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Today: New Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM 7/3/20 - Political actions for a healthier environment

6/26/2020

Celebrate July 4th weekend by listening to Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show with US Congressman Dwight Evans and Reverend Mitchell C. Hescox on ways to work for a healthier life for all.
4-5:00 PM July 3rd 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com.

Here's your chance to hear the eagerly awaited Planet Philadelphia interviews with the Rev. Mitchell C. Hescox and Congressman Dwight Evans that had to be rescheduled due to power outages from an extreme storm that rampaged through our communities knocking out power for thousands for several days. You might want to keep this in mind as you listen to Rep. Evans and Rev. Hescox. Climate change is increasing the likelihood of extreme weather all the while hurting our health every day.

US House Representative Dwight Evans, has represented Pennsylvania’s 3rdcongressional district since 2016. This district includes center city, west, north, northwest, and part of south Philadelphia. The congressman will be discussing current environmental initiatives in the congress.

Reverend Mitchell C. Hescox, is the President/CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) a worldwide network which tries to promote environmental issues from a Christian point of view. He will be talking about recent campaigns, which have been focused on pollution and protecting the health of the newborn, the child, and the adult.

The next Planet Philadelphia
environmental radio show will be
4:00-5:00 PM July 3rd.
Please do tune in then to
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia or
live stream at gtownradio.com.

Not in Philly?
Gtown Radio has it's own ap! Listen anywhere any time.
Get Gtown Radio Ap here!

You can also listen to all the great G-town Radio programing on
Tunein , Simple Radio, or other aps on your phone or other device.

www.planetphiladelphia.com | www.gtownradio.com | facebook | @planetphila | @gtownradio

Summer Solstice 2020

6/21/2020

Summer has officially started. Here we started off with a thunderstorm, heat and humidity - and beauty.

After the rain © Kay Wood

Resources on Racism and the Environment mentioned on the June 19th Planet Philadelphia envrionmental Radio Show

6/21/2020

Here’s a list of things that were mentioned:

Dottie Baumgarten;
https://sustainchoices.net/ her own website Sustainable Choices
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20058/nsfnsf.jsp The GOLD-EN NSF program
Rabbi Julie Greenberg: POWER - An Interfaith Organization
POWERis an interfaith organization committed to building communities of opportunity that work for all. We represent over 50 congregations throughout Southeastern and Central Pennsylvania. https://powerinterfaith.org
NY Times list 6/10/20 of readings about how environment and racism are related
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/05/climate/racism-climate-change-reading-list.html?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20200610&instance_id=19271&nl=climate-fwd%3A&regi_id=88105899&segment_id=30576&te=1&user_id=3432ad134ae605380814efd40e830010
https://climatejusticealliance.org/ Elizabeth Yiempierre’s group
https://www.nbejn.com/National Black Environmental Network
#BlackBirdersWeek - local African American birders
@BlackAFinSTEM – local Africa American birders used this handle to organize
https://www.shutdownstem.com/ academics in STEM fields shutting down to focus on racism
https://greenlining.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_PO08byO6gIV8wiICR1sOAvzEAAYASAAEgLjTPD_BwE– Greenlining Institute in Oakland CA. Organization which works to reverse economic and energy racial disparities .
The Davidson Microaggressions Project http://davidsonmicroaggressionsproject.org/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR0yBQDHAsa3dcVDR5OjUGWZ-nd1ysc3MahQzRnOH7eT9JxD5KjUrQ2l1kQ
75 things white people can do for racial justice
https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234
Talking about race from National Museum of African American History and Culture
https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-raceand/or scaffolded anti- racism resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PrAq4iBNb4nVIcTsLcNlW8zjaQXBLkWayL8EaPlh0bc/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR1NOmSA5rYJ0r7EVZVyVDwyDJuiH5z8WWlJPuLJCE_GOG6JbpJBLiYTNhI

Podcast: Racism and the Environment;radio show aired 6/19/20

6/20/2020

On this show we discuss racism in environmental and scientific fields and working for systems change in institutions causing this environmental injustice.

Dottie Baumgarten, environmental consultant/educator and owner of Sustainable Choices, on problems white people have in making space for people in scientific and environmental groups and how we can change the dynamic.
Rabbi Julie Greenberg, Climate Justice Coordinator of POWER, an interfaith Pennsylvania organization dedicated to social justice through advocacy. She will be talking about a recent hearing to influence the Public Utilities Commission to increase the proportion of PECO’s distributed energy be solar.

https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/racism-and-the-environment-radio-show-aired-61920/

The next Planet Philadelphia
environmental radio show will be
4:00-5:00 PM July 3rd.
Please do tune in then to
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia or
live stream at gtownradio.com.

Not in Philly?
Gtown Radio has it's own ap! Listen anywhere any time.
Get Gtown Radio Ap here!

You can also listen to all the great G-town Radio programing on
Tunein , Simple Radio, or other aps on your phone or other device.

www.planetphiladelphia.com | www.gtownradio.com | facebook | @planetphila | @gtownradio

4-5:00 PM Today, Planet Philadelphia: Racism and the Environment, 92.9 FM WGGT-LP and gtownradio.com

6/18/2020

We at Planet Philadelphia recognize a number of media sources are not broadcasting on June 19th in honor of Juneteenth. We decided to take a different tack by honoring Juneteenth by exploring some of the painful racial problems in our society and listen to our guests as they propose some possible approaches to make our world more fair for all.

Approaches to Racism and the Environment:
Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday 6/19/20
92.9 FM WGGT-LPin Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com

Environmental justice is the field which highlights the systematic racial injustice in many environments. Approaches to the issue of the connection between racism and the environment include working as white people to eliminate microaggressions towards people of color in environmental and scientific fields and working for systems change in institutions causing environmental injustice. This show highlights some efforts in both these areas. Tune in to Planet Philadelphia Friday June 19th at 4:00-5:00 PM on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia, and at gtownradio.com anywhere, to hear from these local community members working towards racial and environmental justice:

Dottie Baumgarten, is an environmental consultant/educator and owner of Sustainable Choices since 2009. She works primarily for the Philadelphia Water Department but has some education contracts with area schools and also is a volunteer with local environmental groups. She will be talking about the problems people of color experience in environmental and scientific groups related to the environment - what are the barriers to diversity for them because of white culture and how we, as white people can work to eliminate these barriers.

Rabbi Julie Greenberg, is the Climate Justice Coordinator of POWER, an interfaith Pennsylvania organization dedicated to social justice through advocacy, organizing, education, direct action and voter engagement. She also is a Reconstructionist rabbi. She will be talking about a recent hearing to influence the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which regulates our energy providers, to require a larger proportion of PECO’s (our energy provider, which is owned by Exelon) distributed energy be solar.

Not in Philly?
Gtown Radio has it's own ap! Listen anywhere any time.
Get Gtown Radio Ap here!

You can also listen to all the great G-town Radio programing on
Tunein, Simple Radio, or other aps on your phone or other device.

Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airs
4-5:00 PM EST 1st and 3rd Friday each month on
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia
or live stream at gtownradio.com.

www.planetphiladelphia.com | www.gtownradio.com | facebook | @planetphila | @gtownradio

Racism and the Environment, new Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday 6/19/20

6/12/2020

Approaches to Racism and the Environment:
Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday 6/19/20
92.9 FM WGGT-LPin Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com

Environmental justice is the field which highlights the systematic racial injustice in many environments. Approaches to the issue of the connection between racism and the environment include working as white people to eliminate microaggressions towards people of color in environmental and scientific fields and working for systems change in institutions causing environmental injustice. This show highlights some efforts in both these areas. Tune in to Planet Philadelphia Friday June 19th at 4:00-5:00 PM on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia, and at gtownradio.com anywhere, to hear from these local community members working towards racial and environmental justice:

Dottie Baumgarten, is an environmental consultant/educator and owner of Sustainable Choices since 2009. She works primarily for the Philadelphia Water Department but has some education contracts with area schools and also is a volunteer with local environmental groups. She will be talking about the problems people of color experience in environmental and scientific groups related to the environment - what are the barriers to diversity for them because of white culture and how we, as white people can work to eliminate these barriers.

Rabbi Julie Greenberg, is the Climate Justice Coordinator of POWER, an interfaith Pennsylvania organization dedicated to social justice through advocacy. She also is a Reconstructionist rabbi. She will be talking about a recent hearing to influence the Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which regulates our energy providers, to require a larger proportion of PECO’s (our energy provider, which is owned by Exelon) distributed energy be solar.

Not in Philly?
Gtown Radio has it's own ap! Listen anywhere any time.
Get Gtown Radio Ap here!

You can also listen to all the great G-town Radio programing on
Tunein, Simple Radio, or other aps on your phone or other device.

Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airs
4-5:00 PM EST 1st and 3rd Friday each month on
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia
or live stream at gtownradio.com.

www.planetphiladelphia.com | www.gtownradio.com | facebook | @planetphila | @gtownradio

Sadness for today and hopes for a better future

6/6/2020

We at Planet Philadelphia are deeply saddened by the murder of George Floyd and the continuing systemic racism and violence in our society. As for the environment, which is the subject of our show, as many have said, equity and justice should be the lens by which we approach our problems. Climate change, pollution, and other environmental degradation affects us all, but they affect the poor, people of color, and women more. They suffer first and the worst from these problems.

We would like Planet Philadelphia to be part of the solution. We encourage our listeners to send in short descriptions of people and environmental projects in our region who are working to change these racist dynamics. We will post them on our website. Please send these descriptions to: planetphila@gmail.com

Unexpected show outage on June 5th

6/6/2020

If you tuned in yesterday, June 5th, expecting to hear from Congressman Dwight Evans and Reverend MitchelI C. Hescox, I apologize that we were unable to air the scheduled Planet Philadelphia radio show. The powerful thunderstorms that came through earlier in the week knocked out our power, as it did for thousands of other unfortunate people. We were very grateful that Gtown Radio was able to run a repeat broadcast.

We now finally have electricity back and are back at work to bring you engaging informative interviews, news, and commentary about our shared world. We will air the program with Congressman Dwight Evans and Reverend MitchelI C. Hescox, soon. We will update you on exactly when.

Thank you for listening to Planet Philadelphia.
Stay safe and connected everyone,
Kay Wood
Host

Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM this Friday June 5th: US Congressman Dwight Evans and Reverend Mitchell C. Hescox on ways to work for a healthier life for all.

6/3/2020

Approaches to working with legislatures include moral or religious as well as political avenues. We explore recent initiatives in both of these areas, particularly in light of the covid19 pandemic.

Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday 6/5/20
92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com.

US House Representative Dwight Evans, has represented Pennsylvania’s 3rdcongressional district since 2016. This district includes center city, west, north, northwest, and part of south Philadelphia. The congressman will be discussing current environmental initiatives in the congress.

Reverend Mitchell C. Hescox, is the President/CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) a worldwide network which tries to promote environmental issues from a Christian point of view. He will be talking about recent campaigns, which have been focused on pollution and protecting the health of the newborn, the child, and the adult.

Not in Philly?
Gtown Radio has it's own ap! Listen anywhere any time.
Get Gtown Radio Ap here!

You can also listen to all the great G-town Radio programing on
Tunein , Simple Radio, or other aps on your phone or other device.

Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airs 4-5:00 PM EST 1st and 3rd Friday each month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com.

www.planetphiladelphia.com | www.gtownradio.com | facebook | @planetphila | @gtownradio

Sad Times

6/2/2020

Planet Philadelphia is saddened by the generations of institutional and systematic racism that have been part of our national history, affecting the environment and the health particularly of minorities and the poor. Today once again, these problems are tearing our nation and community apart. For our part, we encourage our listeners to send in short descriptions of people/projects in our region which are working to change these racist dynamics as they relate to the environment. We will post them on our website. Send these descriptions to: planetphila@gmail.com

Be Part Of The Change

6/2/2020