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Preventing Utility Shut Off During the Winter

12/6/2025

PA: moratorium on utility shut offs 12/1-3/31 if you are low income or can't pay the bill
NJ: moratorium on utility shut offs 11/15-3/15 if you are low income or can't pay the bill
DE: moratorium on utility shut offs 12/21-1/1, when temperature is <35F and after 4pm if you are low income or can't pay the bill

All three states also have various assistance programs for people struggling to pay their bills.. Reach out to your utility or enroll in one of these programs if you can't pay your bills.

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Podcast 12/5/2025 radio show: Nourishing Nature Nourishes Us; Elspeth Hay & John Davis

12/6/2025

How do the production of food, the preservation of the environment, and sustainability fit together?

Elspeth Hay, host of the Local Food Report has a new book, Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food.
John Davis, former executive director of The Rewilding Institute and editor of Rewilding Earth.
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Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM, today: Nourishing Nature Nourishes Us

12/4/2025

Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM Friday 12/5/2025 on 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia & live streaming at https://gtownradio.com/

Elspeth Hay, host of the Local Food Report has a new book, Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food. She researched holistic, nutrient-dense diets rooted in wild foods and ancient knowledge. Hay spoke with nut growers, scientists, Indigenous knowledge-keepers, researchers, and food professionals. She describes how certain trees once played a vital environmental role as keystone species.

John Davis, former executive director of The Rewilding Institute and editor of Rewilding Earth serves on boards of RESTORE: The North Woods, Eddy Foundation, Champlain Area Trails, Cougar Rewilding Foundation, and Algonquin to Adirondack Conservation Collaborative. He talks with us about the economic and social implications of population decline, and what different levels of population mean for us and the planet, including our ability to feed ourselves.

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12/2/2025

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Nourishing Nature Nourishes Us - New Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM, 12/5/2025

11/28/2025

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Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM Friday 12/5/2025 on 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia & live streaming at https://gtownradio.com/

How do the production of food, the preservation of the environment and sustainability fit together?

Elspeth Hay, host of the Local Food Report has a new book, Feed Us with Trees: Nuts and the Future of Food. She researched holistic, nutrient-dense diets rooted in wild foods and ancient knowledge. Hay spoke with nut growers, scientists, Indigenous knowledge-keepers, researchers, and food professionals. She describes how certain trees once played a vital environmental role as keystone species.
John Davis, former executive director of The Rewilding Institute and editor of Rewilding Earth serves on boards of RESTORE: The North Woods, Eddy Foundation, Champlain Area Trails, Cougar Rewilding Foundation, and Algonquin to Adirondack Conservation Collaborative. He talks with us about the economic and social implications of population decline, and what different levels of population mean for us and the planet, including our ability to feed ourselves.
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Podcast 11/21/25 radio show: Climate Change Disinformation & Unethical Behavior; Richard Wiles & Tracy Carluccio

11/22/2025

What can be done about decades of climate change mis/disinformation and unethical conduct.

Richard Wiles, Center for Climate Integrity, talks about the underhanded push going on now to have the US Congress protect Big Oil from billions in climate change liability claims costs that would land on taxpayers were this effort successful.
Tracy Carluccio, Delaware River Keeper Network, talks about a recent Pennsylvania legislative public hearing about attempts to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the Philadelphia/Chester side of the river and how proponents have tried hard to keep their plans hidden from the public.

Listen to the show:
https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/climate-change-disinformation-unethical-behavior-richard-wiles-tracy-carluccio-112125/

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Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in Philadelphia & gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month: https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/ Podcasts of radio shows available 24/7: https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/show-archives and on Spotify.

Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today: Combatting Climate Change Disinformation & Unethical Behavior

11/20/2025

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What can be done about decades of climate change mis/disinformation and unethical conduct. We explore some projects of national significance which are attempting to counteract this conduct.

Richard Wiles is the President of the Center for Climate Integrity where he guides the organization’s efforts to expose Big Oil’s lies and demand accountability. Their organization harnesses expertise in law, science, advocacy, research, and strategic communications. We are talking to him about the efforts by various forces to limit liability claims against the harms from Big Oil and what is being done to counteract these forces.

Tracy Carluccio, Deputy Director of the Delaware River Keeper Network. The Network works on the issues, actions, regulations, legislation, policies, programs and decisions that impact the health of our Delaware River Watershed waterways. She discusses yet another attempt to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the Philadelphia/Chester side of the river. The developers of this project, she tells us, have tried hard to keep their plans hidden from the public.

And related news items with Linda Rosenwein

Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia & gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. For more go to: https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/

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Combatting Climate Change Disinformation & Unethical Behavior; Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday 11/21/2025

11/14/2025

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Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show
4-5:00 PM Friday 11/21/2025
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There has been a lot of mis/disinformation and unethical conduct over the years in the climate change arena. We explore some projects of national significance which are attempting to counteract this conduct.

Richard Wiles is the President of the Center for Climate Integrity where he guides the organization’s efforts to expose Big Oil’s lies and demand accountability. Their organization harnesses expertise in law, science, advocacy, research, and strategic communications. We are talking to him about the efforts by various forces to limit liability claims against the harms from Big Oil and what is being done to counteract these forces.
Tracy Carluccio is the Deputy Director of the Delaware River Keeper Network. The Network works throughout the entire Delaware River Watershed and the four states comprising it — including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and New York — and at the federal level on the issues, actions, regulations, legislation, policies, programs and decisions that impact the health of our Delaware River Watershed waterways and the ability to protect and restore them for everyone’s benefit. She is discussing a recent Pennsylvania legislative public hearing about attempts to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the Philadelphia/Chester side of the river. Tracy was one of the testifiers at this hearing. The developers of this project, she tells us, have tried hard to keep their plans hidden from the public.
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Accessing help for utility costs for low income individuals:

11/8/2025

PGW: call 215-235-100 to enroll in the Customer Responsibility Program or visit pgworks.com/customer-care/erp

PECO: visit peco.com/my-account/customer-support/assistance-programs/cap-rate for the Customer Assistance Program
or
visit peco.com/my-account/customer-support/assistance-programs/customer-relief-fund to apply for the Customer Relief Fund

Neither of those works or still need help: contact your local representative, to find your local legislator go to www.palegis.us/find-my-legislator

Podcast 11/7/25 radio show: Growing Grid Crisis, Ethan Howland

11/8/2025

What to do about skyrocketing electricity costs and blackouts risk? We speak with Ethan Howland, Senior Reporter for Utility Dive about all this. Also on this show Linda Rosenwein's report on grid news and PAIPL's Faith and Fossil Fuels report. Listen to the show:
https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/growing-grid-crisis-ethan-howland-utility-dive-11725/

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Growing Grid Crisis; New Planet Philadelphia, 4-5:00 PM today

11/7/2025

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Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00PM today
92.9 FM WGGT-LP & gtownradio.com
What to do about growing
electricity costs and blackouts risk?

For a variety of reasons, our US power grid is increasingly imperiled, particularly the PJM grid. PJM is the largest of our national grids and serves 13 states in the northeast and Mid-Atlantic. We explore the reasons for this problem and the steps being taken to cope with this growing crisis. We talk bout all this with Ethan Howland, Senior Reporter for Utility Dive and covers the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Congress and electricity markets.

Also, related news and community announcement from PAIPL.

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The Growing Grid Crisis; New Planet Philadelphia, 4-5:00 PM Friday 11/7/2025

10/31/2025

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Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM Friday 11/7/2025: 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
and live streaming at https://gtownradio.com/

Ethan Howland is a Senior Reporter for Utility Dive and covers the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Congress and electricity markets. Utility Dive provides in-depth journalism and insight into the most impactful news and trends shaping the utility industry. The Utility Dive newsletters and website cover topics such as smart grid, regulation and policy, demand response, generation, and more. Ethan will discuss the issues and history of this growing crisis, particularly at PJM.
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Podcast 10/17/2025 radio show: Economic Benefits of Sustainability, Richard Damania & Flora Cardoni 10/17/25

10/18/2025

Richard Damania is the Chief Economist of the Sustainable Development Practice Group of the World Bank. He talks about their new report on how worldwide economic growth and jobs can benefit from sustainable practices, rather than suffer from them.
Flora Cardoni is Deputy Director of PennEnvironment. She discusses a new study from their organization about the economic and other benefits of putting solar installations on or around schools.
Local resident Amanda Stebbins, about the importance of voting to retain Pennsylvania Supreme Court judges on November 4th election.
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www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/economic-benefits-of-sustainability-richard-damania-flora-cardoni-101725/

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Planet Philadelphia4-5:00 PM today - World & Local Benefits of Sustainability

10/17/2025

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What are various recent data sets telling us about how easy it is to be sustainable and what changes to make? These reports may be useful to the participants in the upcoming COP in Brazil as well as to all of us.

Richard Damania is the Chief Economist of the Sustainable Development Practice Group of the World Bank. He will talk about their new report, “Reboot Development: The Economics of a Living Planet”, based on their research. The report describes how worldwide economic growth and jobs can benefit from sustainable practices, rather than suffer from them.

Flora Cardoni is Deputy Director of PennEnvironment, a nonprofit which works to improve the Pennsylvania environment and natural world. She will discuss a new study from their organization about the economic and other effects of putting solar installations on or around schools.

Also on this show:

Local resident, Amanda Stebbins, talks about the importance of voting to retain Pennsylvania Supreme Court judges on November 4th election.
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Global and Local Reports On Benefits of Sustainability

10/10/2025

Planet Philadelphia
4-5:00 PM Friday 10/17/2025
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https://gtownradio.com/

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Richard Damania is the Chief Economist of the Sustainable Development Practice Group of the World Bank. He will talk about their new report, “Reboot Development: The Economics of a Living Planet”, based on their research. The report describes how worldwide economic growth and jobs can benefit from sustainable practices, rather than suffer from them.
Flora Cardoni is Deputy Director of PennEnvironment, a nonprofit which works to improve the Pennsylvania environment and natural world. She will discuss a new study from their organization about the economic and other effects of putting solar installations on or around schools.
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