Bill Bryant in The Huffington Post

On Environment: OpEd: Claims conservationism, but enabled Arctic drilling

So why would they support Shell's arctic aspirations? Money, of course. The five commissioners all were recipients of gifts from oil companies or the company handling Shell's port in Seattle.

One can argue that all supporters of a port commissioner's campaign would naturally be the port's customers. But in hyper-green Seattle, all won their elections to some degree on their pro-environmental positions. Topping the list of hypocrites, Bill Bryant ran on the claim that "I am a committed conservationist."

He's also running for governor, so he needs the cash. And I guess he figures the electorate has short memories.