Today we talk about Philadelphia’s progress towards sustainability. How’s our city doing in transitioning towards sustainability? Also today, what's up with the PES refinery. Will it still be one of the biggest sources of pollution in the city or will we all breathe cleaner air? What are the job prospects going forward?

Christine Knapp and Adam Agalloco, of the city government’s Office of Sustainability.

Peter Winslow, has talked to us regularly for the last several months about Philadelphia Energy Solutions, (PES) which is the largest refinery on the east coast. 

We have big challenges ahead from climate change. One of the biggest is how to provide electricity when needed with less pollution and harmful green house gasses. How will the grid accommodate renewable energy and energy sources with less greenhouse gas emissions? What is the role of energy storage in moderating fluctuating sources of  energy? Will having more micro-grids add to   stability or will they be disruptive?

Tune in 4-5:00 pm today to
Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show
to hear about this and more.

Today's Discussion: What is the best policy for the US facing grave risks from climate change?

Billy Fleming (PhD’17) is the Wilks Family Director for The Ian L. McHarg Center at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Most recently, he co-authored The Indivisible Guide—a progressive, grassroots organization with more than 6,000 groups—and co-created Data Refuge, an international consortium of scientists, librarians, and programmers working to preserve vital the environmental data at risk of erasure during the Trump Administration.

Dr. Carolyn Kousky is Executive Director at the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where she also directs the Policy Incubator.  Dr. Kousky’s research has examined multiple aspects of disaster insurance markets, the National Flood Insurance Program, federal disaster aid and response, and policy responses to potential changes in extreme events with climate change.

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Achieving victories to reach a regenerative economy: Anthony Rogers-Wright
Policy Coordinator for the Climate Justice Alliance (CJA).  He has over ten years of policy analysis, community organizing and outreach/advocacy experience. Anthony will explain the origins of the climate justice ideas in the GND as well as discuss why he and the CJA believe that a “just transition” to a greener world must place race, gender and class at the center of solutions.  Anthony was interviewed at the recent NetRoots Conference in Philadelphia.

Another way to regenerate, feed the goats your old Christmas tree and restore your spirit: Karen Krivit, Philly Goat Project Director
Karen  and several enthusiastic volunteers talk about this unique community-based program. Don’t throw your  Christmas tree in the trash. Recycle it by feeding it to the goats at the Philly Goat Project at Awbury Arboretum's Agricultural Village. 

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Tune in to Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM today to hear about what’s happening to birds and bees and other vital critters as the climate changes.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

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• Mary-Rose de Valladares, General Manager of IEA (International Energy Agency) Hydrogen: Mary-Rose de Valladares is also the founding principal of M.R.S. Enterprises LLC, which provides management consulting and government relations services in energy, environment and sustainability.
• Planet Philadelphia’s Energy Correspondent, Liz Robinson: Liz Robinson is a consultant to the PA Solar Energy Industries Association (PASEIA) and was the founding Executive Director of the Energy Coordinating Agency here in Philadelphia. In these roles and others she has stayed on top of the progress or lack thereof in Harrisburg toward a cleaner more energy efficient future.
  
  

We are sea over processing oil + gas
in our communities to export abroad.
Some say it's smart to do this. Is it?

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  Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM today

Hear guests with real world experience discuss challenges and strategies on meeting their organization’s member's needs while also trying to be better stewards of the planet today:Ron Fisher, Energy Co-op Executive Director and  Jon Roesser, Weavers Way General Manager

Mary Robinson

Rabbi Julie Greenberg

To give people who were away in the summer another chance to hear Mary Robinson, former first female president of Ireland, and Rabbi Julie Greenberg, the climate justice coordinator for POWER (People Organized to Witness, Empower, and Rebuild) talk about how feminism, environmental justice, and climate change are all intertwined we are rebroadcasting their dynamic interviews.

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