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Seattle is a vibrant and complex city, and the Seattle Channel's City Inside/Out with Brian Callanan brings you thoughtful, in-depth reports and discussions about important local issues every week.

Brian Callanan is a five-time Emmy winner who currently serves as a host, producer, and moderator for the Seattle Channel, where he's worked since 2011. His career in broadcast journalism began in 1995, and includes an 11-year stint as a reporter and anchor for Q13 News. Brian won the Seattle Municipal League's Civic Award for Government News Reporting in 2016. He lives with his wife and two daughters in West Seattle.

City Inside/Out: I-1631 Pollution Fee?
City Inside/Out: I-1631 Pollution Fee?
9/21/201828:17

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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