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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (884889)	9/3/2015 9:27:34 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 1578281

“Emails and financial documents released by the University of Kansas on Thursday reveal earmarked funding from Koch Industries to develop research used to lobby against the state renewable energy standard. “On November 12, 2013, Art Hall, the director of the university’s Center for Applied Economics, emailed Koch Industries’ Laura Hands to discuss a grant from a Koch-controlled foundation to fund research on the Renewable Portfolio Standard. “Hall is the former chief economist for Koch Companies Public Sector, the lobbying subsidiary of Koch Industries, the largest privately owned company in America with a significant stake in oil refining, pipelines, gas production and coal. Hands is the current community affairs director at Koch Companies Public Sector. “The Koch money was part of an ongoing project Hall described as an effort to develop ‘intellectual products’ [which is to say, lies] to be used ‘as a tool in economic policy debates.’ theintercept.com