Elon Musk Fights Back Against the Koch Brothers' Lobbying

[bananas]

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Source: Fortune

News of a pro-oil lobbying group triggered the electric-vehicle magnate’s ire on Twitter.

Elon Musk went on a mini-tweetstorm between Friday and last night, following a report by The Huffington Post claiming that the Koch brothers and other energy magnates were planning on launching a $10 million lobbying effort to promote fossil fuels and defeat subsidies for electric vehicles. After linking to the report with a heavy “Sigh . . .”, Musk went on to argue that the traditional auto industry—and the oil and gas industry more generally—has itself been heavily subsidized for decades.

According to The Huffington Post, the still-unnamed Koch lobbying effort is being organized by James Mahoney, a member of the Koch Industries board. The report cited energy industry sources who believe the effort is likely to launch by the middle of the year.

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What may be most amazing about all of this is that the Koch brothers and Elon Musk are even playing in the same ballpark. Musk, who just a few short years ago was famously nearly broke, now has an estimated personal net worth of $13 billion dollars, while the Kochs’ fortune is around $41 billion a piece. So while this may be the opening salvo of a money-driven David vs. Goliath battle over energy policy, David has certainly been hitting the gym.


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Musk is fighting for the future of humanity - and nearly went bankrupt doing it.

[scottie55]

1. The Drill Baby Drillers Gotta Win Right?

Make the fossil fuel producers pay for ALL OF THEIR EXTERNALATIES like climate change destruction, and pollution related sickness, and understand why Musk is so correct.

They want to lobby so they can profit, and pass the costs of their pollution on to the rest of us.

[DirkGently]

2. Elon's right. n/t

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[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Your link is to a completely different story

24 people recommended this thread, and not one thought to point that out?

[GliderGuider]

5. Not interested enough to hunt it up and post it yourself? nt

http://fortune.com/2016/02/22/elon-musk-koch-brothers-twitter/

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. No, not really (nt)

[bananas]

10. Fixed it, thanks. nt

[GliderGuider]

4. Here is the correct link:

http://fortune.com/2016/02/22/elon-musk-koch-brothers-twitter/

[mountain grammy]

7. It's an important story..

thanks for the correct link!

[turbinetree]

8. Koch's ................................

put in rider that was suppose to stop the subsides of solar panels on homes, but at the last minute Ryan and his right wing cronies
extended the tax break for home owners and businesses , towns ect......................


http://www.seia.org/policy/finance-tax/solar-investment-tax-credit


And then last but not least let's thank these two outstanding right wing hypocrites for this.......................when it comes to there concept of a free market enterprise, capitalist system------------------they corrupt the state and local governments





http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/04/alec-freerider-homeowners-assault-clean-energy

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/04/16/3427392/oklahoma-fee-solar-wind/

http://fcir.org/2015/04/03/in-sunshine-state-big-energy-blocks-solar-power/

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/02/12/koch-brothers-dirty-war-solar-power

http://www.progressive.org/news/2014/05/187687/alec-otherworld


I think we get the picture -------------------------




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[Krytan11c]

9. Elon Musk is working hard

For the future of humanity and putting his money where his mouth is.

[GliderGuider]

11. He is definitely doing what he believes in.

Unfortunately, so are the Kochs.

[Lodestar]

12. I think this calls for the resurrection of the OCCUPY movement to

pay a visit to the Koch brothers where they live and lobby. Musk shouldn't have to
stand alone. It's a critical matter for ALL of us!

[MichaelSoE]

13. Just read a fresh article about Musk being shut down in Nevada and posted in latest news

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141357369

Warren Buffet this time

[dmr]

14. Need to read the mind-blowing Guardian article in the above link.

Good grief, it makes me sick. So sick I'm at a loss for words.