Shift to the right

Team— Yesterday, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber resigned in disgrace amid a scandal of cronyism and corruption involving the environmental political complex. Kitzhaber was caught and forced to face the consequences, but this story of “green” corruption doesn’t end with him. In June 2014, Shift exposed a series of emails that reveal how Jay Inslee’s green agenda is heavily influenced by outside extreme environmental organizations and paid-for political consultants. In fact, Shift discovered that the very environmental organizations caught in the Kitzhaber scandal—the Tom Steyer-fund Energy Foundation and Rockefeller Brothers Fund—are at work in Inslee’s administration. Despite the scandal that unfolded in Oregon and the newfound relevance of Shift’s investigation, most media outlets in Washington State are still not paying attention. Austin Jenkins picked-up on the link between Kitzhaber and Inslee in a recent article for the Northwest News Network, but it’s not enough. Inslee is picking winners and losers, just as Kitzhaber was caught doing. Unfortunately, in our state, the winners are Inslee and the extreme environmental industry and the losers are hardworking Washington families. Inslee is a part of what has become an environmental political complex. Just like Kitzhaber, he is part of a system that runs on hypocrisy, corruption and selfishness wrapped in a veil of self-righteousness. This is the same circus, just different clowns. Shift is the only organization in Washington State that consistently reports on the corruption that runs deep in the world of environmental politics. We’ve done so for the past year, and you can count on us to continue in the future. But, we need your help and support. Consider contributing to us today. Your contribution will allow us to continue our work investigating and reporting on the cronyism prevalent in Inslee’s administration. Now it the time for media outlets in our state to start paying attention to what is right in front of them, the unethical influence of extreme environmental organizations in Inslee’s policy-making process. Shift is dedicated to sounding the trumpet and garnering much needed media attention, but we cannot do it without your support. Consider contributing to our efforts today. You can count on us to keeping fighting for the truth and shinning the light on corruption. Can we count on you? – Matthew, Josh and the rest of the SHIFT WA Team Shift Washington | PO Box 406 | Woodinville, WA 98072 | info@shiftwa.org