oil theft investigated by, 8, 11–13, 15–17, 26–27, 130, 132, 141–44, 583
Federal Aviation Administration, 114
Federal Election Commission, 150
Federal Energy Administration, 94
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), 251, 287–88, 290–92 414
Federal Power Commission, 250, 251
Federal Register, 147
Federal Reserve, 347, 361–62
feed mills, 200, 201
feedstock, 83, 103, 195, 201, 469, 471
Feekin, Lynn, 375–76, 382
Feilmeier, Steven, 295, 466, 470, 500, 583, 590
fertilizer plants, 368, 399, 482, 508, 570
acquisition of, 3, 297–300, 302–6, 308, 466, 587
financial products, 1, 238, 246, 583
Fink, Kelly, 490
Fink, Richard, 393, 412, 423, 433
Flambeau River Papers, 527
Flint Hills Resources, 466, 467, 469, 508, 572, 588, 590
compliance regimen for, 316
development group in, 296
Koch Petroleum renamed, 222
lobbyists for, 405
Florida, 139, 532, 547
oil theft in, 129
presidential election of 2000 in, 227
transportation infrastructure to New York from, 128
fluff pulp, 310, 312, 317
Food and Drug Administration, 114
Forbes magazine, 212, 570
Foreign Exchange and Interest Rates (FXIR), 346
forklift drivers, 324–27, 331, 333–35, 337, 380, 587
Labor Management System for, 335, 339, 342, 376, 389
Fort Hays State University, 277
Fort James tissue-paper company, 310, 317
Fortune magazine, 131, 570, 578
Foulston, Nola, 493, 496
401(k) plans, 571
Fox News, 439, 539
fracking, 461, 463–72, 475–79, 553, 568, 588, 590
France
climate accord negotiated in, 560, 561
fertilizer terminals in, 507
Franklin, Cris, 246–47, 258, 346–47, 350–51, 357–59, 362, 583
Franzen, David, 375–76, 378, 382–85, 387–89, 531, 532, 583
Freedom Partners, 540, 541, 548
Freedom School, 95
free markets, 95–97, 139, 147, 155–56, 163, 224, 537
Hayek’s devotion to, 42, 82
in California power system, 269, 272, 275, 289
neoliberal policies on, 148
2008 crash as failure of, 359
Friedman, Milton, 486
Fritz, Matt, 554
Front Avenue warehouse, 372
futures, 1, 238–40, 294, 354, 436, 587
chemical, 103, 246
electricity, 267, 354
natural gas, 256, 257
oil, 229, 234–37, 248, 266, 279, 355, 356
regulation of, 348, 349, 390
Gable, Wayne, 152, 449
Gardner, David, 171
gasoline, 56, 194, 230, 363, 420, 482, 546, 568
Gates, Bill, 3, 570
gaugers, 32–33, 45–49, 97, 128–29, 132–35
interrogations of, 15–16, 27–26, 32, 141–43
oil gathering mismeasurement by, 15, 47–49, 122, 128–31, 133, 137, 145, 582
General Electric, 230, 348, 417, 502, 563
General Motors, 23
Genscape, 619n
George Mason University Law & Economics Center, 139
Georgia-Pacific (G-P), 307–24, 328–35, 340, 353, 406, 483, 508, 512–14, 516–30, 568, 572, 590
acquisition of, 313, 318–21, 323, 328, 345, 501, 518, 581
compliance team for, 314–16
financial collapse of, 346–47
injuries and deaths at, 517–26, 569
Labor Management System at, 331–39, 341–42, 389, 513
lobbyists for, 405
Market Based Management at, 328–31, 482, 527
pulp mills of, 307–11, 316–18, 585
TRAX monitoring system at, 516–17
warehouse workers at, 337, 342–43, 371–88, 512, 513, 516, 527–32, 582–84, 587
Georgia-Pacific Holdings, 319
Glass-Steagall Act (1933), 147
Global warming, see Climate change/global warming
Goldman Sachs, 3, 229, 237, 348, 350, 359
Goo, Michael, 397, 456, 553
Gore, Al, 227, 417, 433, 480
Government Accountability Office (GAO), 474
Gowdy, Trey, 451–54, 457
Graham, Lindsay, 449, 454
Grand Coulee Dam, 258
gravity of oil, 48
Great Depression, 93, 204, 335, 343, 352, 361, 363
Great Northern Oil Company, 50, 53
Great Society programs, 227
Green, Gene, 415–16, 421
greenhouse gas emissions, 395, 397, 413, 451, 455, 552–54, 561, 586
increases in, 400, 456
Obama administration agenda for regulation of, 2, 393, 482
Trump administration responses to, 556, 560, 582
See also Carbon emissions
Greenpeace, 450, 459
Greenspan, Alan, 348
Guardian Industries, 483, 568
Guernica (literary magazine), 506
Gulf Coast, 47, 85, 126–27, 231–32, 248, 250, 255, 472, 474–76
Gulf Coast Basis, 250, 255
Gulf of Mexico, 122, 128, 193, 356, 507
Gushers, 22–23, 47, 80, 399
Guthrie, Woody, 53
Haber-Bosch process, 195
Hall, Brad, 104–5, 119–21, 192, 207–8, 487, 504, 583
computer simulations run by, 105–7
development group headed by, 198–99, 214, 224, 239, 295
Hall, Karen, 154, 160, 162, 164, 172, 175, 177, 184
Hall, Rob, 447
Hamilton, Alexander, 421
Hammerschmidt, Joseph, 57–60, 71, 72, 77, 254, 284, 600n
Hammond, Carla Hogue, 326, 327
Hammond, Steve, 7, 323–28, 337, 347, 582
in IBU contract negotiations, 342–43, 371–78, 383, 387–88, 390, 512–16, 528, 530–31, 584
Hanna, Bill, 87, 134, 210, 221, 584
Hannan, Jim, 307–9, 311, 313, 317, 320–22, 520, 523, 569, 572, 584
Harrison, Ken, 380–85, 389, 390
Harvard Business Review, 105, 214
Harvard University, 121, 191, 199, 228, 455, 588
Business School, 255, 295
John F. Kennedy School of Government, 396
Hastert, Dennis, 438n
Hawaii, 23
carbon accumulation in, 399
Hawley, Dave, 491–92, 497
Hayek, Friedrich, 94, 96, 124, 435, 438, 533
academic interest in, 152, 369
collectors editions of works of, 393
free market absolutism of, 42–43, 50, 82
judges ranked for conformity with teachings of, 139
Koch Industries as laboratory to test theories of, 96–97
labor unions condemned as coercive and violent by, 53
New Deal loathed by acolytes of, 92
political economy concept of, 91–92
hazardous waste, 160
Health and Human Services, US Department of, 428n
Heartland Institute, 480, 481
hedge funds, 126, 265, 301
Hedke, Dennis, 479
Henry Hub, 253
Heritage Foundation, 555
Hertel-Fernandez, Alexander, 455
Hocker, Chris, 112
Hoffman, David, 314–15, 404–6, 411–16, 433, 584
hog farming, see pig industry
Hollywood, 269
Hoover, J. Edgar, 13
horizontal drilling, see fracking
House of Representatives, US, 396–97, 407, 420, 444, 455, 462, 538
Energy and Commerce Committee, 397, 403, 419, 422
Energy Independence and Global Warming Committee, 3
96, 456
Freedom Caucus in, 539–41, 546, 587
fuel shortages investigated by joint committee of Senate and, 73
Science, Space, and Technology Committee, 417
Ways and Means Committee, 542
Howell, Ron, 135–37, 139, 142, 229–37, 239, 584
Hurricane Katrina, 474–75
How to Win Friends and Influence People (Carnegie), 120
hydraulic fracturing, see fracking
hydroelectric power, 249, 258
IBM computers, 84
Idaho, 35
IMD Storage, Transportation and Asset Management Company L.L.C. (IMDST), 259
India, 311, 444
oil refineries in, 474
Indians, 12, 18–19, 56
oil theft from, 20–21, 46, 131, 133, 136, 394
infrastructure, 3, 128, 164, 233, 267, 360, 373, 411, 503, 538
energy, 14, 46, 251–52, 456, 475
Ingleside Pier, 462, 463
Inglis, Bob, 427–29, 435, 438, 480, 584–85
campaign fundraising by, 418–20
climate change advocacy of, 416–18, 457
in primary fight with Gowdy, 442–54
right-wing opposition to, 429–32, 440–42, 451, 581
Inhofe, James, 443–44
Inlandboatmen’s Union (IBU), 325, 328, 337, 342–43, 371–90, 512–33, 571, 582–84, 587
Inouye, Daniel, 23–24
Institute for Energy Research (IER), 448
Institute for Humane Studies, 95, 361, 448–49
Insulair, 322
interest rate swaps, 247, 258
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 400
Interior, US Department of, 557
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 503
International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), 342–43
International Paper, 527
Internet, 436–38, 440, 557n
Introduction to Market-Based Management (booklet), 152, 154, 163
Invista, 320, 345, 404–6, 418, 447
acquisition of, 312, 318, 501
chemical plants in, 312–13
compliance requirements for, 313–16
in Koch Enterprises, 572, 584
nitrous oxide emissions of, 411–12
product line of, 253, 312, 418, 569
in “Project Snow,” 503
Iowa, 194, 300, 505
Iran-Contra affair, 19, 21
Iraq war, 228, 396
Islam, 439
Israel, 197, 573
Egyptian and Syrian military attack on, 80
Ista, Gary, 182
J.P. Morgan & Co., 237
Jacobson, Jim, 180
Japan
industrial growth in, 122
recession in, 354
Jindal, Bobby, 458
Jobs with Justice, 382
John Birch Society, 34, 566
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 344
Johnson, Kelly, 578
Johnson, Lyndon, 227
Johnson, S. A., 356
Jones, Jeremy, 352–53, 585
Jones, Nancy S., 132–33, 140–44, 585
Jones, Wesley, 310–11, 317–18, 321, 517, 585, 607n
Joplin, Arlene, 142, 608n
Joseph, Stephen, 496
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 384
Justice, US Department of (DOJ), 33, 146, 149, 473, 526
Kansans for Life, 480
Kansas, 27, 33, 44, 115, 151, 228, 311, 566
Americans for Prosperity chapter in, 430
district courts in, 139
farming in, 87, 296, 298, 300, 305, 478
Koch organizations in, 150, 480
state legislature of, 478–82
tennis competitions in, 489, 491
testimony on oil theft in, 145
University of, 241, 509
US Senators representing, 138, 144
See also Wichita
Kansas Chamber of Commerce, 480
Kansas City Star, 356
Kansas Policy Institute, 480
Kansas State University, 87, 191, 193, 221, 296, 305, 467
Fort Hays campus of, 277
Kassebaum, Nancy, 138
KED Fiber, 312
Keeling, Charles David, 399
Kennedy, John F., 47
Kenny, Shannon, 553, 554
Kerpen, Phil, 439–40
Kerr-McGee, 21
Kerry, John, 453
Khan, Lina, 577, 621n
Kichline, Tim, 275
Killer Tomatoes Entertainment, 293
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 157
Koch, Annie Breitenbach (Chase’s wife), 509
Koch, Bill, 99–108, 114, 130, 499, 585, 589
buyout of shares of, 118–19, 131
coup against Charles attempted by, 108–12, 116–18
litigation against Koch Industries pursued by, 131, 145, 197, 199, 208, 212, 582, 583
oil theft information provided to Senate investigation by, 24, 133, 135
Koch, Charles, 311, 328, 362, 406, 564–74, 584
Americans for Prosperity supported by, 433, 434
annual holiday party hosted by, 392
appearance and demeanor of, 1, 29, 101
Ballen’s deposition of, 28–33
bankers’ public offering proposal dismissed by, 1–2, 240
becomes head of father’s businesses, 39–40, 151, 565
Bill Koch’s antagonism toward, 98, 101, 104, 108–11, 115–20, 130–32, 135, 197–99, 208, 215, 423, 582
Boston management consultant job of, 38
childhood and adolescence of, 36–38, 42, 565–66
children’s relationships with, 485–501, 506–12, 573–74
classes for senior managers instigated by, 120–21, 202, 203, 367
climate change denial of, 400
compliance doctrine of, 315, 502, 526, 584
computer simulations presented to, 105–7
continuous improvement expected by, 32–33
Deming’s influence on, 122–24
donor groups of, 392–93, 435, 458–61
education of, 37, 499
at father’s funeral, 38–39
financial practices of, 86–91, 300–303, 320–21
fracking proposal approved by, 470–71
growth strategy of, 190, 192–93, 224, 311–13, 318–22, 482–83, 567–68
information gathering emphasized by, 82, 86, 94, 224
job interviews conducted by, 88, 369–71
Koch Industries overhauled by, 221–22, 224–25, 261
Libertarian Party supported by, 94, 112–13
lobbying by, 96, 146, 394, 406
long-term strategy of, 3, 32, 295
losses due to decisions by, 80
loyalty of employees to, 28–29
management philosophy of 96, 215 (See also Market-Based Management)
marriage of, 80
New Deal disparaged by, 4–5, 95
Obama administration opposed by, 359–62, 389, 457
oil mismeasurement practices of, 129–31, 290, 582
old age of, 484–85
during OPEC oil shock, 80–82
opportunism encouraged by, 124–25, 467
personality of, 41, 88, 104, 125, 208, 358–59
Pine Bend refinery purchased by, 50–51, 294, 520
plan of succession of, 512, 571–73, 584
political ads and exposés denouncing, 484
and Purina Mills catastrophe, 208–12, 214, 422, 567–68
at quarterly meetings, 45–46, 104, 296, 422, 567
ranking of employees by, 338–39
Republican Party denounced by, 94
Roskind and, 101–3
secrecy valued by, 2, 8, 29, 226, 240
security precautions for, 564–65
state election interventions by, 478, 481–82
Tea Party and, 434, 438–39
think tanks founded
by, 95, 395, 445–46, 448–49, 547
trading operations of, 101–3, 239, 255, 260–62, 293, 350–41, 357
in training videos, 329–30, 368
Trump and, 532–33, 535–42, 544, 550, 552, 554, 560–63
during 2008–2009 recession, 343–45, 352–54
union busting by, 51–52, 55, 59, 61, 64, 72, 74, 77–79, 378, 571
Washington, DC, political operation established by, 137–38
Waxman-Markey cap-and-trade bill opposed by, 412, 414, 423–24, 432, 434, 457
wealth of, 3, 212, 215, 344, 564, 571
world view of, 42–43, 82, 91–92, 96–97, 155–56, 440
Koch, Chase, 485–512, 572–74, 581, 583, 585, 587–89
birth of, 487
in fatal automobile accident, 493–97
father’s involvement in education of, 486–87, 490–91, 574
marriage of, 509
as president of Koch Fertilizer, 507–12, 588
in rotation of high-level jobs, 500–507, 587
at summer jobs at Koch companies, 490, 498–99
tennis regimen of, 488–93, 497–98
at Texas A&M, 499–500
Koch, David, 116–18, 354, 392, 395, 459, 585–86
Americans for Prosperity funded by, 432–34, 540
charitable donations made by, 344–45, 357, 423
in Dole’s presidential campaign, 138
Libertarian Party vice presidential candidacy of, 14, 112–14
at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 499
shares of Koch Industries held by, 98, 198, 222, 225, 299, 303
wealth of, 344, 390, 570
Koch, Elizabeth (Charles’s daughter), 363, 486–89, 495, 506–7, 586
Koch, Elizabeth “Liz” (Charles’s wife), 111, 487, 495, 496, 509, 586, 589
construction of house for Charles and, 80, 97
Koch, Fred, 34–40, 43, 151, 358, 367, 470, 590
child-rearing approach of, 37–38, 565–66
corporations founded and operated by, 6, 40, 44, 46, 566, 586
death of, 24, 34–36, 39, 118, 565
minority share in Pine Bend refinery owned by, 50, 72
at MIT, 499
Koch, Fred “Freddie,” Jr., 39, 118, 131, 506, 586
Koch, Julia, 345
Koch, Mary R., 81
Koch Agriculture, 196–97, 199, 208, 210, 214, 297, 299
Koch Agronomic Services, 507, 511
Koch Beef Company, 490
Koch Capital Services, 221
Koch Carbon, 104, 119
Koch Cellulose LLC, 311
Koch Chemical Technology Group, 223
Koch Companies Public Sector, 405, 408, 535, 583
Koch Disruptive Technologies, 573, 585
Koch Energy Services, 305
Koch Energy Trading, 265, 281, 282, 292, 348, 590
electricity futures business of, 267
information-sharing agreement of Public Service Company of New Mexico and, 281
Koch Engineering Company, 37, 38
Koch Enterprises, 572, 584
Koch Fertilizer, 194, 504–5, 507–11, 568, 585, 587
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