"DUI: Democracy Under the Influence (Of Koch)" The Kochs don't give a damn about the health of our environment or the health of the public.

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Koch Brothers Spent the Most to Pollute Our Environment and Politics
By Jill Bond, March 13, 2015

The verdict is in. The Koch brothers are guilty of spending the most money on lobbying so they could dump their toxic waste into Florida waterways.

According to Environment Florida, Buckeye Florida LP, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, poured almost $14 million into lobbying in a single year after the company dumped 264,460 pounds of toxic chemicals into Florida’s waterways in 2012.

Rather than spending the money on finding a responsible way to handle the toxic chemicals, the Kochs are using their wealth to buy political favor and ensure they have free reign to poison Florida waters. The report also found Koch Industries gave more than $7.7 million to candidates seeking federal office during the 2014 election cycle.

They don’t have a single damn to give about the health of our environment or the health of the public. It’s all about making as much money as they can, regardless of the damage that it does.

The report released by Environment Florida came after a state House bill was introduced designed to block the EPA’s plan to restore Clean Water Act protections to thousands of waterways in Florida, including those that feed into the water we drink.

Even as I write this, the lobbying continues against the EPA. House Republicans are trying their best to pass two anti-science bills that deny the EPA’s advisory board from taking actual science into consideration when deciding on what regulations to put into place to protect the environment and our health.

The Koch brothers have their hands into every aspect of our lives, including our health care, women’s rights, the criminal justice system, our schools and textbooks, minimum wage, and social security. It’s about time we stopped allowing them to run (and ruin) our lives.


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