| 词条 | Corbin Robertson |
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|name = Corbin "Corby" J. Robertson, Jr. |image = |caption = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|10|28}} |birth_place = Houston, Texas |residence = |spouse = |alma_mater = University of Texas |employer = Quintana Petroleum Natural Resource Partners |occupation = Businessman |years_active = |networth = }} Corbin J. Robertson, Jr. is an American businessman. Personal life and educationRobertson is the grandson of Texas oil magnate Hugh Roy Cullen, the founder of Quintana Petroleum. Robertson's father also worked for Quintana. Robertson was an All-American linebacker at the University of Texas, captaining the team to a victory at the 1969 Cotton Bowl Classic.[1] CareerRobertson's involvement with the family business began when he was 15 years old.[2] Robertson inherited Quintana's large holdings in oil but, in the 1980s, decided to invest his fortune in coal. Robertson built up a large coal empire, usually by buying the land and collecting royalties from the coal mined from the land. Some of Robertson's operations involved mountaintop removal.[1] By some estimates, as of 2010 Quintana had the second largest amount of coal reserves in the United States, with only the federal government having bigger reserves.[4] Robertson is currently the Chairman and CEO of Natural Resource Partners. Robertson sits on numerous other boards.[3][4] Political activityRobertson had close ties with administration of George W. Bush.[1] Robertson is a major Republican donor, and has been involved with the Koch Brothers.[5] He has also given money to Texas Republicans Rick Perry, Greg Abbott, and Joe Barton. Quintana is closely affiliated with the Coalition for Responsible Regulation, which seeks to challenge EPA greenhouse gas regulations.[6] Robertson has also given to Save Whatcom, a conservative group in Whatcom County, Washington.[7] References1. ^1 2 {{cite news|last=Fisher|first=Daniel|title=Fuel's Paradise|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2003/0120/060.html|accessdate=28 November 2013|newspaper=Forbes|date=20 January 2003}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Corbin J.}}2. ^{{cite news|last=Cook|first=Lynn J.|title=Magnate makes a tidy sum off highly consumed coal|url=http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Magnate-makes-a-tidy-sum-off-highly-consumed-coal-1928748.php|accessdate=28 November 2013|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=17 July 2005}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Corbin J. Robertson. Jr|url=http://www.uh.edu/uh-energy/advisory-board/corbin-robertson/|publisher=University of Houston|accessdate=28 November 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Natural Resource Partners Lp (NRP:New York)|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=3433471&ticker=NRP|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=28 November 2013}} 5. ^{{cite news|last=Slater|first=Wayne|title=Slater: Cruz’s tea party victory a win for anti-government establishment, too|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/columnists/wayne-slater/20120804-cruzs-tea-party-victory-a-win-for-anti-government-establishment-too.ece|accessdate=28 November 2013|newspaper=Dallas Morning News|date=4 August 2012}} 6. ^1 {{cite news|last=Banerjee|first=Neela|title=In climate politics, Texas aims to be the anti-California|url=http://www.calcontrk.org/climatenews/1295-in-climate-politics-texas-aims-to-be-the-anti-california|accessdate=28 November 2013|newspaper=LA Times|date=8 November 2010}} 7. ^{{cite news|last=Schwartz|first=Ralph|title=Coal interests give more than $100K to 'Save Whatcom' for local elections|url=http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/10/18/3265922/coal-interests-give-100k-to-save.html|accessdate=28 November 2013|newspaper=The Bellingham Herald|date=18 October 2013}} 3 : Living people|1947 births|Texas Republicans |
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