Avoiding the ubiquitous Koch Brothers 01-22-11

One of the folks on my mailing list reminded me that the Koch brothers founded the Tea Party and are funding many ultra-conservative issues, and suggested that they are prime fodder for boycott initiatives. Needless to say we are not the first folks to think of these sterling individuals – below are a couple of links to information on boycotting Koch Industry products.

The bad news: You may find a bunch of Koch products in your shopping cart. I’ve provided you with an abbreviated list of products you may be using today, and it’s going to be hard to avoid some of them – especially the fiber products. But fight the good fight with your wallet, and keep sending me requests for information you would find useful.

Keep the faith - Hit ‘em in their pockets

Steph

Koch boycott websites:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9013598

http://silencedmajority.blogs.com/silenced_majority_portal/2010/09/boycott-koch-industries-products.html

Koch Industries subsidiaries:

Invista (http://www.invista.com/) fabrics – products/brand names:

·         Stainmaster carpet

·         Lycra fiber

·         Antron carpet fiber 

·         Comforel - used in bedding products such as pillows, comforters and mattress pads

·         Coolmax  (http://www.coolmax.invista.com/) 

·         Cordura (http://cordura.com/en/products/index.html) –is a canvas-like nylon used in luggage and clothing (check before you buy your next backpack). Here’s a partial list of brands that use it: Eastpak, JanSport, Manhattan Portage (uses Cordura Nylon in their bags), European workwear clothing brands, Snickers clothing brand

·         Dacron 

·         Polarguard  

·         SolarMax 

·         Tactel 

·         Thermolite

Georgia Pacific (http://www.gp.com/) products/brand names:

Paper products

·         Angel Soft toilet paper,

·         Brawny paper towels,

·         Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and cups

·         Demak'Up – dry cotton pads, wipes, eye products (http://www.demakup.ie/?page_id=146)

·         KittenSoft tissues and toilet paper· 

·         Mardi Gras napkins and towels

·         Quilted Northern toilet paper

·         Soft 'n Gentle toilet paper

·         Sparkle napkins

·         Vanity Fair napkins

·         Zee napkins

·          European paper products: Colhogar,  Lotus, Okay, Moltonel, Tenderly, Tutto

Construction products

·         DensArmor Plus – gypsum wallboard 

·         Plytanium plywood

·         ToughRock gypsum board

Petroleum and mineral subsidiaries:

Koch Chemical Technology Group · Flint Hills Resources · Koch Pipeline Company · Koch Minerals · Koch Fertilizer ·

And also:

 Koch Supply & Trading · Matador Cattle Company