Problem: the Keystone XL tar-oil tube would endanger the largest US water sources, vastly increase pollution in the USA and measurably heat the planet. Solution: Congressman Tim Griffin. Congressman Tim Griffin is sponsoring the bill to force the Obama Administration to approve the XL Pipeline without the environmental review now required by law. Whats odd is that Griffin represents Arkansas, a state with no stake in the Pipeline. But the Kochs have a stake in Griffin. In his maiden run for Congress, Griffin was elected with an eye-popping $167,000 donation from the Kochs. For $167,000, any congressman will wash your car – with their tongue. For the Kochs, $167K is peanuts. Their political action operation, Americans for Prosperity, built a quarter billion dollar fund this past year, a sum never seen even in the US politics cash swamp. gregpalast/i-want-my-fair-share-and-thats.../
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:17:58 +0000
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