 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, 18 January 2019 |
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Tune in today to Planet Philadelphia. Our guests will discuss the availability, quality, and training needed for green jobs, particularly for those in the energy efficiency field.
Pat Stanton is Director of Policy for E4TheFuture. She will discuss a recent national report on the availability of energy efficiency jobs broken down by state.
Also on today's show, Walter Yakabosky, Director of Training at ECA's Jobs Training Center will be visiting the station to talk about training workers to do energy efficiency jobs here in Philadelphia.
Tune in today to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm to WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com for important information about our green energy future.
Thank you to everyone who supported G-town Radio's recent fund drive.
We all greatly value your generous donations. Listen to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM the first and third Friday of the month. Shows aired live will be available as podcasts shortly after they broadcast. Call (484) 278-1846 to record a comment/announcement for Planet Philadelphia radio show. |
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Friday, 04 January 2019 |
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- Christina Faulkner McDonough: California suffered from multiple big fires this summer. Christina Faulkner McDonough had a close call with the Woolsey fire, and will tell us about her direct experiences. Even though CA is 3,000 miles away we are all connected. The smoke from the fires even reached here Philadelphia and contributed to days of poorer air quality.
- Liz Robinson: Philadelphia Solar Energy Association (PSEA) Executive Director, a key advocate for solar energy in Pennsylvania, helping to develop the policy framework that has had many accomplishments. She will talk about environmental issues in the new year.
- Karen Krivit: Philly Goat Project Director Karen Krivit and several 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.
Listen to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM the first and third Friday of the month. Shows aired live will be available as podcasts shortly after they broadcast.
Call (484) 278-1846 to record a comment/announcement for Planet Philadelphia radio show.
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Friday, 21 December 2018 |
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What better way to celebrate our winter solstice than thinking about planet earth and our place upon it?
Today we talk with guests Roland Wall. Director Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia and Allison Acevedo, Esq., Director of Environmental Justice at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) about we can do to understand and/or help avoid problems in our own region caused by environmental issues and climate change.
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Friday, 07 December 2018 |
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What to do about the climate crisis
Stark warnings from the National Climate Assessment and several other recent reputable reports say we are already in a climate crisis with real harm happening to us today. Our guests will talk about the crisis and what we can all do to help avert the worst.
- Climate change expert, Richard Whiteford, will talk about what the National Climate Assessment means for us here in the Delaware Valley.
- Local environmental activist, Meenah Raval, will discuss PGW’s, deal to move for a new LNG (liquefied natural gas) facility at its Passyunk plant, and why it is a bad idea.
Listen to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM the first and third Friday of the month. Shows aired live will be available as podcasts shortly after they broadcast.
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Friday, 16 November 2018 |
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Live Guest: Roger Clark, Esq., Director of the Clean Energy Fund of the Reinvestment Fund, will be in the studio today to speak with Planet Philadelphia host, Kay Wood, and reporter, Linda Rosenwein, to talk about the Fund’s work to lend to commercial buildings over the last 25 years. The Fund gives loans for clean and for sustainable energy. We also will provide information for potential residential loans.  Listen to the interview about our National Trails System:
Steve Elkinton spoke with Planet Philadelphia host, Kay Wood, recently about the National Trails System. He wrote A Grand Experiment; The National Trails System at 50 in honor of the systems 50thanniversary. He wrote about it’s fascinating complex history from its origins to today in honor of National Trails Systems’ 50thanniversary which was on October 2nd. If you miss a show please check out https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/show-archives for the podcast. |
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Friday, 02 November 2018 |
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Our guests address different approaches to climate change in a critical period for the climate according to the UN. Tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday 11/2/18on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com. - Policy and politics: Dwight Evans
- Media: Chandra Chevannes and Sandra Steingraber on award winning documentary film, “Unfractured”
- Resiliency for museums and cultural institutions: Joyce Lee and Robert Cheetham
Planet Philadelphia is an environmental radio show produced and hosted by Kay Wood along with assistance from reporter Linda Rosenwein, broadcast 4:00-5:00 p.m. the first and third Friday of every month. Listen to Planet Philadelphia live by going to http://www.gtownradio.com or tune to WGGT-LP 92.9 FM.
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Friday, 19 October 2018 |
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 - How will we Americans face up to climate change? The federal government is fighting the groundbreaking climate change lawsuit, Juliana v. the US, at every turn. Even so, October 29th is the trial start date. Attorney Phil Gregory J.D./MBA '80, as co-lead counsel on a federal lawsuit brought by a group of young people accusing the federal government of violating their constitutional rights .
- If our Founding Fathers were alive today they could be charged with felonies according to PA Senate SB 652 and SB 754: For a Country that was started with protest it seems many states are turning their backs on our history. Jenn Quinn, Legislative and Political Director of the Sierra Club Pennsylvania, and Elizabeth Randol, ACLU Pennsylvania Legislative Director.
Also- Christine Knapp, Director of Philadelphia’s Office of Sustainability has some breaking green news. She gives the local perspectives on the UN’s recent report Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and what Philly is doing about it.
Listen 4-5 pm EST today to Planet Philadelphia
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