Koch Brothers Confirmed as Huge Owners of Tar Sands Oil Leases - 1.5 Million Acres Estimate

[Fred Sanders]

And so there goes the we are not benefiting from our campaign contributions meme of the richest fascists in world history:

"Even without counting possible acreage acquired through such means (partly owned subsidiaries), what’s clear is this: Koch Industries through its wholly owned subsidiaries ranks as the largest leaseholder among U.S. or non-Canadian firms and no lower than the third-largest overall."

A mapping service called GeoScout has compiled figures for Koch that indicate that it has 1.47 million net acres of leases.



http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/does-koch-industries-hold-most-canadian-oil-sands-leases-its-complicated/2014/04/07/2470e5e4-be70-11e3-b574-f8748871856a_story.html

● Cenovus Energy (Canada) 1.57 million* (includes rights to an air weapons range)

● Athabasca Oil Corp. (Canada) 1.56 million**

● Koch (U.S.) 1.12 million to 1.47 million***

● Canadian Natural Resources (Canada) 1 million*

● Suncor (Canada) 986,000****



The headline on Real Clear Politics site is - Washington Post Corrects Story On Kochs and Canada Oil Sands....I am not making that up.

[Wounded Bear]

1. But it's not about the oil...

[randys1]

2. Al Qaeda should take notes from these two brothers

the damage they will do to the human race, if allowed, will make shock and awe look like Sunday school

[upaloopa]

3. So I guess Obama knows this if we do.

To approve the pipeline means the increase in wealth of two billionaires trumps the welfare of millions of Americans.
So we will see what happens.

[Fred Sanders]

5. The Koch Brothers being exposed as liars plain as day when they have said on the record they

do not stand to gain from the Keystone Pollution Pipe will make it easier to reject it, and tie in perfectly with the building national rage ignited by Senator Reid.....

[YoungDemCA]

6. Two billionaires who have donated-and will continue to donate to-right-wing campaigns....

...in Congress, at the state level, and at the presidential level as well. Campaigns to embolden the most reactionary elements of the Republican Party, at all levels of government.

The Koch Brothers are no friends to President Obama. Surely he realizes that?

[BrotherIvan]

9. If the pipeline goes through

They will be the richest people in the world. That is the last thing they want before they die. But then again, they may croak before that happens if we fight it long enough. Ah yes...

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

11. They already got their pipeline,

The Alberta Clipper project. I'm sure they don't have any personal objections to Keystone but I don't believe they have any particular stake in it either.

[Fred Sanders]

13. Nice to have a backup pipe to purchase space in.

[BrotherIvan]

16. Here is a link to a study that says the Kochs could net $100billion from Keystone

http://americablog.com/2014/01/koch-brothers-make-100-billion-profit-keystone-pipeline.html

I believe they have a large stake in the gulf refineries as well.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

17. Linking Keystone XL to profits from derivatives trading?

I bet the Koch brothers also like the Cheesecake Factory. Better boycott them just to be safe.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

10. Koch uses the Enbridge system. Keystone is TCPL.

[randys1]

19. On behalf ofthe Koch Bros I want to thank you Walter

The Koch group actively employs many people to lie to the public about what good guys they are, and here you are doing it for free.

Just wanted to thank you on their behalf...

Certainly you are getting paid to defend them, if not you must believe you and the Koch bros have something in common?

What would that be?

[YoungDemCA]

4. The Koch Brothers are a good example of that portion of the super-wealthy class....

...who wish to not only preserve their own wealth, but to turn America into a banana republic-a society in which inequality is extraordinarily high, social mobility is basically non-existent, and politics is wholly dominated by the influence and power of the 1%.

The sad thing is...we're not far away from that society now, in many ways.

[blkmusclmachine]

15. Nobody ever promised we'd actually like the "change."

[frylock]

7. i am shocked. shocked and appalled.

:|

[Thinkingabout]

8. Hey, I have a great idea, let's build a pipeline to carry the product right from the field to

My refinery sez the Koch brothers.

[MindMover]

12. NO MORE KOCH ....

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[blkmusclmachine]

14. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[onethatcares]

18. who did they buy the land from?

or did they just see it as empty and decide to grab it?