Planet Philadelphia
Environmental Radio Show
4-5:00 PM ET 1st & 3rd Fridays/month
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia
& gtownradio.com
4-5:00 PM ET 1st & 3rd Fridays/month
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia
& gtownradio.com
Planet Philadelphia |
 | New economics research findings showing that climate change is affecting everything: Amine Ouazad is an Associate Professor at Rutgers Business School. His research focuses on urban and real estate economics, and his research on climate risk in mortgage markets. He chaired an Allied Social Science Associations conference held in San Antonio recently. This is the largest gathering of economists discussing the latest research. He will talk about the new economics findings show that climate change is affecting everything. |
 | The Biden administration’s pause on approving new LNG export facilities: Morgan Johnson works with the Sustainable FERC Project, at the NRDC that promotes the transition to a clean, low-carbon, and sustainable energy future. Johnson represents the project in its gas advocacy work before FERC, DOE, and other forums. The Biden administration wants the DOE to pause building new LNG export facilities to examine if current practice is in the public interest. Ms. Johnson will talk about what this pause means for the industry, our health, and environment. |
 | Philly won a big EV workforce grant: Lily Reynolds was appointed as the Director of Federal Infrastructure Strategy for the City of Philadelphia in 2022. She is an urban planner specializing in infrastructure, transportation systems, and community engagement. As Director, Lily is leading a cross-departmental team to ensure the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law builds wealth for Philadelphia residents who have long been excluded from opportunity, especially people of color. She will talk about the new grant and what is in store for all Philadelphians who may be interested in the new opportunities in EV infrastructure jobs. |
Listen to Planet Philadelphia on the radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. Also aired on Villanova University’s radio station, WXVU, Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. at 89.1FM.
Planet Philadelphia
4-5:00 PM Friday 3/1/2024
92.9 FM WGGT-LP and on gtownradio.com
Will we have economic strength, resilience, health in a greener future, or stick with old industries that are proven to pollute our air and water, and increase climate chaos? Tune in to Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airing 4-5:00 PM Friday 3/1/2024 to hear:
- New economics research findings showing that climate change is affecting everything.
- The Biden administration’s pause on approving new LNG export facilities.
- And more.
Listen to Planet Philadelphia on the radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. Also aired on Villanova University’s radio station, WXVU, Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. at 89.1FM.
Talking with people working hard to make the city better and more resilient:
https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/thriving-in-philadelphia-r-merriman-goldring-julie-slavet-ruth-seeley-21624/
- R Merriman-Goldring with Philly Thrive, Environmental Justice in Gray's Ferry.
- Julie Slavet, Executive Director of the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc. and Ruth A. Seeley with Friends of Vernon Park.
https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/thriving-in-philadelphia-r-merriman-goldring-julie-slavet-ruth-seeley-21624/
Listen to Planet Philadelphia on the radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. Also aired on Villanova University’s radio station, WXVU, Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. at 89.1FM.
Thriving in Philadelphia
Planet Philadelphia
4-5:00 PM today
92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com
People in many Philadelphia communities are organizing to improve their communities and help residents live better healthier lives. We will be talking to people in two major groups working hard to make the city better and more resilient. Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airing 4-5:00 PM Friday 2/16/2024:
R Merriman-Goldring with Philly Thrive talks about their organizing for Environmental Justice in Gray's Ferry, a neighborhood in South Philadelphia with many environmental justice challenges. Philly Thrive engaged in a successful campaign to close the PES Oil Refinery. Now Philly Thrive plans to establish a Climate Resiliency Hub in Philadelphia. The hub will serve as a resource for community climate resilience programs and climate emergency response. It will offer green job training for residents including a pilot program to maintain and plant trees to counter urban heat effects.
Our local watershed:
 Julie Slavet, Executive Director of the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc. The Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership serves a diverse watershed that is home to many disinvested communities that face environmental injustice on a daily basis. They educate neighbors and stakeholders about clean water issues and how we can all make a difference at our homes and businesses, on our trails, and in our parks and communities. |  Ruth A. Seeley with Friends of Vernon Park. Friends of Vernon Park is an intergenerational volunteer stewardship group devoted to Vernon Park & our community. Vernon Park is an 8-acre park, one of the few green spaces in this area of Germantown. They work on connecting our watershed residents and communities to their creeks! Through hands-on education, stewardship, restoration, and advocacy, we empower our constituents to take care of and improve the impaired waterways across our 30 square miles. |
Listen to Planet Philadelphia on the radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. Also aired on Villanova University’s radio station, WXVU, Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. at 89.1FM.
Planet Philadelphia
4-5:00 PM Friday 2/16/2024
92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com
Photo courtesy of PhillyThrive
People in many Philadelphia communities are organizing to improve their communities and help residents live better healthier lives. We will be talking to people in two major groups working hard to make the city better and more resilient. Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airing 4-5:00 PM Friday 2/16/2024:
Thriving in Grey’s Ferry:
Photo courtesy of PhillyThrive
R Merriman-Goldring with Philly Thrive talks about their organizing for Environmental Justice in Gray's Ferry, a neighborhood in South Philadelphia with many environmental justice challenges. Philly Thrive engaged in a successful campaign to close the PES Oil Refinery. Now Philly Thrive plans to establish a Climate Resiliency Hub in Philadelphia. The hub will serve as a resource for community climate resilience programs and climate emergency response. It will offer green job training for residents including a pilot program to maintain and plant trees to counter urban heat effects.
Gtown an beyond, local watershed:
 Julie Slavet, Executive Director of the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc. The Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership serves a diverse watershed that is home to many disinvested communities that face environmental injustice on a daily basis. They educate neighbors and stakeholders about clean water issues and how we can all make a difference at our homes and businesses, on our trails, and in our parks and communities. |  Ruth A. Seeley with Friends of Vernon Park. Friends of Vernon Park is an intergenerational volunteer stewardship group devoted to Vernon Park & our community. Vernon Park is an 8-acre park, one of the few green spaces in this area of Germantown. They work on connecting our watershed residents and communities to their creeks! Through hands-on education, stewardship, restoration, and advocacy, we empower our constituents to take care of and improve the impaired waterways across our 30 square miles. |
Listen to Planet Philadelphia on the radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. Also aired on Villanova University’s radio station, WXVU, Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. at 89.1FM.
Listen to Planet Philadelphia at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. The next Planet Philadelphia will be February 16th.
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- Measuring Our World: Leonard Nakamura, emeritus economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, will discuss why accurate measurement is vital to deal with climate change, and humanity’s role in the world.
- Methane Fees: Rev. Dr. Jessica Moerman is a climate and environmental scientist, pastor, educator, and serves as the President and CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network. She will discuss why this new charge is significant.
- SEPTA Funding: G-Town Radio Station Manager Tom Casetta interviews Mason Carter, Germantown Resident and SEP Citizen Advisory Committee. And host Kay Wood talks with Tim Brown, Organizing Director for Philly Neighborhood Networks.
- Peter Winslow, through line wrap up.
Listen to the show:
https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/climate-leonard-nakamura-methane-jessica-moerman-septa-mason-carter-tim-brown-2224/
Listen to Planet Philadelphia on the radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. Also aired on Villanova University’s radio station, WXVU, Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. at 89.1FM.
Flows of carbon in the Earth system. Numbers are rates in billions of tons of carbon (gigaton, Gt) per year. Yellow numbers are rates unrelated to human activity. Red numbers show the contribution of human activities as of 2012. Source: U.S. Department of Energy
How we think about, measure, and talk about our world helps us regulate what happens to the health of our society and planet.
 | Measuring Our World: Leonard Nakamura is an emeritus economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia will discuss why accurate measurement is vital to deal with climate change. He will also talk about humanity’s role in the world, natural capital, and other new ways of thinking about and measuring our economy. |
 | New EPA Methane Fees: The Rev. Dr. Jessica Moerman is a climate and environmental scientist, pastor, educator, and serves as the President and CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network. Jessica will discuss why this new charge is significant. |
Regional transportation troubles, possible SEPTA service cuts:
 G-Town Radio Station Manager Tom Casetta interviews Mason Carter - Germantown Resident and SEP Citizen Advisory Committee. He will talk about what is happening with the SEPTA funding dilemma |  Tim Brown, Organizing Director for Philly Neighborhood Networks. He gives us his views on the effects SEPTA’s dire funding problems for the people living in southeast Pennsylvania, and the environment at large. |
To wrap, returning guest, Peter Winslow’s insights on these stories.
Listen to Planet Philadelphia on the radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. Also aired on Villanova University’s radio station, WXVU, Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. at 89.1FM.
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Planet Philadelphia is a radio show about our shared environment aired 4:00-5:00 PM EST 1st &3rd Friday a month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia and/or at gtownradio.com. Also on Villanova University’s radio station, WXVU, Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. at 89.1FM.
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