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Rank in Toxic 100: 10
Rank among all TRI companies: 14
Air releases 2006 (lbs): 33,560,949
Incineration transfers 2006 (lbs): 1,938,445
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2006: 84,044
Percentage of national total 2006 toxic air and incineration score: 1.043%
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In March 1999, Koch Petroleum Group, a Koch Industries subsidiary, plead guilty to charges that it had negligently dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of aviation fuel into wetlands near the Mississippi River from its refinery in Rosemount, Minnesota, and that it had also illegally dumped a million gallons of high-ammonia wastewater onto the ground and into the Mississippi River. Koch Petroleum paid the Dakota County Park System a $6 million fine and $2 million in remediation costs, and was ordered to serve three years of probation.[31]
In 1999, a federal jury found that Koch Industries had stolen oil from government and American Indian lands, had lied about its purchases more than 24,000 times, and was fined $553,504.[32]
In January 2000, Koch Industries subsidiary, Koch Pipeline, agreed to a $35 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and the State of Texas. This settlement, including a $30 million civil fine, was incurred for the firm's three hundred oil spills in Texas and five other states going back to 1990.[28][33][34] The spills resulted in more than three million gallons of crude oil leaking into ponds, lakes, streams and coastal waters.[35]
In 2001, the company reached two settlements with the government. In April, the company reached a $20 million settlement in exchange for admitting to covering up environmental violations at its refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.[36][37] That May, Koch Industries paid $25 million to the federal government to settle a federal lawsuit that found the company had improperly taken more oil than it had paid for from federal and Indian land.[38][39]
In June 2003, the US Commerce Department fined Koch Industries subsidiary Flint Hill Resources a $200,000 civil penalty. The fine settled charges that the company exported crude petroleum from the US to Canada without proper US government authorization. The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security said from July 1997 to March 1999, Koch Petroleum (later called Flint Hill Resources) committed 40 violations of Export Administration Regulations.[40]
In 2006, Koch Industries’ subsidiary Flint Hill Resources was fined nearly $16,000 by the EPA for 10 separate violations of the Clean Air Act at its Alaska oil refinery facilities, and required to spend another $60,000 on safety equipment needed to help prevent future violations.[41]
In 2007, Koch Nitrogen's plant in Enid, Oklahoma, was listed as the third highest company releasing toxic chemicals in Oklahoma, according to the EPA, ranking behind Perma-Fix Environmental Services in Tulsa and Weyerhaeuser Co. in Valliant.[42] The facility produces about 10% of the US national production of anhydrous ammonia, as well as urea and UAN.[43]
In 2009, Koch subsidiary Invista agreed to pay a $1.7 million civil penalty and spend up to $500 million to correct self-reported environmental violations at its facilities in seven states.[44][45] Prior to the settlement, the company had disclosed to the EPA more than 680 violations after auditing 12 facilities acquired from DuPont in 2004.[46][47]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_Industries#Pollution_and_resource_fines

Man are you hard headed.

In 2005, Koch's Flint Hills Resources refinery was recognized by the EPA's Clean Air Awards program for reducing air emissions by 50 percent while expanding operations.[19] Koch Industries' headquarters in Wichita has been certified for meeting the Energy Star standards for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. As of 2010[update] it is the only Wichita office building to be so recognized.[20][21] A Tulsa, Oklahoma site of the Koch-owned John Zink Company site was part of the EPA's National Environmental Performance Track program from 2003 until 2009 when the program was suspended.[22][23]

Koch's Matador Ranch in Texas earned the Lone Star Land Steward award for outstanding natural resource management in 2010.[24] The Montana ranch has earned several environmental stewardship awards, including the EPA Regional Administrator's award.[25]

In 2010, Koch Industries was ranked 10th on the list of top US corporate air polluters, the “Toxic 100 Air Polluters,” by the Political Economic Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[26][27]

Funny how you posted the 'bad' about Koch, while the good above you didn't.

Funny how you also ignore the fact that they receive environmental awards on a regular basis.

Funny how you cut and paste from Wiki without reading the content. Because if you had read the content you would have deleted the portion regarding their fine for trading with Canada without proper forms... which has NOTHING to do with their environmental record.


2010 awards
Flint Hills Resources
• 2010 World’s Most Ethical Companies, Ethisphere Institute
• Operator Award, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• Grand Corporate Safety Award, Wisconsin Safety Council, Wisconsin terminal operations
• Meritorious Safety Performance Award, National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, Corpus
Christi, Longview and Port Arthur, Texas, Peru, Ill., and Rosemount, Minn.
• Safety Achievement – Years Award, NPRA, Corpus Christi, Longview and Port Arthur, Texas,
Marysville, Mich., Peru, Ill.
• Gold Award, NPRA, Longview and Port Arthur, Texas, Peru, Ill., and Rosemount, Minn.
• Star Among Stars Award, Region 6 Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association,
Longview and Port Arthur plants and Fort Worth, Waco, Austin and San Antonio fuel terminals
• Honor Distinction (4 year) Award from National Safety Council Greater Omaha Chapter, Omaha,
Neb., asphalt terminal
• Perfect Record Award and Occupational Excellence Achievement Award, National Safety
Council, Omaha, Neb., Fargo, N.D., Algona, Iowa, Marshall, Savage, Pine Bend and Rosemount,
Minn., refined products loading terminals; Davenport and Dubuque, Iowa, asphalt terminals,
Bettendorf, Iowa, refined products terminal; Green Bay, Junction City, Madison, Milwaukee,
Stevens Point and Waupun, Wis., refined products terminals; Austin, Bastrop, Fort Worth, San
Antonio and Waco refined products terminals
• Iowa-Illinois Safety Award, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council, Algona, Davenport and Dubuque asphalt
terminals, and Bettendorf refined products terminal
• Meritorious Achievement Award, Minnesota Safety Council, Rosemount (Pine Bend Asphalt Lab,
Pine Bend Bottom Loading and Pine Bend Top Loading offices); and Marshall, Savage and St.
Paul, Minn., asphalt terminals
• Benefactor Award, Ducks Unlimited, Rosemount, Minn.
• Platinum Safety Award, International Liquid Terminals Assn., Terminals Group
Georgia-Pacific
• 2010 Earth Day Award, State of Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining, Sigurd, Utah
• Carolina Star recertification, North Carolina Dept. of Labor, Asheboro, N.C.
• Pinnacle Award for safe shipping, Union Pacific Railroad
• MAX award for Innovation of the Decade for en Motion dispensers
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• Safety Excellence Award, Fibre Box Association, Huntsville, Ala.; Madera, Calif. (packaging and
Color-Box plants); Albany, Ga.; Milford, N.J.; Circleville, Ohio; Mt. Wolf, Pa.; Cleveland, Tenn.;
Oshkosh and Sheboygan, Wis.
• Lowest Incident Rate Award, Fibre Box Assn., Milan, Mich.
• Perfect Plant Award, Fibre Box Association, Augusta, Ga.; Monticello, Iowa; West Monroe, La.;
Pelahatchie, Miss.; Batavia, N.Y.; Akron, Ohio; Lebanon, Tenn.; Denton, Texas
• Non-Food Supplier of the Year, IHOP
INVISTA
• Safety Award, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Camden, S.C.
• Plant Safety Recognition, South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance, Camden, S.C.
• Environmental Award, CSX Transportation, Inc.
• Safe Handling Award, Canadian National Railway, Kingston, Ontario
• Meritorious Safety Performance Award, NPRA, Orange and Victoria, Texas
• Safety Achievement – Hours Award, NPRA, Orange and Victoria, Texas
• Safety Achievement – Years Award, NPRA, Orange and Victoria, Texas
• Safety/Fire Excellence Award, Sanshui District Safety Bureau, Foshan, China
• A-class Safety Production Management Award, Foshan Safety Bureau, Foshan, China
• Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award, Norfolk Southern Corp.
• Safety Award, North Carolina Dept. of Labor, Wilmington, N.C.
• Caring for Texas Award, Texas Chemical Council, La Porte, Orange and Victoria, Texas
• Distinguished Service Award for Safety, Texas Chemical Council, Orange and Victoria, Texas
• Star Among Stars award, OSHA, Victoria, Texas
• Wildlife at Work© recertification (3 years), Wildlife Habitat Council, Victoria, Texas
• Corporate Lands for Learning© recertification (3 years), Wildlife Habitat Council, Victoria, Texas
• 2009 Safety Performance Award, Georgia Traditional Manufacturers Assn., Athens, Ga.
Koch Industries, Inc.
• Energy Star recertification, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wichita, Kan.
Koch Chemical Technology Group
• Perfect Record Award, National Safety Council, Koch Knight, Canton, Ohio and Baytown, Texas
• VPP Star of Excellence, OSHA Region VI; Koch-Glitsch - Dallas, Houston; Wichita, Kan.
• Award of Excellence in Safety and Health, Oklahoma Safety Council; John Zink Company – Tulsa,
Okla.
• Water Technology Company of the Year, International Desalination Assn.; Koch Membrane
Systems
Koch Minerals
• Chemical Safety Excellence Award, CSX Transportation, Koch Sulfur Products; Rosemount,
Minn.
• Pinnacle Award for safe shipping, Union Pacific Railroad, Koch Sulfur Products; Rosemount,
Minn.
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Koch Nitrogen Company
• Pinnacle Award for safe shipping, Union Pacific Railroad
• Safety Performance Award, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council, Fort Dodge, Iowa
• Incident Rate Excellence Award, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Koch Pipeline Company
• Incident Rate Award, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council
• Award of Honor - Governor’s Safety Awards, Minnesota Safety Council
• Outstanding Achievement Award and Certificate of Excellence, Wisconsin Safety Council
• Safety Excellence and Safety Merit awards, Port Industries of Corpus Christi, Contractors Safety
Council of the Coastal Bend, and Contractors Safety Council of Texas Mid-Coast
Matador Ranch
• Outstanding Rangeland Stewardship Award, The Texas Section Society for Range Management
(TSSRM) and the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA)
2009 Awards
Flint Hills Resources
• Meritorious Safety Performance Award, National Petrochemical & Refiners Assn., Rosemount,
Minn.; Corpus Christi and Port Arthur, Texas; North Pole, Alaska
• Gold Award, NPRA, Rosemount, Minn.; North Pole, Alaska; Corpus Christi, Texas
• Achievement - Hours Award, NPRA, Rosemount, Minn.; North Pole, Alaska; Corpus Christi,
Texas
• Achievement - Years Award, NPRA, Rosemount, Minn.; North Pole, Alaska; Corpus Christi,
Texas, and Marysville, Mich.
• Safety Excellence Award, International Liquid Terminals Assn.
• Marine Environmental Stewardship Customer Award, American Commercial Lines
• Chemical Safety Excellence Award, CSX Transportation, Inc.
• Occupational Excellence Achievement and Perfect Record awards, National Safety Council,
Algona, Bettendorf; Davenport, Dubuque, Iowa; Austin, Bastrop, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and
Waco, Texas; Omaha, Neb.; Green Bay, Junction City, Madison, Milwaukee, Stevens Point and
Waupun, Wis.; Marshall, Rosemount, Savage, St. Paul, Minn.; Fargo, N.D.; terminals
• Greater Omaha Safest Companies award, National Safety Council, Omaha, Neb.
• Governors Award, Minnesota Safety Council, Marshall, Rosemount, Savage and St. Paul, Minn.
terminals
• Incident Rate award, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council, Algona, Bettendorf, Davenport and Dubuque;
Iowa terminals
• Corporate Safety Award, Wisconsin Safety Council, Wisconsin terminals
• Voluntary Protection Programs STAR recertification, OSHA, Peru, Ill.
• Award of Honor, Minnesota Safety Council, Pine Bend, Minn.
• Wildlife at Work recertification, Wildlife Habitat Council, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Star of Excellence, OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association, Austin, Fort
Worth, San Antonio, and Waco terminals
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Georgia-Pacific
• President’s Award, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.
• Wildlife Habitat Council certification, Savannah, Ga.
• SmartWay Excellence Award, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Georgia-Pacific Consumer
Products
• Annual Safety and Health Honor Roll, American Plywood Assn., Emporia, Va.; Cleveland, Texas;
and Warm Springs, Ga.
• Safety Improvement Award, American Plywood Association, Emporia, Va.; Grenada, Miss.; and
Ocala, Fla.
• 3-Year Safety Award, American Plywood Association, Madison, Ga.; Warm Springs, Ga.
• Incident Free Honor Society, American Plywood Association
• Sawmill Safety Awards; Southern Forest Products Assn., Crossett and Gurdon, Ark.; Monticello
and Sterling, Ga.; and Taylorsville and Columbia, Miss.
• Fibre Box Association Corrugated Industry Safety Award, Milan, Mich., packaging plant
• Voluntary Protection Programs STAR certification, OSHA, Sheboygan, Wis., packaging plant
• Voluntary Protection Programs STAR certification, OSHA, Denton, Texas, packaging plant
• Oregon OSHA Milestone Award, Toledo, Ore., containerboard mill
• Safety Advocate Award, Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers Union, Toledo, Ore.,
containerboard mill safety captains
• Safety Coordinator of the Year Award, Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers Union,
Toledo, Ore., containerboard mill safety coordinator
INVISTA
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Certification, U.S. Green Building Council,
Antron® brand studio showroom, Chicago, Ill.
• Safe Handling Award, Canadian National Railway, Kingston, Ontario
• Safety Excellence Award, Contractors Safety Council of the Coastal Bend, Victoria, Texas
• Marine Environmental Stewardship Customer Award, American Commercial Lines
• Meritorious Safety Performance, Achievement - Hours, and Achievement - Years awards, NPRA,
Orange, Texas
• Gold, Meritorious Safety Performance, Achievement - Hours, and Achievement - Years awards,
NPRA, Victoria, Texas
• Wildlife Habitat recertification, Wildlife Habitat Council, Camden, S.C.
Koch Industries, Inc.
• Energy Star recertification, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wichita, Kan.
Koch Chemical Technology Group
• Outstanding Safety Performance 100% Award, State of Ohio and Stark County Safety Council,
Koch Knight – Canton, Ohio
• Award of Excellence, Oklahoma Dept. of Labor and the Worker Safety Policy Council, John Zink
Company – Tulsa, Okla.
• Excellence in Safety Award, Gas Processors Assn., John Zink Company – Tulsa, Okla.
• Voluntary Protection Programs Star of Stars Award, OSHA VPP Region VI, John Zink Company
– Tulsa, Okla.
• Voluntary Protection Programs Star of Excellence, OSHA Region VI VPP, Koch-Glitsch – Dallas
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• Voluntary Protection Programs Star of Excellence, OSHA Region VII VPP, Koch-Glitsch –
Wichita, Kan.
• Voluntary Protection Programs Super Star, OSHA Region VI VPP, Koch-Glitsch – Houston
• Level II Health and Safety Award, Industrial Accident Prevention Assn., Koch Heat Transfer
Canada – Sarnia, Ontario
• IAPA Safety Group Award, Industrial Accident and Prevention Assn., Koch Heat Transfer Canada
– Toronto
• Voluntary Protection Programs Star Among Stars, OSHA VPP Region VI, Koch Specialty Plant
Services – Houston
• Excellence in Safety Performance, Exxon-Mobil, Koch Specialty Plant Services – Houston
Koch Minerals
• Voluntary Protection Programs STAR certification, California Dept of Industrial Relations, Koch
Carbon - Long Beach, Calif.
• OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs STAR recertification, Koch Carbon - Corpus Christi, Texas
• Certificate of Achievement and the Sentinels of Safety Award, Dept. of Labor, Mine Safety and
Health Administration, Reiss Viking - Poca, W.V.
• Certificate of Honor, Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association, Reiss Viking - Poca, W.V.
Koch Pipeline Company
• Incident Rate Award, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council
• Governor’s Safety Award, Minnesota Safety Council
• Exceptional Workplace Safety Award, Minnesota Safety Council
• Outstanding Achievement Award and Certificate of Excellence, Wisconsin Safety Council
• Safety Excellence Award, Contractor and Owner, South Texas Industrial Industry
Koch Supply & Trading
• Marine Environmental Stewardship Customer Award, American Commercial Lines

 

[Based Chad]

In 2005, Koch's Flint Hills Resources refinery was recognized by the EPA's Clean Air Awards program for reducing air emissions by 50 percent while expanding operations.[19] Koch Industries' headquarters in Wichita has been certified for meeting the Energy Star standards for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. As of 2010[update] it is the only Wichita office building to be so recognized.[20][21] A Tulsa, Oklahoma site of the Koch-owned John Zink Company site was part of the EPA's National Environmental Performance Track program from 2003 until 2009 when the program was suspended.[22][23]

Koch's Matador Ranch in Texas earned the Lone Star Land Steward award for outstanding natural resource management in 2010.[24] The Montana ranch has earned several environmental stewardship awards, including the EPA Regional Administrator's award.[25]

In 2010, Koch Industries was ranked 10th on the list of top US corporate air polluters, the “Toxic 100 Air Polluters,” by the Political Economic Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[26][27]

Funny how you posted the 'bad' about Koch, while the good above you didn't.

Funny how you also ignore the fact that they receive environmental awards on a regular basis.

Funny how you cut and paste from Wiki without reading the content. Because if you had read the content you would have deleted the portion regarding their fine for trading with Canada without proper forms... which has NOTHING to do with their environmental record.


2010 awards
Flint Hills Resources
• 2010 World’s Most Ethical Companies, Ethisphere Institute
• Operator Award, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• Grand Corporate Safety Award, Wisconsin Safety Council, Wisconsin terminal operations
• Meritorious Safety Performance Award, National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, Corpus
Christi, Longview and Port Arthur, Texas, Peru, Ill., and Rosemount, Minn.
• Safety Achievement – Years Award, NPRA, Corpus Christi, Longview and Port Arthur, Texas,
Marysville, Mich., Peru, Ill.
• Gold Award, NPRA, Longview and Port Arthur, Texas, Peru, Ill., and Rosemount, Minn.
• Star Among Stars Award, Region 6 Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association,
Longview and Port Arthur plants and Fort Worth, Waco, Austin and San Antonio fuel terminals
• Honor Distinction (4 year) Award from National Safety Council Greater Omaha Chapter, Omaha,
Neb., asphalt terminal
• Perfect Record Award and Occupational Excellence Achievement Award, National Safety
Council, Omaha, Neb., Fargo, N.D., Algona, Iowa, Marshall, Savage, Pine Bend and Rosemount,
Minn., refined products loading terminals; Davenport and Dubuque, Iowa, asphalt terminals,
Bettendorf, Iowa, refined products terminal; Green Bay, Junction City, Madison, Milwaukee,
Stevens Point and Waupun, Wis., refined products terminals; Austin, Bastrop, Fort Worth, San
Antonio and Waco refined products terminals
• Iowa-Illinois Safety Award, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council, Algona, Davenport and Dubuque asphalt
terminals, and Bettendorf refined products terminal
• Meritorious Achievement Award, Minnesota Safety Council, Rosemount (Pine Bend Asphalt Lab,
Pine Bend Bottom Loading and Pine Bend Top Loading offices); and Marshall, Savage and St.
Paul, Minn., asphalt terminals
• Benefactor Award, Ducks Unlimited, Rosemount, Minn.
• Platinum Safety Award, International Liquid Terminals Assn., Terminals Group
Georgia-Pacific
• 2010 Earth Day Award, State of Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining, Sigurd, Utah
• Carolina Star recertification, North Carolina Dept. of Labor, Asheboro, N.C.
• Pinnacle Award for safe shipping, Union Pacific Railroad
• MAX award for Innovation of the Decade for en Motion dispensers
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• Safety Excellence Award, Fibre Box Association, Huntsville, Ala.; Madera, Calif. (packaging and
Color-Box plants); Albany, Ga.; Milford, N.J.; Circleville, Ohio; Mt. Wolf, Pa.; Cleveland, Tenn.;
Oshkosh and Sheboygan, Wis.
• Lowest Incident Rate Award, Fibre Box Assn., Milan, Mich.
• Perfect Plant Award, Fibre Box Association, Augusta, Ga.; Monticello, Iowa; West Monroe, La.;
Pelahatchie, Miss.; Batavia, N.Y.; Akron, Ohio; Lebanon, Tenn.; Denton, Texas
• Non-Food Supplier of the Year, IHOP
INVISTA
• Safety Award, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Camden, S.C.
• Plant Safety Recognition, South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance, Camden, S.C.
• Environmental Award, CSX Transportation, Inc.
• Safe Handling Award, Canadian National Railway, Kingston, Ontario
• Meritorious Safety Performance Award, NPRA, Orange and Victoria, Texas
• Safety Achievement – Hours Award, NPRA, Orange and Victoria, Texas
• Safety Achievement – Years Award, NPRA, Orange and Victoria, Texas
• Safety/Fire Excellence Award, Sanshui District Safety Bureau, Foshan, China
• A-class Safety Production Management Award, Foshan Safety Bureau, Foshan, China
• Thoroughbred Chemical Safety Award, Norfolk Southern Corp.
• Safety Award, North Carolina Dept. of Labor, Wilmington, N.C.
• Caring for Texas Award, Texas Chemical Council, La Porte, Orange and Victoria, Texas
• Distinguished Service Award for Safety, Texas Chemical Council, Orange and Victoria, Texas
• Star Among Stars award, OSHA, Victoria, Texas
• Wildlife at Work© recertification (3 years), Wildlife Habitat Council, Victoria, Texas
• Corporate Lands for Learning© recertification (3 years), Wildlife Habitat Council, Victoria, Texas
• 2009 Safety Performance Award, Georgia Traditional Manufacturers Assn., Athens, Ga.
Koch Industries, Inc.
• Energy Star recertification, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wichita, Kan.
Koch Chemical Technology Group
• Perfect Record Award, National Safety Council, Koch Knight, Canton, Ohio and Baytown, Texas
• VPP Star of Excellence, OSHA Region VI; Koch-Glitsch - Dallas, Houston; Wichita, Kan.
• Award of Excellence in Safety and Health, Oklahoma Safety Council; John Zink Company – Tulsa,
Okla.
• Water Technology Company of the Year, International Desalination Assn.; Koch Membrane
Systems
Koch Minerals
• Chemical Safety Excellence Award, CSX Transportation, Koch Sulfur Products; Rosemount,
Minn.
• Pinnacle Award for safe shipping, Union Pacific Railroad, Koch Sulfur Products; Rosemount,
Minn.
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Koch Nitrogen Company
• Pinnacle Award for safe shipping, Union Pacific Railroad
• Safety Performance Award, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council, Fort Dodge, Iowa
• Incident Rate Excellence Award, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Koch Pipeline Company
• Incident Rate Award, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council
• Award of Honor - Governor’s Safety Awards, Minnesota Safety Council
• Outstanding Achievement Award and Certificate of Excellence, Wisconsin Safety Council
• Safety Excellence and Safety Merit awards, Port Industries of Corpus Christi, Contractors Safety
Council of the Coastal Bend, and Contractors Safety Council of Texas Mid-Coast
Matador Ranch
• Outstanding Rangeland Stewardship Award, The Texas Section Society for Range Management
(TSSRM) and the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA)
2009 Awards
Flint Hills Resources
• Meritorious Safety Performance Award, National Petrochemical & Refiners Assn., Rosemount,
Minn.; Corpus Christi and Port Arthur, Texas; North Pole, Alaska
• Gold Award, NPRA, Rosemount, Minn.; North Pole, Alaska; Corpus Christi, Texas
• Achievement - Hours Award, NPRA, Rosemount, Minn.; North Pole, Alaska; Corpus Christi,
Texas
• Achievement - Years Award, NPRA, Rosemount, Minn.; North Pole, Alaska; Corpus Christi,
Texas, and Marysville, Mich.
• Safety Excellence Award, International Liquid Terminals Assn.
• Marine Environmental Stewardship Customer Award, American Commercial Lines
• Chemical Safety Excellence Award, CSX Transportation, Inc.
• Occupational Excellence Achievement and Perfect Record awards, National Safety Council,
Algona, Bettendorf; Davenport, Dubuque, Iowa; Austin, Bastrop, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and
Waco, Texas; Omaha, Neb.; Green Bay, Junction City, Madison, Milwaukee, Stevens Point and
Waupun, Wis.; Marshall, Rosemount, Savage, St. Paul, Minn.; Fargo, N.D.; terminals
• Greater Omaha Safest Companies award, National Safety Council, Omaha, Neb.
• Governors Award, Minnesota Safety Council, Marshall, Rosemount, Savage and St. Paul, Minn.
terminals
• Incident Rate award, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council, Algona, Bettendorf, Davenport and Dubuque;
Iowa terminals
• Corporate Safety Award, Wisconsin Safety Council, Wisconsin terminals
• Voluntary Protection Programs STAR recertification, OSHA, Peru, Ill.
• Award of Honor, Minnesota Safety Council, Pine Bend, Minn.
• Wildlife at Work recertification, Wildlife Habitat Council, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Star of Excellence, OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association, Austin, Fort
Worth, San Antonio, and Waco terminals
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Georgia-Pacific
• President’s Award, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc.
• Wildlife Habitat Council certification, Savannah, Ga.
• SmartWay Excellence Award, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Georgia-Pacific Consumer
Products
• Annual Safety and Health Honor Roll, American Plywood Assn., Emporia, Va.; Cleveland, Texas;
and Warm Springs, Ga.
• Safety Improvement Award, American Plywood Association, Emporia, Va.; Grenada, Miss.; and
Ocala, Fla.
• 3-Year Safety Award, American Plywood Association, Madison, Ga.; Warm Springs, Ga.
• Incident Free Honor Society, American Plywood Association
• Sawmill Safety Awards; Southern Forest Products Assn., Crossett and Gurdon, Ark.; Monticello
and Sterling, Ga.; and Taylorsville and Columbia, Miss.
• Fibre Box Association Corrugated Industry Safety Award, Milan, Mich., packaging plant
• Voluntary Protection Programs STAR certification, OSHA, Sheboygan, Wis., packaging plant
• Voluntary Protection Programs STAR certification, OSHA, Denton, Texas, packaging plant
• Oregon OSHA Milestone Award, Toledo, Ore., containerboard mill
• Safety Advocate Award, Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers Union, Toledo, Ore.,
containerboard mill safety captains
• Safety Coordinator of the Year Award, Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers Union,
Toledo, Ore., containerboard mill safety coordinator
INVISTA
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Certification, U.S. Green Building Council,
Antron® brand studio showroom, Chicago, Ill.
• Safe Handling Award, Canadian National Railway, Kingston, Ontario
• Safety Excellence Award, Contractors Safety Council of the Coastal Bend, Victoria, Texas
• Marine Environmental Stewardship Customer Award, American Commercial Lines
• Meritorious Safety Performance, Achievement - Hours, and Achievement - Years awards, NPRA,
Orange, Texas
• Gold, Meritorious Safety Performance, Achievement - Hours, and Achievement - Years awards,
NPRA, Victoria, Texas
• Wildlife Habitat recertification, Wildlife Habitat Council, Camden, S.C.
Koch Industries, Inc.
• Energy Star recertification, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wichita, Kan.
Koch Chemical Technology Group
• Outstanding Safety Performance 100% Award, State of Ohio and Stark County Safety Council,
Koch Knight – Canton, Ohio
• Award of Excellence, Oklahoma Dept. of Labor and the Worker Safety Policy Council, John Zink
Company – Tulsa, Okla.
• Excellence in Safety Award, Gas Processors Assn., John Zink Company – Tulsa, Okla.
• Voluntary Protection Programs Star of Stars Award, OSHA VPP Region VI, John Zink Company
– Tulsa, Okla.
• Voluntary Protection Programs Star of Excellence, OSHA Region VI VPP, Koch-Glitsch – Dallas
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• Voluntary Protection Programs Star of Excellence, OSHA Region VII VPP, Koch-Glitsch –
Wichita, Kan.
• Voluntary Protection Programs Super Star, OSHA Region VI VPP, Koch-Glitsch – Houston
• Level II Health and Safety Award, Industrial Accident Prevention Assn., Koch Heat Transfer
Canada – Sarnia, Ontario
• IAPA Safety Group Award, Industrial Accident and Prevention Assn., Koch Heat Transfer Canada
– Toronto
• Voluntary Protection Programs Star Among Stars, OSHA VPP Region VI, Koch Specialty Plant
Services – Houston
• Excellence in Safety Performance, Exxon-Mobil, Koch Specialty Plant Services – Houston
Koch Minerals
• Voluntary Protection Programs STAR certification, California Dept of Industrial Relations, Koch
Carbon - Long Beach, Calif.
• OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs STAR recertification, Koch Carbon - Corpus Christi, Texas
• Certificate of Achievement and the Sentinels of Safety Award, Dept. of Labor, Mine Safety and
Health Administration, Reiss Viking - Poca, W.V.
• Certificate of Honor, Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association, Reiss Viking - Poca, W.V.
Koch Pipeline Company
• Incident Rate Award, Iowa-Illinois Safety Council
• Governor’s Safety Award, Minnesota Safety Council
• Exceptional Workplace Safety Award, Minnesota Safety Council
• Outstanding Achievement Award and Certificate of Excellence, Wisconsin Safety Council
• Safety Excellence Award, Contractor and Owner, South Texas Industrial Industry
Koch Supply & Trading
• Marine Environmental Stewardship Customer Award, American Commercial Lines

Are you saying they didn't plead guilty to negligently dumping fuel?

 

[Phantasmal]

I don't hate the concept of unions as they did a lot for private sector workers in the early 1900's. I do hate what unions have become today.... especially public unions.

Tell us... what do public unions do that is for the public good? Who do they bargain against? Who do they 'win' concessions from? The answer to both is the taxpayers.

Your friends are concerned about private workers, yet their unions work directly against the private worker. The very fact that most government pensions and health care plans are paid almost exclusively by the taxpayers is the problem.

The union workers are willing to make concessions on their benefits, as we have seen, and we tax payers needs their services. I appreciate my state employees, I realize a lot of things would not get down without them and I would also not feel as safe, either. I would hate to think what would happen in Alaska if the state and muni workers would strike all at one time to show us how much they affect our lives. My friends aren't the bad guys, they just want to have quality of life.

 

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Are you saying they didn't plead guilty to negligently dumping fuel?

No.... they have certainly not been perfect. But did you notice that was over a decade ago? Did you notice they plead "guilty" rather than settling out of court and admitting no fault as so many corporations and individuals do?

 

[cawacko]

Yes, they are, they are my neighbors, they are my family, they are my friends.

I have many good friends who are teachers and they work hard for their money and their rights to be heard. The same with my firemen friends and my police people, my trooper friends, too.

There would be no need for unions if government and private business was willing to pay a living wage and benefits for these workers and provide safe working conditions. You should hear some of the stories my school teacher friends tell of disruptions in their class rooms and personal threats while teaching and tell me they don't deserve their pay.

There are very few corporations that do the right thing by choice, most would increase their bottoms lines before improving workers conditions. I hear it all the time from people who work for a paycheck. They do not fee appreciated or compensated for the work they do for their employees.

Now there are many good companies that do try to keep their employees happy and give them good benefits, Costco and Google come to mind, but I know of several of my neighbors who are working two jobs to just make their house payments, one of them even works at a bank, but still needs her job as a waitress to pay the bills.

It would be most fortunate for everyone if the employee gave the full measure of their work to the employer, and that the employer made his workers happy, this does happen and when it does both sides benefit.

This type of symbiosis can take place, I don't understand why it doesn't, it has been proven to be the best model, give and take, on both sides.

Does any worker ever feel they are truly appreciated and paid enough? Yeah it would be great if a boss called us into their office each day (or week) to say how great we are and they couldn't survive without us and we consistently deserve raises but it's not like that.

Just as a side example look at athletics. People getting paid big money to play a game that we all did for free and loved as kids and many of us would love to have the opportunity to do for a living. You'd think they would be some of the happiest employees out there. Instead we often hear players complaining about their team not appreciating them or not respecting them (i.e. not paying them as much as they feel they are worth) and so on.

Another funny (at least I found it) antedotal story for you. A guy who sat in front of me at the office for a couple of years. Great kid and a really good friend of mine. One day after work he starts complaining about how the company doesn't appreciate all the work he does and he doesn't make enough and that if he decided to leave the group would be in trouble. He then said he was "irreplaceable". He was 24 years old when he said this and he was underwriting real estate acquisitions. After he calmed down he even laughed at himself and his new nickname became Mr. Irreplaceable. As he realized there are many other potential analysts out there and he is replaceable.

My friend was a well educated and talented guy. He was making $60K/yr which living in LA isn't all that much. Did the company 'owe' him more than that? It's not very difficult to find kids out of college who want to become analysts for a major investment advisor. My friend just bit his lip and kept working and two years later, now, got a raise to $100K. Funny thing is he still isn't advancing as fast as he would like. Chalk him up in the not happy category still.

 

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The union workers are willing to make concessions on their benefits, as we have seen, and we tax payers needs their services. I appreciate my state employees, I realize a lot of things would not get down without them and I would also not feel as safe, either. I would hate to think what would happen in Alaska if the state and muni workers would strike all at one time to show us how much they affect our lives. My friends aren't the bad guys, they just want to have quality of life.

They are willing to make concessions NOW... NOW that they have been put in the spot light. But again... WHAT is the purpose of the public union?

Saying 'I appreciate my state employees etc...' is irrelevant.

The taxpayers also want to have a quality of life. Again... WHO does the public union negotiate with? Who do they derive their benefits from? Should they not pay the same or similar share for their health care and pensions that the private sector tax payer does?

Even with their concessions.... they aren't even close to the same level. Why should the tax payer have to pay the lion's share?

 

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No.... they have certainly not been perfect. But did you notice that was over a decade ago? Did you notice they plead "guilty" rather than settling out of court and admitting no fault as so many corporations and individuals do?

So the fuck what. They can pay anyone to give them fake environmental awards.

Get the corporate dick out of your ass and be a real american.

 

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In 2010, Koch Industries was ranked 10th on the list of top US corporate air polluters, the “Toxic 100 Air Polluters,” by the Political Economic Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[26][27]

Funny how you posted the 'bad' about Koch, while the good above you didn't.

Funny how you also ignore the fact that they receive environmental awards on a regular basis.

Funny how you cut and paste from Wiki without reading the content. Because if you had read the content you would have deleted the portion regarding their fine for trading with Canada without proper forms... which has NOTHING to do with their environmental record.

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That is funny.

 

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That is funny.

yeah.... saw that after I posted. Talk about misreading that part. ooops.

 

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So the fuck what. They can pay anyone to give them fake environmental awards.

Get the corporate dick out of your ass and be a real american.

lmao... yeah... take a look at that list again moron.

Given that they provide a lot of AMERICAN jobs... I think supporting their doing so is good thing. Obviously you hate them for providing so much work for honest Americans workers.

 

[Based Chad]

lmao... yeah... take a look at that list again moron.

Given that they provide a lot of AMERICAN jobs... I think supporting their doing so is good thing. Obviously you hate them for providing so much work for honest Americans workers.

LOL. You dont know your ass from a hole in the ground!

 

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They are willing to make concessions NOW... NOW that they have been put in the spot light. But again... WHAT is the purpose of the public union?

Saying 'I appreciate my state employees etc...' is irrelevant.

The taxpayers also want to have a quality of life. Again... WHO does the public union negotiate with? Who do they derive their benefits from? Should they not pay the same or similar share for their health care and pensions that the private sector tax payer does?

Even with their concessions.... they aren't even close to the same level. Why should the tax payer have to pay the lion's share?

Public union employees are tax payers, also. It is not irrelevant, I believe you get what you pay for and I think public employees deserve the same payment and benefits as the private sector. I do not think they object to paying more for their benefits, they don't like it, but they realize times are tough and the states need help, so they are giving back some of what they were taking and which was agreed upon, contracted for them. the have stated this over and over, all they are asking for is fairness and opportunity to have a say.

I thought Libertarians would be for the rights of workers, they continue to surprise me!

 

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Public union employees are tax payers, also. It is not irrelevant, I believe you get what you pay for and I think public employees deserve the same payment and benefits as the private sector. I do not think they object to paying more for their benefits, they don't like it, but they realize times are tough and the states need help, so they are giving back some of what they were taking and which was agreed upon, contracted for them. the have stated this over and over, all they are asking for is fairness and opportunity to have a say.

I thought Libertarians would be for the rights of workers, they continue to surprise me!

Ok.... no one is arguing that they shouldn't get the same pay and bene's.

They are arguing that the public workers should have to PAY the same or similar share for their bene's that the rest of the workforce has to pay.

Bring that factor level and you won't have the private sector so pissed off. Even with the concessions they are now 'willing' to make, they aren't even close to paying the same portion for their health care and pensions that the private sector is.

The last sentence in your post is simply nonsense. Libertarians are for PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. As in.... pay your share and quit asking the private sector to pay for it all. Again, they are making SOME concessions now that they find the public turning against their bene's, but they are still no where near par.

 

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Ok.... no one is arguing that they shouldn't get the same pay and bene's.

They are arguing that the public workers should have to PAY the same or similar share for their bene's that the rest of the workforce has to pay.

Bring that factor level and you won't have the private sector so pissed off. Even with the concessions they are now 'willing' to make, they aren't even close to paying the same portion for their health care and pensions that the private sector is.

The last sentence in your post is simply nonsense. Libertarians are for PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. As in.... pay your share and quit asking the private sector to pay for it all. Again, they are making SOME concessions now that they find the public turning against their bene's, but they are still no where near par.

So, no support for workers rights, just personal responsibility, okay, thanks for the clarification. I need to remember this for future references.

Do Libertarians take government aide?

 

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Ok.... no one is arguing that they shouldn't get the same pay and bene's.

They are arguing that the public workers should have to PAY the same or similar share for their bene's that the rest of the workforce has to pay.

Bring that factor level and you won't have the private sector so pissed off. Even with the concessions they are now 'willing' to make, they aren't even close to paying the same portion for their health care and pensions that the private sector is.

The last sentence in your post is simply nonsense. Libertarians are for PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. As in.... pay your share and quit asking the private sector to pay for it all. Again, they are making SOME concessions now that they find the public turning against their bene's, but they are still no where near par.

So the way I read what you've written is that the private sector is jealous of the deals Public Union members have negotiated for themselves and are now busy whining and throwing tantrums because they didn't make as good a deal as some.

I wonder how many whining today about sweetheart deals for public union members also like to claim they are "personal responsibility" types?

How come you "personal responsibility types" aren't lambasting the whiners for not taking personal responsibility for the choices THEY made over the course of their lives?

 

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So, no support for workers rights, just personal responsibility, okay, thanks for the clarification. I need to remember this for future references.

the workers rights argument belongs firmly in the hands of socialists.

 

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Because people like Rana open their mouths and swallow their heads all the time?

Public employee unions at the state and local levels need to be reorganized along the lines of federal public unions...

We, the private sector pay the salaries of public workers for services that everyone benefits from...But we should not be forced to pay for benefits that far exceed that which we can't afford for ourselves...

Glad to see you finally capable of admitting that it's nothing more than petty jealousy and envy driving what conservatives are attempting to do to public sector employee unions.

 

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Glad to see you finally capable of admitting that it's nothing more than petty jealousy and envy driving what conservatives are attempting to do to public sector employee unions.

She loves me! She just can't stay away from making a comment about me!

 

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So, no support for workers rights, just personal responsibility, okay, thanks for the clarification. I need to remember this for future references.

Do Libertarians take government aide?

What rights are being violated?

Libertarians are NOT against government involvement in its entirety. That is simply bullshit created by the left in their attempt to paint libertarians as a 'free for all society with no government.... ANARCHY FOR ALL!!!'

 

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So the way I read what you've written is that the private sector is jealous of the deals Public Union members have negotiated for themselves and are now busy whining and throwing tantrums because they didn't make as good a deal as some.

I wonder how many whining today about sweetheart deals for public union members also like to claim they are "personal responsibility" types?

How come you "personal responsibility types" aren't lambasting the whiners for not taking personal responsibility for the choices THEY made over the course of their lives?

No. It is the private sector that is taking a stand today for the sins of the past. They too have rights you see. They have the right to say to the public unions... 'in good times, you took more.... so in bad times, you need to pony up and take cuts like the rest of us'

You see... it is the tax payer that funds those bene's. It is the tax payer that has said, we have had it with you.

It is time for fiscal responsibility. Period.