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
Will we be stuck with dirty fossil fuel forever? Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today 4/4/20253/28/2025
 Photo Credit: National Archives/Flickr Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM today 4/4/2025: At present the world is heavily dependent on fossil fuels for its energy and other uses. Many places around the globe are rapidly switching to renewables. Many are not. What will the future bring? Will we get to a cleaner healthier future for our children?
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Both laws and regulations constrain, and sometimes help, what can be done for our environment. Here are some actions and suggestions to help cope with various environmental issues of our region.
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Also at planetphiladelphia.bsky.social  Map of the Oil Region of Pennsylvania. / Townsend & Dale / 1865 Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM 3/21/25 on 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia and live streaming at gtownradio.com: Both laws and regulations constrain, and sometimes help, what can be done for our environment. Here are some actions and suggestions to help cope with various environmental issues of our region.  Rep. Greg Vitali is the Pennsylvania state representative of the 166th legislative district. He serves as Majority Chair of the House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee. Pennsylvanians started drilling oil in the 1850s, and the commonwealth has thousands of old and newly abandoned oil and gas wells, as well as high levels of pollution. To deal with some of this Rep. Vitali introduced House Bill 364 which would restore a Board under the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the Environmental Quality Board’s, authority to increase conventional oil and gas well plugging bonds to help prevent hundreds of new well abandonments a year. He also introduced House Bill 109, legislation requiring stricter oversight of industrial permits in environmental justice areas. He will discuss these bills.  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 talk, more in depth this time, about increases in energy prices for consumers and businesses as well as about the regulatory environment for energy, particularly in Pennsylvania.  Carly Lare, Executive Director, the Chester, Ridley, and Crum Watersheds Association (CRC). Watersheds 27th Annual Streams Cleanup Saturday, March 29, 2025, mobilizing 1000+ volunteers to clean 30,000 pounds of trash from 33 different sites within 2 hours. 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
New Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday: Environmental Regional Legal & Regulatory Issues3/17/2025
 1900_Thos-Keziah-oilwells - MIXED GENES Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM 3/21/25 on 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia and live streaming at gtownradio.com:Both laws and regulations constrain, and sometimes help, what can be done for our environment. Here are some actions and suggestions to help cope with various environmental issues of our region.
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
From the DEP: We’re thrilled to invite you to Community Climate Conversations, a series of in-person workshops hosted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). These workshops are an opportunity to share your experiences, learn about Pennsylvania’s Climate Action Plan, and help shape solutions that work for everyone—especially communities most impacted by climate change. See the dates below to join us for a session in your area! Eastern Pennsylvania Workshop Dates
👉 Register here: https://forms.office.com/g/SRDEWuN9Qh Pennsylvania legislative committee hearings and more: March 17-- House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 362 (Fiedler (D-Philadelphia) making changes to the powers and duties of the PA Energy Development Authority to allow for disbursement of federal Solar for All Program funding (sponsor summary); House Bill 660 (O’Mara-D-Delaware) setting minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products (sponsor summary). Room 515 Irvis Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here. March 17-- NEW. House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee meets to consider House Bill 587 (Friel-D-Chester) establishing a broker certification program for food processing waste. Room 515 Irvis Building. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online. March 17-- Cecil Township Zoning Hearing Board hearing continues on challenge to ordinance setting 2,500 foot setback for shale gas operations. Municipal Building, 3599 Millers Run Road, Cecil, Washington County. 7:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here. March 18-- House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 43 (Conklin-D-Centre) require publication of newspaper notice of oil and gas well permits; House Bill 441 (Pielli-D-Chester) amends the Wild Resource Conservation Act of 1982, addresses a gap in biodiversity conservation in Pennsylvania by assigning native terrestrial invertebrates to DCNR [Read more here];.House Bill 448 (Diamond-R-Lebanon) authorizes DEP to release radon test results to previous property owners in certain circumstances; House Bill 586 (Friel-D-Chester) requires a DEP permit to spread food processing residuals; House Bill 789 (Ciresi-D-Montgomery) expands C-PACE property-based energy financing program to add electric vehicle charging infrastructure; House Resolution 53 (Merski-D-Erie) directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the feasibility and potential benefits of offshore hydropower, solar and wind renewable energy on Lake Erie. Room 60 East Wing. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here. March 18-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission Annual Report. Room 515 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. March 19-- House Local Government Committee meets to consider House Bill 620 (Isaacson-D-Philadelphia) would increase the state recycling fee from $2 to $5 per ton to support local recycling and waste disposal planning programs. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. March 19-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Fish & Boat Commission Annual Report. Room 523 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. March 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Visit the Board webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Todd M. Wallace, [email protected] or (717) 783-6395. Read more here on agenda items. New Planet Philadelphia |
Planet Philadelphia won the 2024 SustainPHL Sustainable Storyteller award.These nominees use storytelling through various media to inspire positive change and highlight environmental actions.
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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