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Friday, 17 September 2021 |
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 - Dr. Max Zhang is professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering at Cornell University and senior author of “Strategic Land Use Analysis for Solar Energy Development in New York State.” His research interests are in area of the integration of power, transportation, building and environmental systems through innovative research and community engagement. He currently is studying land issues for solar and gives his views on best practices for land use of solar installations on agricultural land.
- Liz Robinson is Planet Philadelphia’s Energy Correspondent and reports on environmental energy news from Pennsylvania’s capital, Harrisburg. Ms. Robinson is a consultant to the PA Solar Energy Industries Association (PASEIA) and was the founding Executive Director of the Energy Coordinating Agency in Philadelphia. In these roles and others, she is conversant with the progress in Harrisburg toward a cleaner and more energy efficient future. She will tell us what is happening in PA in agrivoltaics, solar issues and other environmental legislation.
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Friday, 03 September 2021 |
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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.
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Friday, 20 August 2021 |
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Photo by Sam Jotham Sutharson on Unsplash Is carbon capture part of the answer to decreasing CO2 in the atmosphere and forestall the worst most dangerous effects of the climate crisis? Guests today are Dr. Jennifer Wilcox, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Peter Winslow, president of A Smart Collaboration. Dr. Wilcox will be talking holistically about developments in carbon capture and how these fit into an overall system of lowering CO2 gases. Peter Winslow will give an update on the transition and cleanup at defunct PES refinery site.
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Podcasts are available shortly after live broadcast on
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Friday, 06 August 2021 |
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Morality and Climate Change
 Photo by Li-An Lim on Unsplash Tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today for this moving encore presentation of a multi-faith discussion recorded with 4 religious leaders of 4 different faiths subtly delving into the communalities about climate change among these religions: Quaiser Abdullah Ph.D., Imam at Quba Institute, Sister Mary Elizabeth Clark, from Sisters of St. Joseph Earth Center, Reverend Mitchell C. Hescox, President/CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network, and Rabbi Malkah Binah Klein, co-chair of the Philadelphia Chapter of Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light.
To hear Planet Philadelphia live,
tune your radio dial to
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia
or live stream at gtownradio.com
the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month.
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Friday, 16 July 2021 |
Planet Philadelphia
4-5:00 PM Today
Dr. Nicola Ferralis is a Research Scientist in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT and Program Manager for the MIT Energy Initiative Low Energy Carbon Center on Energy Storage. A lot of his work is on technologies related to energy. He will be speaking with us about the opportunities to use coal in far better ways than burning it for fuel as well as environmental issues related to the mining of coal. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila |
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Friday, 02 July 2021 |
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This is an exciting and transitional time in the future of PGW (Philadelphia Gas Works), Philadelphia’s gas utility company, and of the City. How can this transition happen and provide a sustainable business model for the utility, continued jobs for workers in the gas industry, and reasonable prices for the consumers of the gas company’s products while reducing or eliminating greenhouse gases? Find out ways in which the process of determining the future of city owned PGW can also be helpful to other cities across the nation that are trying to make similar climate friendly transitions.- Audrey Schulman and Zeyneb Magavi: are Co-Executive Directors of HEET (Home Energy Efficiency Team) and Aubrey is its founder. They have worked on a number of home energy efficiency projects, most recently the environmental problems with natural gas. They will be talking about microgrid geothermal technology and its potential use for businesses and homes. This technology currently is being piloted in Massachusetts, where HEET is located. Currently, Philadelphia is considering the use of microgrid geothermal technology as one of the paths forward for PGW. Aubrey and Zeyneb already have presented to various groups, including the City’s Office of Sustainability, and they will be discussing additional aspects of this possible transition.
- Peter Winslow is president of A Smart Collaboration, an LLC that promotes collaboration among groups to bring about environmental and socially responsible goals. He is active in many different environmental justice movements and projects in the Philadelphia area. As a citizen of the City, Peter will be talking about how he sees the efforts to transition PGW towards a greener future with less greenhouse gas emissions, including discussion of the report commissioned by the utility to study various paths forward.
Tune in to Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM today for this and more! |
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Friday, 25 June 2021 |
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Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM Friday 7/2/21: This is an exciting and transitional time in the future of PGW (Philadelphia Gas Works), Philadelphia’s gas utility company, and of the City. How can this transition happen and provide a sustainable business model for the utility, continued jobs for workers in the gas industry, and reasonable prices for the consumers of the gas company’s products while reducing or eliminating greenhouse gases? Find out ways in which the process of determining the future of city owned PGW, can be helpful to other cities across the nation that are trying to make similar climate friendly transitions. guests on this show will be: Aubrey Schulman and Zeyneb Magavi: are Co-Executive Directors of HEET (Home Energy Efficiency Team), and Peter Winslow is president of A Smart Collaboration, an LLC that promotes collaboration among groups to bring about environmental and socially responsible goals. |
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Friday, 04 June 2021 |
 Understanding the Ocean:
Particular Ecologies and their Importance
Celebrate World
Oceans Day
Planet Philadelphia
4-5:00 PM Today
92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com. World Oceans Day is June 8 this year! The ocean is incredibly important to all of us and is environmentally endangered. Many of us know little about its ecological systems and how they support all life including us. We talk about coral reefs with Director of Science and Management at Blue Finance, Angelique Brathwaite. And we talk with Brian and Cindy Wilcox, co-founders of Marine Bioenergy, Inc. about an innovative technique to farm kelp for biofuels. Not in Philly?
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