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| We will be talking with Mathew George, a resident of the Germantown area of Philadelphia, about how he and his fiancé, Bria Howard, addressed the litter around their neighborhood with their project, I Love Thy Hood. |
Neighborhood Trash:
A Community-Run Approach
Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday10/16/20
92.9 FM WGGT-LPin Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com.
Photo credit: Linette Kielenski
Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM Friday10/16/20:
This is the first of several interviews we will air this fall about waste and trash, which have proliferated during the pandemic. This first interview shows how dedicated community members can help with trash troubles and neighborhoods.
This is the first of several interviews we will air this fall about waste and trash, which have proliferated during the pandemic. This first interview shows how dedicated community members can help with trash troubles and neighborhoods.
- Mathew George, a resident of the Germantown area of Philadelphia, will talk about how he and his fiancé, Bria Howard, addressed the litter around their neighborhood and began to build this project, I Love Thy Hood, into a general community organization devised by and run by the people in the neighborhood.
- News Segment, our reporter, Linda Rosenwein, will catch us up on some of the interesting and important environmental stories of the last few months.
Listen to the next Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show
4:00-5:00 PM October 16th on
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4:00-5:00 PM October 16th on
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia or
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1) Tree Philly giveaway of 1000 trees to residents:
Register to pick up trees at TreePhilly.org. Trees can be picked up on Oct. 17 and Nov. 21.
2) Report by HR&A Advisors on Feasibility Study for the City about a Philadelphia Public Bank
https://www.phila.gov/media/20200930101919/Philadelphia-Public-Bank-Feasibility-Study_-FINAL_Sept-2020.pdf
3) Reliable and Informative Online Media Sources on the Environment
Note that some of these generate the news themselves, others aggregate news from other sources. In some cases, both online and print media for a particular source are available.
Register to pick up trees at TreePhilly.org. Trees can be picked up on Oct. 17 and Nov. 21.
2) Report by HR&A Advisors on Feasibility Study for the City about a Philadelphia Public Bank
https://www.phila.gov/media/20200930101919/Philadelphia-Public-Bank-Feasibility-Study_-FINAL_Sept-2020.pdf
3) Reliable and Informative Online Media Sources on the Environment
Note that some of these generate the news themselves, others aggregate news from other sources. In some cases, both online and print media for a particular source are available.
- Anthropocene newsletter https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/
- Center for Public Integrity - investigative group that occasionally focuses on environmental issues https://publicintegrity.org/about/subscribe/
- Daily Climate newsletter (also their website) https://www.dailyclimate.org/st/Newsletter_Subsciption
- Environmental Health News - newsletter is Above the Fold https://www.dailyclimate.org/st/Newsletter_Subsciption - also has a good website and publishes the DailyClimate.org
- The Guardian - British paper with US version https://www.theguardian.com/us
- Inside Climate News newsletter (and website) https://insideclimatenews.org/newsletter
- New York Times - has online climate digests Climate Fwd https://www.nytimes.com/column/climate-fwd, plus the full newspaper: https://www.nytimes.com/
- Propublica - investigative publication which occasionally focuses on environmental issues https://www.propublica.org/
- State Impact - National Public Radio's online source on energy and the environment. Covers 8 states, each with a separate website: Florida, Idaho, Indiana, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas. Overall website: https://stateimpact.npr.org/. Pennsylvania State Impact: https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/
- Washington Post - full newspaper https://www.washingtonpost.com/
- World Resources Institute newsletter - has various newsletters related to the environment. Here is address of their Digest newsletter: https://www.wri.org/sign-wri-digest
- Yale Environment 360 newsletter - climate change communication information https://e360.yale.edu/newsletter
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.
Full show:
• 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.
Full show:
The next Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show will be
4:00-5:00 PM October 16th. Please do tune in then to hear the show on
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com.
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Pre-election Show
Information for Environmental Choices
Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Today, (10/2/20)
92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
and live streaming everywhere at gtownradio.com.
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 the positions of federal and state candidates for the upcoming election.
- Sharon Friedman is Professor and Director of the Science and Environmental Writing Program in the Department of Journalism and Communication at Lehigh University. She also directs Lehigh’s Environmental Studies Program and is the Associate Director of its Environmental Initiative. Her research focuses on risk communication issues and how scientific, environmental and health issues are communicated to the public. She is the co-author of Reporting on the Environment: A Handbook for Journalists. 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 founded the Energy Coordinating Agency in Philadelphia and the Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance (a trade association for energy efficiency in PA and NJ). She also has helped the Energy Coop transition to renewables, and now is the Director of the Philadelphia Solar Energy Association. 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.
Tune it to the new Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show
4:00-5:00 PM today. Listen on air at
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Pre-election Show-Information for Environmental Choices: Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday10/2/20
9/25/2020
Pre-election Show
Information for Environmental Choices
Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday10/2/20
92.9 FM WGGT-LPin Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com
A free press is essential in a democracy in order that the citizenry be informed when voting. Prior to the election, therefore, we examine the state of environmental news to help guide us in digesting this news, and then give environmental positions of federal and state candidates to inform voting choices. Tune in to Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM Friday10/2/20 to hear guests:
Sharon Friedman is Professor and Director of the Science and Environmental Writing Program in the Department of Journalism and Communication at Lehigh University. She also directs Lehigh’s Environmental Studies Program and is the Associate Director of its Environmental Initiative. Her research focuses on risk communication issues and how scientific, environmental and health issues are communicated to the public. She is the co-author of Reporting on the Environment: A Handbook for Journalists.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 founded the Energy Coordinating Agency in Philadelphia and the Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance (a trade association for energy efficiency in PA and NJ). She also has helped the Energy Coop transition to renewables, and now is the Director of the Philadelphia Solar Energy Association. 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.
Tune it to the next Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show
4:00-5:00 PM October 2nd on
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com.
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4:00-5:00 PM October 2nd on
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com.
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The successes and failures in promoting environmental goals is instructive to the country as a whole. Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show aired on 92.9FM WGGT-LP and gtownradio.com on September 18, 2020 with guests:
• Peter Winslow is president of A Smart Collaboration, an LLC which 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. Peter talks about the former Philadelphia refinery (now owned by Hilco) and about plans for a public bank for Philadelphia.
• Robert B. McKinstry Jr. is a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Law and a Fellow of the American Bar Institute. He discusses a recent administrative law ruling that allows environmental stakeholders to present to Pennsylvania’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) concerns on environmental issues for the first time.
Full Planet Philadlephia broadcast September 18, 2020:
https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/reaching-for-environmental-goals-lessons-from-regional-stories-9182020/
• Peter Winslow is president of A Smart Collaboration, an LLC which 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. Peter talks about the former Philadelphia refinery (now owned by Hilco) and about plans for a public bank for Philadelphia.
• Robert B. McKinstry Jr. is a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Law and a Fellow of the American Bar Institute. He discusses a recent administrative law ruling that allows environmental stakeholders to present to Pennsylvania’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) concerns on environmental issues for the first time.
Full Planet Philadlephia broadcast September 18, 2020:
https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/reaching-for-environmental-goals-lessons-from-regional-stories-9182020/
Individual Interviews:
The next Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show will be
4:00-5:00 PM October 2nd. Please do tune in then to hear the show on
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com.
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4:00-5:00 PM October 2nd. Please do tune in then to hear the show on
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com.
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Although the stories in this show are about the Philadelphia region or Pennsylvania, we think the process by which these stories evolve, plus their successes and failures in promoting environmental goals, is instructive to the country as a whole and potentially abroad.
Tune in to hear these guest and more on Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM today (9/18/20) at 92.9FM WGGT-LP in NW Philly and gtownradio.com everywhere:
Tune in to hear these guest and more on Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM today (9/18/20) at 92.9FM WGGT-LP in NW Philly and gtownradio.com everywhere:
Peter Winslow is president of A Smart Collaboration, an LLC which 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. Peter will be talking to us about the former Philadelphia refinery (now owned by Hilco), what use will be made of the property, and plans for environmental clean up of the site which has been contaminated since the middle of the nineteenth century. He will also tell us about plans for a public bank for Philadelphia, some of whose earnings might go to environmental projects as well as other projects aiming to benefit city residents.
Robert B. McKinstry is a Fellow of the American College of Environmental Law and a Fellow of the American Bar Institute. His specialty is environmental climate change and sustainability law and policy. He has worked on environmental law at both the federal and state levels. He will be discussing a recent administrative law ruling that allows environmental stakeholders to present to Pennsylvania’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) concerns on environmental issues for the first time.
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