World of Koch Offline

A site called worldofkoch.com used to educate customers about brands used to fund political movements in America. This information looked non-controversial to me last year.

It was public information from the large petroleum company founded on government subsidies that has since grown through many common consumer product acquisitions — Koch Industries. Worldofkoch was a convenient place to get a list of their products.

Some used the site to make a point that purchasing from that particular list of products would send money directly to climate deniers, homophobic organizations and other Regressive causes. Whether you are for or against their Regressive policies, the list made it easy to see the connection to personal consumption.

The list looked something like this:

Or in text format:

Angel Soft toilet paper
Brawny paper towels
Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and cups
Mardi Gras napkins and towels
Quilted Northern toilet paper
Soft ‘n Gentle toilet paper
Sparkle napkins
Vanity fair napkins
Zee napkins
Lycra
Stainmaster Carpet

Georgia-Pacific paper products and envelopes
All Georgia-Pacific lumber and building products
Georgia Pacific Building products:
Dense Armor Drywall and Decking
ToughArmor Gypsum board
Georgia pacific Plytanium Plywood
Flexrock
Densglass sheathing
G/P Industrial plasters (some products used by a lot of crafters)-
Agricultural Plaster
Arts & Crafts Plaster
Dental Plaster
General Purpose Plaster
Glass-reinforced Gypsum (GRG)
Industrial Tooling Plaster
Investment Casting Plaster
Medical Plaster
Metal Casting Plaster
Pottery Plaster

FibreStrong Rim board
G/P Lam board
Blue Ribbon OSB Rated Sheathing
Blue Ribbon Sub-floor
DryGuard Enhanced OSB
Nautilus Wall Sheathing
Thermostat OSB Radiant Barrier Sheathing
Broadspan Engineered Wood Products
XJ 85 I-Joists
FireDefender Banded Cores
FireDefender FS
FireDefender Mineral Core
Hardboard and Thin MDF including Auto Hardboard,
Perforated Hardboard and Thin MDF
Wood Fiberboard –
Commercial Roof Fiberboard
Hushboard Sound Deadening Board
Regular Fiberboard Sheathing
Structural Fiberboard Sheathing

COMFOREL® fiberfill
COOLMAX® fabric
CORDURA® fabric
DACRON® fiber
POLYSHIELD® resin
SOLARMAX® fabric
SOMERELLE® bedding products
STAINMASTER® carpet
SUPPLEX® fabric
TACTEL® fiber
TACTESSE® carpet fiber
TERATE® polyols
TERATHANE® polyether glycol
THERMOLITE® fabric
PHENREZ® resin
POLARGUARD® fiber and
LYCRA® fiber

Interesting to see the worldofkoch site has been taken down and replaced only with a “bad request” error, just as controversy over the Koch Industry role in politics is growing. Were they attacked? Is it a preemptive defensive move? Perhaps they just do not realize their site is down and someone should give Tim Ziegelbein (hostmaster@kochind.com) a shout.

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