Planet Philadelphia
By Kay Wood
Planet PhiladelphiaJan 03, 2021
Climate change disinformation discussion & news; Linda Rosenwein 5/17/24
Linda gives her take on SEJ talks about best practices on how to deal with disinformation on climate change. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com.
Benno Groeneveld, Leaf blowers 5/17/24
Benno Groeneveld, Leaf blowing: Gas powered leaf blowers are surprisingly big polluters. Philadelphia community members are working to get them banned. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com.
Efforts to help us breathe cleaner air, Sean Greene, DVRCP 5/17/24
Sean Greene is Manager of the Air Quality Program at DVPC. He will be talking about the importance of air quality and their Air Quality Partnership as well as the importance of regional planning. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com.
New EPA rules to reduce power plant harmful pollution and GHG, Flora Cardoni 5/3/24
Flora Cardoni, PennEnvironment, explains the new EPA rules to put the power sector on track to cut emissions by 75% in 2035. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com.
World Bank Climate Action? Carla Garcia Zendejas 5/3/24
Carla Garcia Zendejas, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), talks about how the World Bank proposes to address current and future climate crises. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com.
Weavers Way Germantown solar panels; Steve Hebden & Joy Baxter 4/19/24
Weavers Way Germantown put solar panels on the roof of the soon-to-be-open store. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com.
Energy Infrastructure process; Shannon Bell & Russell Russell Chisholm, 4/19/24
Government agencies' permitting for oil and gas pipelines public participation processes can harm mental health and create distrust in government. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com.
A better way to revitalize Market Street East? Rashida Ng 4/5/24
Architecture Chair University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences Presidential Associate Professor of Architecture Stuart Weitzman School of Design. We’ll be talking about alternative visions community members have to revitalize the area instead of the proposed Sixers’ basketball arena in Center city at Market East.Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com
Gov Shapiro’s energy proposals PRESS and PACER: Liz Robinson 4/5/24
Liz Robinson, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Solar Energy Association. Liz has extensive knowledge about energy and the way Harrisburg works. She fills us in on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s alternative to RGGI cap-and-trade program, and renewable energy requirements. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com
Criminalization of environmental activism, Carla García Zendejas 4/5/24
Carla García Zendejas, Director, People, Land & Resources Program at the Center for International Environmental Law talks about how environmental protest is increasingly being met with harsh measures around the globe. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com
FDR Park restoration project: South Philly residents Anisa George and Lady Dani 3/15/24
South Philly residents Anisa George and Lady Dani question the wisdom of what has been termed the ecological restoration of the Meadows at FDR Park. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com
Environmental Artist Stacy Levy, 3/15/24
Pennsylvania artist Stacy Levy and host Kay Wood talk about the role of artists in a climate challenged world, and her installations that bring visibility to rainfall, water patterns, and other ecological processes within an urban environment. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com
Flower power: Dr. Krish Jayachandran, 3/15/24
Dr. Krish Jayachandran, Distinguished University Professor Florida International University. Dr. Jayachandran tells us about an interesting new experiment using floating mats of flowers to clean up this pollution. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. planetphiladelphia.com
Julie Slavet & Ruth A. Seeley, 2/16/24
Julie Slavet, Executive Director of the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership and Ruth A. Seeley with Friends of Vernon Park talk about educating neighbors and stakeholders about clean water issues and how we can all make a difference at our homes and businesses, on our trails, and in our parks and communities. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com.
R Merriman-Goldring with Philly Thrive, 2/16/24
R Merriman-Goldring with Philly Thrive talks about their organizing for Environmental Justice in Gray's Ferry, a neighborhood in South Philadelphia with many environmental justice challenges. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com.
Peter Winslow, through line, 2/2/24
Peter Winslow, through line wrap up. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com.
SEPTA funding 2: Tim Brown, 2/2/24
Kay Wood talks with Tim Brown, Organizing Director for Philly Neighborhood Networks. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com.
SEPTA Funding 1: Tom Casetta and Mason Carter, 2/2/24
G-Town Radio Station Manager Tom Casetta interviews Mason Carter, Germantown Resident and SEP Citizen Advisory Committee. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com.
Methane Fees: Rev. Dr. Jessica Moerman, 2/2/24
Rev. Dr. Jessica Moerman is a climate and environmental scientist, pastor, educator, and serves as the President and CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network. She will discuss why this new charge is significant. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com.
Measuring Our World: Leonard Nakamura, 2/2/24
Leonard Nakamura, emeritus economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, will discuss why accurate measurement is vital to deal with climate change, and humanity’s role in the world. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com.
CA strawberry fields conserve water: Ellen Bruno & Katrina Jessoe, 1/19/24
Strategy to conserve water by taxing farmers for groundwater: Ellen Bruno, Assistant Professor, UC Berkley, and Katrina Jessoe, Associate Professor, UC Davis. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com
PA Farm Bill and conservation: Doug Wolfgang, 1/19/24
PA Farm Bill: Doug Wolfgang, Exec. Dir. of the State Conservation Commission. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com
Climate Conscious Farm Bill: Michael Kovach, 1/19/24
Climate Conscious Farm Bill: Pennsylvania Farmers Union’s President Michael Kovach, multiple-species, grass-based regenerative livestock farmer in Mercer County. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com
Tammy Murphy, Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania, 12/1/23
Tammy Murphy, Advocacy Director of Pennsylvania Physicians for Social Responsibility, on Gov. Shapiro’s agreement with gas driller CNX to reduce the effects of natural gas drilling in the state. PSR is very opposed to the agreement.
Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM 1st & 3rd Friday/month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia & gtownradio.com. More information at www.planetphiladelphia.com.
Elaine Fulz, Keon Monroe, Don Campbell & Karen Melton, Citizens’ Climate Lobby, 12/1/23
Elaine Fulz, Keon Monroe, Don Campbell & Karen Melton from Citizens’ Climate Lobby discuss their successful effort to dissuade the Philadelphia 30th Street train station from dropping steam power to go to natural gas. Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM 1st & 3rd Friday/month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia & gtownradio.com. More information at www.planetphiladelphia.com.
Pamela Darville & Peter Furcht, POWER Interfaith’s Climate Justice and Jobs team. 12/1/23
Pamela Darville & Peter Furcht are from POWER Interfaith’s Climate Justice and Jobs team talk about POWER’s successful campaign convincing the state’s PUC to reduce requested PGW natural gas rate increases. Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM 1st & 3rd Friday/month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia & gtownradio.com. More information at www.planetphiladelphia.com.
Sustainable Built Environment; Ginger Scoggins, ASHRAE, 11/17/23
Ginger Scoggins mechanical engineer, president/co-owner of the firm Engineered Designs, and ASHRAE president. She will be talking about the new goals for the society, “tackling the climate crisis”, and what she sees the role of the society and of engineers in that endeavor. Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM 1st & 3rd Friday/month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia & gtownradio.com. More information at www.planetphiladelphia.com.
Sustainable Built Environment; Samir Patel, Digsau architectural firm, 11/17/23
Samir Patel, Project Architect at Digsau architectural firm and an adjunct professor at Drexel University, discusses issues in building sustainably from an architectural point of view. Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM 1st & 3rd Friday/month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia & gtownradio.com. More information at www.planetphiladelphia.com.
Eco-friendly rare earth elements; Amir Sheikhi 10/6/23
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at Pennsylvania State, Dr. Amir Sheikhi, talks about a new sustainable eco-friendly alternative to conventional rare earth elements extraction methods. To hear Planet Philadelphia tune your radio dial to 92.9 FM in Philadelphia or at gtownradio.com 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. Podcasts are available shortly after broadcast at planetphiladelphia.com.
New Eco-Friendly Carbon-Cement Supercapacitors; Franz-Josef Ulm, Admir Masic 10/6/23
In this show MIT Professors Franz-Josef Ulm and Admir Masic, PhD, tell us about their discovery in making carbon-cement supercapacitors that could help solve our energy storage problems. To hear Planet Philadelphia tune your radio dial to 92.9 FM in Philadelphia or at gtownradio.com 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. Podcasts are available shortly after broadcast at planetphiladelphia.com.
Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor, Nobel laureate John Goodenough 7/7/23
Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor and Nobel Prize Recipient John Goodenough died recently at 100 years old. We replay an interview we did with him in 2017 about a new kind of battery more environmentally sustainable his team were developing. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
Anthropocene Senior Editor Mark Harris, climate change and politics 7/7/23
Mark Harris, Anthropocene Senior Editor and investigative science and technology reporter will discuss his observations on which governmental policies have been helpful and which ineffective in reducing greenhouse gas use worldwide. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
New highway for energy transport and storage and maglev cars? Dr. Zhifeng Ren, 6/16/23
Dr. Zhifeng Ren is an M.D. Anderson Chair Professor in the Department of Physics and also Director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity, both at the University of Houston. He specializes in carrier mobility among many other things. He discusses a plan for a multifunctional highway system incorporating superconductor levitated vehicles and liquefied hydrogen. If the system were built, it would provide energy and travel at 500 miles/hour without using greenhouse gasses. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
U.S. can make the switch to EVs without destructive mining, Johanna Bozuwa, 6/16/23
Johanna Bozuwa, Executive Director at the Climate and Community Project. She talks about the Project’s study describing the way the U.S. can shift to EVs without widespread, destructive mining. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
RGGI Kleinman Center Study, Maya Domeshek and Angela Pachon 6/2/2023
Maya Domeshek and Angela Pachon discuss a new study from the Kleinman Center showing the benefits for the environment and Pennsylvania’s revenue of joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
Whole Home Repair, Sen. N. Saval 6/2/2023
State Senator Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia) talks about the Whole Home Repair program and how it could help people with needed repairs. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
Reproductive Freedom and Climate Change, Dr. John Harte 7/1/22
Dr. John Harte, Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School Ecosystem Sciences at the University of California in Berkeley, CA,talks about why he includes reproductive freedom as one of the solutions addressing climate change. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
Planet Philadelphia Scooped PBS: Weather, Climate, & Freedom with Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz 7/1/22
Our July 1st show featured an interview with the beloved local NBC TV news meteorologist, Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz, recently retired. He spoke with us about how TV weather reporters present the science of climate change and the weather. Later that evening PBS News broadcast a similar story telling essentially the same story we’d just broadcast. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
Climate change and the U.S. Supreme Court with Prof. Richard Frank 5/19/23
Climate change and the U.S. Supreme Court with Prof. Richard Frank, Environmental Practice and Director of the U. C. Davis School of Law’s California Environmental Law & Policy Center. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
Climate Homicide; Prof. Donald Braman & David Arkush, Dir. Public Citizen’s Climate Program 5/19/23
Climate Homicide: Prof. Donald Braman, George Washington University and David Arkush, Dir. of Public Citizen’s Climate Program. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
Cancer Free Economy; Debra Erenberg, 5/5/2023
Debra Erenberg, Strategic Director of the Cancer Free Economy Network, discusses the concept of a cancer free economy and how we might achieve that goal. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
Rid Cancer Causing Chemicals From Our Lives; Kristina Marusic, 5/5/23
This is Part II of our interview with EHN reporter and author Kristina Marusic. Here she talks about our increasing exposure to cancer causing chemicals and how to rid from our lives of them. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
4/21/23 Environmental News Roundup - Linda Rosenwein
Linda Rosenwein: environmental news roundup, stories in the news related to topics In today’s show. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
New EPA regulation limiting hazardous pollution by chemical and plastic manufacturing—Patrice Tomcik, Moms Clean Air Force, 4/21/23
Patrice Tomcik is Senior National Field Manager for Moms Clean Air Force, a nonprofit organization advocating to protect children by lowering air pollution and addressing climate change issues. She will be talking about new EPA proposed regulation to limit the hazardous pollution caused by the largest, most toxic chemical and plastic manufacturing facilities in the country. This would be a major step to clean the air and protect our health. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
Wild Philly-Mike Weilbacher, Executive Director of the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 4/21/23
Mike Weilbacher is the Executive Director of the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education in Philadelphia. He will be talking about his new book describing numerous wonderful nature walks available in the Philadelphia area and what they have to offer. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
Environmental news items with Linda Rosenwein 4/7/2023
Linda Rosenwein’s environmental news round up. Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM 1st & 3rd Friday/month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia & gtownradio.com. Podcasts of show are available after broadcast. www.planetphiladelphia.com| @planetphila
Recent toxic spills and the EPA, Judith Enck 4/7/2023
Judith Enck is an environmental policy expert and former EPA Regional Administrator. She will be talking about the East Palestine train derailments and toxic spills in our waterways. Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM 1st & 3rd Friday/month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia & gtownradio.com. Podcasts of show are available after broadcast. www.planetphiladelphia.com| @planetphila
Willow oil and gas project and IPCC climate change report, Bob Deans, 4/7/2023
Bob Deans from NRDC talks about the Willow oil and gas drilling project and IPCC report on climate change. Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM 1st & 3rd Friday/month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia & gtownradio.com. Podcasts of show are available after broadcast. www.planetphiladelphia.com| @planetphila
Environmental News, Alex Bomstein, 3/17/2023
Alex Bomstein, Clean Air Council Legal Director, discusses some good legal news for residents of Pennsylvania as well as talking about the planned burning of chemicals from the train derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio.
Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila
Climate change disruption and gender violence, Lori Sokol, PhD, 3/17/2023
Lori Sokol, PhD is Executive Director of Women’s eNews. She will be addressing gender-based violence on women resulting from climate change disruptions. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila