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City Inside/Out: I-1631 Pollution Fee?


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POLL: Do you plan to support a new pollution fee (I-1631)?

Will a carbon fee on the state's largest polluters help the environment? Or will it push up gas prices and hurt the economy? Supporters of Initiative 1631 say the billions of dollars raised will improve public health and create green jobs. But opponents are seeing red and are fighting back, with major help from the oil industry.

Guests: 
Dana Bieber, No on I-1631
Tom Geiger, UFCW Local 21 
Lee Newgent, retired ironworker & labor organizer
Aiko Shaefer, Front and Centered
Dr. Callan Fockele, Physicians for Social Responsibility
Mo McBroom, The Nature Conservancy
Rosella Mosby, Mosby Farms
Billy Wallace, WA and Northern Idaho District Council of Laborers 

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