 Planet Philadelphia Planet Philadelphia is a radio show about our environment – where we all live, work, and play – produced and hosted by Kay Wood. You will hear a mix of environmental news, interviews, music, poetry, and reporting on community events. Planet Philadelphia is for the many Philadelphians who care about our planet. There are a lot of important and interesting issues to explore – and this show is the place to do that. Tune in every 1st and 3rd Friday from 4:00-5:00pm. Learn more about the host here.
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Friday, 19 February 2021 |
Pennsylvania has the highest number of abandoned oil and gas wells in the nation, but there are myriads of these wells all around the country. The issue of abandoned wells is largely unknown to the general public. What are the problems/dangers of these wells and what can we do about them? What is the position of our government representatives on tackling this situation? Tune in to hear about this and more: 
Adam Peltz is a Senior Attorney in the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) Energy program. He focuses on oil and gas regulation and policy and serves as a public advocate on oil and gas development issues, with a focus on well integrity. Adam is responsible for managing multi-stakeholder efforts concerning oil and gas development to improve environmental outcomes through enhanced regulation and better industry practices. Also: Linda Rosenwein, Ph.D.: is Planet Philadelphia’s reporter and assistant producer. She will give the second half of a summary on green investing. |
Friday, 15 January 2021 |

Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today, 1/15/21
Transportation is one of the biggest climate change gases contributors as well as emitting pollution affecting all our health. Public transportation, which is better for our environment, has significant financial problems, which are being exacerbated by COVID-19. How can we address these environmental, health, and fairness transportation problems? We talk about this with Professor Megan Smirti Ryerson, the UPS Chair of Transportation at the University of Pennsylvania, and with Professor Eric Goldwyn, researcher at New York University on Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show today. |
Friday, 01 January 2021 |
Listen to our wide ranging conversation with Dr. Nicola Ferralis about some promising trends, breakthroughs and developments in future technology which could help with climate change, including something his own lab at MIT is working on: a system for electricity-free cooling material inspired by camel fur of all things.  www.planetphiladelphia.com | facebook | @planetphila |
Friday, 18 December 2020 |
Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM Friday 12/18/20: It’s the holiday season, so we wanted to have something light-hearted, that would appeal to children/youth as well as the young at heart and, additionally, talk about how radio fits into communicating about the environment. Guests on this show will be: 
Julie Be and Anya Rose are a folksy duo who write music for children and other childlike people, songfully advocating for positivity, social justice, and silliness. Together they call themselves “Ants on a Log”. And Thomas Cassetta and Joanna Wikander are station manager and program director respectively of GTown Radio station, the community-based radio station which hosts Planet Philadelphia talking about the role of community-based radio in communicating with local neighborhoods and reaching out to the wider world about the environment.  We couldn't do it without Gtown Radio. Please support local radio and donate today. Thank you!www.planetphiladelphia.com | facebook | @planetphila |
Friday, 04 December 2020 |
On today's Planet Philadelphia we will be talking with Ben Kalina and Jen Schneider who have collaborated on directing/producing/writing and filming a recent NOVA science documentary airing on PBS entitled "Can We Cool the Planet?." They are award-winning film makers who have worked together before. Both have long been interested in environmental issues. Their documentary explores some of the extreme options that may be required to deal with climate change.
Also on this show we hear from Liz Robinson on the state of energy politics in Harrisburg. Pennsylvania is the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the US and one of the largest regional sources of electric power. What we do here matters far beyond our borders. And Liz has extensive knowledge about all this. She fills us in on what’s happening right now and what might be coming our way. We couldn't do it without Gtown Radio. Please support local radio and donate today. Thank you! www.planetphiladelphia.com | facebook | @planetphila |
Friday, 20 November 2020 |
Tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today for our new show about young people and the environment with guests:  John Campbell is a junior in a Roman Catholic high school in Philadelphia and the organizer/contact for the Philadelphia chapter of Fridays for the Future, an international youth group that works to prevent environment degradation and limit climate change. 
Bert Myers, Director of the Environmental Education and Information Center at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), and Tara Muenz is Assistant Director of Education at Stroud Water Research Center. Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airs 4:00-5:00 PM the first and third Fridays a month. Tune in then to hear about our shared environment. Podcasts of the live shows are available shortly after broadcast at https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/show-archives
Not in Philly? You can still listen to all the great G-town Radio programing on Tunein , Simple Radio, or other aps on your phone or other device.
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Friday, 06 November 2020 |
 Continuing our series of interviews about waste. During the pandemic, waste and trash issues have significantly worsened in some cities, including Philadelphia, although they are always important environmental issues. We will be emphasizing some significant types of waste: food and e-waste. Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM today: - Haley Jordan and Helena Rudoffare both in the Philadelphia’s government Office of Sustainability.Hayley is the Program Coordinator of a program to minimize waste and implement policies within the City’s municipal agencies in support of its Zero Waste goals. Helena is a Program Coordinator of a program working with residents and businesses to achieve Zero Waste and also coordinates several recent food waste initiatives. They will be talking about waste in general, and several of Philadelphia’s newest waste management programs, with an emphasis on food waste.
- Jordan Howell is a professor of sustainable business at Rowan University. He has a joint appointment in the Dept. of Geography, Planning & Sustainability and the Dept. of Management and Entrepreneurship. He is the Program Coordinator for the Environmental & Sustainability Studies offerings at Rowan. Professor Howell has studied the performance of markets for recyclable materials and the history and future of waste management. He will be discussing the management of e-waste.
Not in Philly? You can still listen to all the great G-town Radio programing on Tunein , Simple Radio, or other aps on your phone or other device.
www.planetphiladelphia.com | facebook | @planetphila |
Friday, 16 October 2020 |
Tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today (Friday 10/16/20) for our conversation with Matthew George, the creator of the project to clean up trash Germantown and spur more community engagement. Matthew George. Photo credit: Linette Kielenski Not in Philly? You can still listen to all the great G-town Radio programing on Tunein , Simple Radio, or other aps on your phone or other device.
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Friday, 02 October 2020 |
Tune in today to hear our Planet Philadelphia guests talk about the importance of reporting on our environment and how it can inform the citizenry on environmental positions of federal and state candidates when voting: 
Sharon Friedman is Professor and Director of the Science and Environmental Writing Program in the Department of Journalism and Communication at Lehigh University. Sharon will be talking about the state of environmental journalism, what makes for good journalism in this area, and how to evaluate environmental media.  Liz Robinson is the founder of the Energy Coordinating Agency and the Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance. Liz has been our correspondent from Harrisburg (capital city of PA). She will be reporting on the environmental/climate platforms of our presidential candidates and of our state legislature. For more informationa about Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show go to www.planetphiladelphia.com. |
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