

The Los Angeles Times blog 'Greenspace' first reported Flint Hills Resources donation towards the Proposition 23 bill last night, noting that the effort was launched by two other oil industry players, Texas-based refinery companies Valero Energy and Tesoro Corp.

The Kochs have lost much of the anonymity they enjoyed over the past several decades in the political world. Ever since David Koch's disastrous performance in the 1980 elections when he bought his way onto the Libertarian Party's ticket as Vice Presidential candidate - a ticket that earned only one percent of the vote - the Kochs have stayed below the radar for the most part.
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