FINANCIAL TIMES: …A prankster identifying himself as David Koch, the billionaire industrialist, called the office of Scott Walker and was put straight through to the Republican governor for a convivial 20-minute chat about the plan to dismantle the power of local unions…
Long supporters of free market causes, the brothers have stepped up their political activism over concern at the growth of government and thethe push to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, something that would directly hurt their businesses.
A report by Greenpeace, the environment group, says the Kochs spent $24.9m between 2005 and 2008 to fund the “climate denial machine”. The brothers have also donated money to many Republican causes, including candidates such as Mr Walker and from the Tea Party… (more)
