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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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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/ Please support Planet Philadelphia and Gtown Radio, https://gtownradio.com/donate/. Thank you!

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

11/7/2025

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Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00PM today
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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.

Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM EST 1st & 3rd Fridays/month at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia & https://gtownradio.com everywhere. WHYY TV 12's program "You Oughta Know" aired a feature about Planet Philadelphia. See it here https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/about.html

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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Listen to the show:
www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/economic-benefits-of-sustainability-richard-damania-flora-cardoni-101725/

Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM EST 1st & 3rd Fridays/month at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia & https://gtownradio.com everywhere. For more about Planet Philadelphia, https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/about.html

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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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Podcast 10/3/25: Eye opening! Ocean Energy & Life, Andrea Copping, François Ribalet

10/4/2025

How can the ocean sustain us and how can we sustain its vital functions?

Andrea Copping is a Distinguished faculty fellow the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle. She will tell us how we could use renewable ocean energy on land and to reduce the use of greenhouse gases.
François Ribalet is a Research Associate Professor in the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington in Seattle will discuss his research on the effects of global warming on phytoplankton.

Listen to the show:
www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/eye-opening-ocean-energy-life-andrea-copping-françois-ribalet-1032025/

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New Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today: Sustainability and the Ocean

10/2/2025

Planet Philadelphia
4-5:00 PM Friday 10/3/2025
92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia & gtownradio.com

The majority of our planet is the ocean. In what ways can it sustain us and how can we sustain its vital functions?

Andrea Copping is a Distinguished faculty fellow the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle. She studies how the ocean generates energy and the effects of harnessing that energy. She will tell us how we could use renewable ocean energy on land and to reduce the use of greenhouse gases.

François Ribalet is a Research Associate Professor in the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington in Seattle. He studies plankton, particularly phytoplankton, the tiny plants sustaining life in the ocean and the whole planet. He will discuss his research on the effects of global warming on phytoplankton.

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Sustainability and the Ocean - New Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday 10/3/2025

9/26/2025

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Planet Philadelphia
4-5:00 PM Friday 10/3/2025
92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia & gtownradio.com

The majority of our planet is the ocean. In what ways can it sustain us and how can we sustain its vital functions?

Andrea Copping is a Distinguished faculty fellow the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle. She studies how the ocean generates energy and the effects of harnessing that energy. She will tell us how we could use renewable ocean energy on land and to reduce the use of greenhouse gases.
François Ribalet is a Research Associate Professor in the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington in Seattle. He studies plankton, particularly phytoplankton, the tiny plants sustaining life in the ocean and the whole planet. He will discuss his research on the effects of global warming on phytoplankton.
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Podcast 9/19/2025 radio show: Solutions for Environmental Problems? Katie Surma, Alison Young, Liz Robinson

9/20/2025

Many of the big seemingly intractable problems have solutions. Here are some different ways to look at and solve these problems.

Katie Surma, reporter at Inside Climate News on a growing global movement to address gender and environmental endangerment and injustice.
Alison Young, Director of Outreach at iNaturalist, an app for people to record nature findings, meet other nature enthusiasts.
Liz Robinson, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Solar Energy Association, on the local and nation-wide September 21st Sun Day celebrating solar energy fun.

Listen to the show:
www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/solutions-for-environmental-problems-katie-surma-alison-young-liz-robinson-9192025/

Solutions for Environmental Problems? Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today 9/19/2025

9/12/2025

Some Ways to Ameliorate Environmental Problems
Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today 9/19/2025
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Many of the big seemingly intractable problems in the US and across the globe have solutions. Here are some different ways to look at and solve these problems by connecting people’s actions with solutions.

Katie Surma is a reporter at Inside Climate News focusing on international environmental law and justice. Before joining ICN, she practiced law, specializing in commercial litigation. Several reports have found a link between severe weather events and gender-based violence, which has been shown to be more lethal during incidents of extreme weather. She will describe a growing global movement uniting women across borders to promote alternative economic and ecological models centered on justice, rights of nature, and local knowledge to address this large multilayered problem.
Alison Young, Director of Outreach at iNaturalist, a citizen scientist organization collecting data worldwide. At iNaturalist, she works to grow and support the iNaturalist community in their efforts to document and learn more about nature around the globe. iNaturalist provides a place to record and organize nature findings, meet other nature enthusiasts, and learn about the natural world.
Liz Robinson is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Solar Energy Association. She also is a long-time advocate for environmental issues, particularly in the Philadelphia region. She will tell us about the local and nation-wide September 21st Sun Day celebrating solar energy fun.

Podcast 9/5/2025 radio show: Cities’ Sustainability: Dr. Stach, Dr. DiSantis, Dr. Pastore, Philly CM Jamie Gauthier, PGW Settlement

9/6/2025

What are some of the things cities are doing to foster sustainability and make them more resilient and healthier places to live? Here are some global and local Philadelphia examples. Guests:

Dr. Edgar Stach, Dr. Katie Isselmann DiSantis, Dr. Christopher Pastore, TJU’s Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities.
Philadelphia Councilmember Jamie Gauthier
PGW settlement with environmental justice activists.

Listen to the show:
www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/cities-sustainability-dr-stach-dr-disantis-dr-pastore-philly-cm-jamie-gauthier-pgw-952025/

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/
Please support Planet Philadelphia and Gtown Radio, https://gtownradio.com/donate/. Thank you!

Sustainability in the City, Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today, 9/5/2025

8/29/2025

Planet Philadelphia
4-5:00 PM today, 9/5/2025
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What are some of the things cities are doing to foster sustainability and make them more resilient and healthier places to live? Here are some global and local Philadelphia examples.

Dr. Edgar Stach

Dr. Katie Isselmann DiSantis

Dr. Christopher Pastore

Dr. Edgar Stach, Dr. Katie Isselmann DiSantis, Dr. Christopher Pastore are all professors at Thomas Jefferson University’s Institute for Smart and Healthy Cities and the College of Architecture and the Built Environment. The institute is a transdisciplinary organization with a focus on architecture and the various disciplines it touches upon, including public health, engineering, and materials. The group will discuss the global and local sustainability work of the institute and its implications for design and implementation n urban areas.

Philadelphia Councilmember Jamie Gauthier

Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, Chair of Philadelphia Council’s Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless, and the Committee on the Environment. Her agenda prioritizes creating and preserving affordable housing, combating gun violence, empowering young people, connecting residents to family-sustaining jobs, protecting our environment, advancing small businesses, and investing in public spaces. She will discuss sustainability efforts in Philadelphia.

Photo courtesy of PennEnvironment

Philadelphia Gas Works’ (PGW) settlement with community justice and other environmental organizations to make this city owned utility more sustainable. PGW is the only supplier of methane gas in the city.

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. Find out more at https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/about.htm l. Please support Planet Philadelphia and Gtown Radio at gtownradio.com/donate/. Thank you.

Podcast 8/15/2025 show; Finding Common Ground In The Climate Crisis - Eileen Flanagan

8/16/2025

Eileen Flanagan is a Quaker activist, facilitator, author, and teacher introduces her new book “Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth Is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation.”
Listen to the show:
https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/finding-common-ground-in-the-climate-crisis-eileen-flanagan-8152025/#

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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. Find out more at https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/about.html. Please support Planet Philadelphia and Gtown Radio at gtownradio.com/donate/. Thank you.

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