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Labor & the Environmental Movement - Planet Philadelphia coming up the start of Labor Day weekend, 9/4/2020

8/28/2020

Turbine Inspector by Dennis Schroeder/NREL

Labor & the
Environmental Movement
Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM
Friday 9/4/20, at
92.9 FM WGGT-LP
and gtownradio.com.

To achieve goals of reducing greenhouse gasses, jobs will have to migrate away from fossil fuel employment. What are workers/labor thinking about this coming shift and how can we help them in an equitable way?

To find out, tune to the next Planet Philadelphia to hear discussions with:

Dr. J. Mijin Cha, JD., LL.M. is an Assistant Professor at Occidental College in the Urban and Environmental Policy Department and Fellow at the Worker Institute at Cornell. Among her publications are “NYC Green-Collar Jobs Roadmap”. Her work has included interviewing labor groups as stakeholders in discussing “just transitions”. Dr. Cha will be in conversation with us about her work, her observations, and suggestions for achieving an equitable transition for workers.

Peter Handler is the group leader of the Philadelphia Chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) as well as a furniture maker/artist. CCL works with US members of Congress to lobby for climate positive outcomes in a bipartisan way. Peter will be discussing his experience with labor groups while working on CCL goals in addition to some of the recent work of the CCL Chapter.

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

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Podcast of 8/21/2020 Planet Philadelphia: What we all need to know about the agencies controlling our electric supply.

8/22/2020

Planet Philadelphia radio show aired 8/21/2020 on 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in NW Philly and streaming at gtownradio.com. The actions our government take affects our energy supply, reliability and whether or not we make the transition to a zero carbon society with guests, Alexandra Kroger, Energy Program Director at the Energy Coop, and Liz Robinson, Director of the Philadelphia Solar Energy Association, and Planet Philadelphia Harrisburg energy commentator.

Full show aired 8/21/2020:

https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/8212020-what-we-all-need-to-know-about-the-agencies-controlling-our-electric-supply/

Individual interviews:

Planet Philadelphia · Alexandra Kroger Intv Aired 8 - 21 - 2020 Indv Intv

Planet Philadelphia · Liz Robinson on 8 /21/2020 radio show

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Announcements from 8/21/2020 Planet Philadelphia

8/22/2020

Announcements:

Summer butterfly guide from the Academy of Natural Sciences
https://www.anspblog.org/summer-butterfly-guide/

Tips on reducing household energy use from the Academy of Natural Sciences
https://www.anspblog.org/reduce-your-household-energy-use/

Voting information
Be ready for Nov. 3!

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Mail in ballot:
To request a mail-in ballot Click here. The deadline to register is Monday, Oct. 19, and you have until Tuesday, Oct. 27 to apply for a mail-in ballot.
https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/OnlineAbsenteeApplication/#/OnlineAbsenteeBegin

Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) Public Information Session
Thursday August 27 6:30-8:30pm - live event via Microsoft Teams
www.phillyrefinerycleanup.info event link will be posted to Everygreen's website at least 24 hours prior to the event under the Public Involvement tab OR 1-844-855-444 Access Cod 6716760# (Listen Only)

4-5 Today: What we all need to know about the agencies controlling our electric supply.

8/21/2020

Governmental Actions affect our energy supply. Hear how on Planet Philadelphia, 4-5:00 PM today at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in NW Philly and streaming at gtownradio.com.

Alexandra Kroger is Energy Program Director at the Energy Coop, a Pennsylvania renewable energy cooperative, and previously worked in New York City government at a policy level. She will be talking about the recent rulings of FERC, an important independent federal agency which regulates interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, oil, interstate pipelines, licensing of liquified natural gas (LNG) plants and building of LNG terminals. Several of these recent rulings affect renewable energy.

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 recent governmental actions at the state level that effect energy.

Governmental Actions: Effect on PA’s Energy Landscape on Planet Philadelphia, 4-5:00 PM Friday 8/21/20

8/14/2020

Concentrated Solar by Dennis Schroeder/NREL

Governmental actions can both constrain and encourage environmentally positive developments in energy. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) recent decisions will be having effects on renewable energy across the country as well as Pennsylvania. Tune in for this and more on Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM Friday 8/21/20:

Alexandra Kroger is Energy Program Director at the Energy Coop, a Pennsylvania renewable energy cooperative, and previously worked in New York City government at a policy level. She will be talking about the recent rulings of FERC, an important independent federal agency which regulates interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, oil, interstate pipelines, licensing of liquified natural gas (LNG) plants and building of LNG terminals. Several of these recent rulings affect renewable energy.
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 recent governmental actions at the state level that effect energy.

Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday 8/21/20
92.9 FM WGGT-LPin Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com.

Podcast of the Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show aired Friday 8/7/20

8/10/2020

New approaches to sustainability, one for businesses and communities, the other based on world-wide research:
• Karl Schmidt, Professor of Practice in Sustainable Engineering at Villanova University: He has a long history of working in business settings on sustainability, particularly as director of sustainability at Johnson and Johnson.
• Dr. Katharine Wilkinson,VP of Communication and Engagement for Project Drawdown: This project does world-wide research on current techniques that are working to lower greenhouse gases and could be scaled up.

https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/new-approaches-to-sustainability-aired-872020

Announcement links from this show:
Buffer stream program:
https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Conservation/Water/RiparianBuffers/BufferMyStream/Pages/default.aspx

Naming tributaries:
mail-in application: https://geonames.usgs.gov/docs/pubs/DGNR_form.pdf
online application: https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=132:LOGIN:14636956282301

Environmental Justice EPA: application to support equitable development & environmental justice in brownfields communities: application due 9/21.
One grant of $600,000 covering 3 years
recording of webinar for prospective applicants:
https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/fy-2021-brownfields-training-research-and-technical-assistance-grant-0
Additional details:
https://www.epa.gov/brownfields/fy-2021-brownfields-training-research-and-technical-assistance-grant-0
Application:
https://www.grants.gov/

National Environmental Justice Public Teleconference Meeting:
8/19 3-6pm EST
8/20 3-6pm EST
Public Comment Period: 8/19 3:30-5pm EST
Pre-registration is required to attend the teleconference meeting, with registration closing 8/16 at 11:59pm EST:
https://nejac-august-2020-teleconference.eventbrite.com.
Learn more about Public Comment Guidelines:
https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council-guidelines-public-comment
Questions: 202-564-0203, or nejac@epa.gov

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

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New Today! Listen to Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00PM today on 92.9FM and gtownradio.com: Many Ways to Create a Sustainable World

8/7/2020

Listen to Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show to hear about contemporary approaches to sustainability, one for businesses and communities, the other based on world-wide research with guests:

Karl Schmidt is professor of Practice in Sustainable Engineering at Villanova University. He will be discussing modern approaches to sustainability in business settings and how he prepares his graduate student engineers to provide sustainable consulting to businesses and townships. He is the director of the RISE (Resilient Innovation through Sustainable Engineering) program at Villanova.

Dr. Katharine Wilkinson is the vice president of Communication and Engagement for Project Drawdown. This project does world-wide research on current techniques that are working to lower greenhouse gases and could be scaled up. Their initial findings came out several years ago and listed 100 techniques. They have recently published an update, The Drawdown Review, which Katherine will discuss.

Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today 8/7/20
92.9 FM WGGT-LPin Philadelphia
and live streaming 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