Seeking Transparency on Washington State’s Carbon Tax Proposal

February 26, 2018

With his direct confrontation of President Trump at a meeting yesterday at the White House, Washington Governor Jay Inslee is taking his turn in the national spotlight. But it’s the impact of his wrong-headed policy ideas back home that has caught the eye of Power The Future. After the idea was twice rejected by the voters, Inslee is again championing a carbon tax bill which will make energy more expensive for the citizens of Washington, and punish the men and women who work in the energy industry. In fact, it was overwhelmingly rejected only 15 months ago 58-42. This legislation does nothing positive, but only seems to advance a radical environmental agenda. Is it possible outside groups are pushing it?

As sunlight is the best disinfectant, Power The Future is asking for transparency from the Governor and his aids and the extreme environmental groups who dance to the tunes of Tom Steyer and George Soros. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests have been submitted, and we will keep you posted on anything of note, particularly any collusion between Inslee and national political leaders. If you have any information about the crafting of this destructive legislation, feel free to send it along.

FOIA Requests:

Please accept this email as a request under Washington’s public records law for copies of all communications exchanged between Senior Policy Advisor Chris Davis and any individual using the email domain addresses below from January 1, 2016 to the present:

@350.org; @sierraclub.org; @nextgenamerica.org; @wcvoters.org; @seia.org; @jobscleanenergywa.com; @wecprotects.org; @carbonwa.org; @earthworksaction.org; @tulaliptribes-nsn.gov

I agree to pay applicable fees up to $25.00. To minimize the burden of production, I am willing to accept records in electronic format or double-sided copies.

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.

Daniel Turner

Executive Director

Power The Future

Public Disclosure Officer 
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
publicdisclosure@gov.wa.gov 

Please accept this email as a request under Washington’s public records law for copies of all communications exchanged between Governor Jay Inslee and any individual using the email domain addresses below from January 1, 2016 to the present:

@350.org; @sierraclub.org; @nextgenamerica.org; @wcvoters.org; @seia.org; @jobscleanenergywa.com; @wecprotects.org; @carbonwa.org; @earthworksaction.org; @tulaliptribes-nsn.gov

I agree to pay applicable fees up to $25.00. To minimize the burden of production, I am willing to accept records in electronic format or double-sided copies.

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.

Daniel Turner

Executive Director

Power The Future

Public Disclosure Officer
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
publicdisclosure@gov.wa.gov 

Please accept this email as a request under Washington’s public records law for copies of all communications exchanged between Maia Bellon Director of the Washington Department of Ecology and any individual using the email domain addresses below from January 1, 2016 to the present:

@350.org; @sierraclub.org; @nextgenamerica.org; @wcvoters.org; @seia.org; @jobscleanenergywa.com; @wecprotects.org; @carbonwa.org; @earthworksaction.org; @tulaliptribes-nsn.gov

I agree to pay applicable fees up to $25.00. To minimize the burden of production, I am willing to accept records in electronic format or double-sided copies.

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.

Daniel Turner

Executive Director

Power The Future