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In reply to the discussion: Iran-Contra Affair was TREASON that went unpunished. [View all]Ghost in the Machine
(14,912 posts)in the early 60's when one of the Brown brothers passed away. There was also Pierce, Poole & Kent (PP&K), later known as just Poole & Kent, who did a lot of contracting with Bechtel Power Corporation, mostly at fossil fuel and Nuclear Enegery Plants.
In the 1920s, long before Brown & Root, Kellogg was partnered with Texaco and Standard Oil.
**In the 1930s and 1940s, Kellogg worked with leading refiners on various technologies. For the war effort, these developments led to the construction of six hydroreformer units, twenty fluid catalytic cracking units, and the only complete refinery built during World War II. Even bigger than the refining work was K-25, the gaseous diffusion plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, built as part of the Manhattan Project.
I grew up hearing these names, as my dad was a Union Pipefitter/Welder, as were my grandfather and a couple of uncles. My dad worked mostly at Turkey Point Nuclear Plant in Homestead, Fla. My grandfather was a founding member of Local 725, Pipefitters/Steamfitters, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration, in Miami, Florida. At one time my dad was the President of the Local, and at other times served in various other positions on the Executive Board. They were doing a LOT of unionizing in South Florida back then. Telephoned death threats, as well as attempted break-ins of our home, were just a way of life in the late 60's to early 70's.
I'm starting to ramble now (damned insomnia!!!), but I guess my main point is that these companies have been feeding at the trough, sucking on the Government teat, for damned near a century in some cases. I don't think it would take much of a stretch to imagine they've shaped/had influence on some of our Energy Policies at all.
Thanks, as always, for your posts, Octafish.. and thanks for giving a damn!
Peace,
Ghost