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How should we get around? Planet Philadelphia next Friday, 9/3/21

8/27/2021

Transportation and the Environment
Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday 9/3/21
92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com.

Photo by Rodolfo Cuadros on Unsplash

Transportation is one of the big contributors to greenhouse gases as well as pollution. Public transportation, which may be better for the environment, is having significant financial problems, which are being exacerbated by COVID-19. How can we address these environmental transportation problems?

Dr. Megan Smirti Ryerson is the UPS Chair of Transportation and a professor in the departments of City and Regional Planning and of Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work in in transportation infrastructure planning and demand forecasting and her work supports the design of transportation systems that are safe efficient and resilient. She will tell us about the problems with our current transportation systems, the intersection of these issues with the environment, and how we might fix these problems.

Dr. Eric Goldwyn is a researcher and professor at New York University. Among his affiliations there is the Transportation and Land-Use program at the Marron Institute. He works on transportation planning and technology with practical implications, particularly in urban settings. He will be talking about work on urban transportation systems in our COVID-19 era and the future.

To hear Planet Philadelphia live, tune your radio dial to
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com
the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month.

Not in Philly? You can also listen to all the great G-town Radio programing on the
iPhone G-town Radio app, or Tunein, Simple Radio, Streema, or other apps.

Podcasts are available shortly after live broadcast on
planetphiladelphia.com show archives page
for the full broadcast or listen to individual interviews on:
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Carbon Capture, the Climate Crisis, & more; Podcast of show aired 8/20/21

8/22/2021

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Is carbon capture part of the answer to decreasing CO2 in the atmosphere and forestall the worst most dangerous effects of the climate crisis? We talk about this with Dr. Jennifer Wilcox, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. Also on this show Peter Winslow, president of A Smart Collaboration, will give an update on the transition and cleanup at the defunct PES refinery site.
Listen to full Planet Philadelphia radio show aired 8/20/21 here:
https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/carbon-capture-the-climate-crisis-and-more/

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Tune in 4-5 p.m. today: The world is heating up. Can carbon capture help cool things down?

8/20/2021

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Photo by Sam Jotham Sutharson on Unsplash

Is carbon capture part of the answer to decreasing CO2 in the atmosphere and forestall the worst most dangerous effects of the climate crisis? Guests today are Dr. Jennifer Wilcox, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Peter Winslow, president of A Smart Collaboration. Dr. Wilcox will be talking holistically about developments in carbon capture and how these fit into an overall system of lowering CO2 gases. Peter Winslow will give an update on the transition and cleanup at defunct PES refinery site.

To hear about this and more tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today (Friday 8/20/21) at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia and live streaming at gtownradio.com everywhere.

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Can carbon capture help cool the planet? Planet Philadelphia next Friday, 8/20/21

8/13/2021

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The world is heating up. Can carbon capture help cool things down?

Is carbon capture part of the answer to decreasing CO2 in the atmosphere and forestall the worst most dangerous effects of the climate crisis? To hear about this and more tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM Friday 8/20/21, 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia and live streaming at gtownradio.com.

Dr. Jennifer Wilcox, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy: Jennifer Wilcox was most recently the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute. Wilcox's work examines the nexus of energy and the environment, developing strategies to minimize negative climate impacts associated with society's dependence on fossil fuels. Dr. Wilcox will be talking holistically about developments in carbon capture and how these fit into an overall system of lowering CO2 gases.
Peter Winslow is president of A Smart Collaboration, an LLC that promotes collaboration among groups to bring about environmental and socially responsible goals. He is active in many different environmental justice movements and projects in the Philadelphia area. He will give an update on the transition cleanup at defunct PES refinery site.

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PODCAST: Climate Change and Morality

8/9/2021

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Hear this moving climate change and morality discussion. The discussion about the common threads among the religions is especially inspirational and refreshing in our divisive time. This is an encore presentation of a multi-faith talk with 4 religious leaders of 4 different faiths subtly delving into the communalities about climate change among these religions.
• Quaiser Abdullah Ph.D., Imam at Quba Institute and professor of Adult and Organizational Development, Temple University
• Sister Mary Elizabeth Clark, from Sisters of St. Joseph Earth Center, and Sustainability Assistant to the President of Chestnut Hill College
• Reverend Mitchell C. Hescox, President/CEO of the Evangelical Environmental Network
• Rabbi Malkah Binah Klein, co-chair of the Philadelphia Chapter of Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light

www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/what-do-religions-have-in-common-on-climate-change/

To hear Planet Philadelphia live,
tune your radio dial to
WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia
or live stream at gtownradio.com
the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month.

Not in Philly? You can also listen to all the great G-town Radio programing on the
iPhone G-town Radio app, or Tunein, Simple Radio, Streema, or other apps.

Podcasts are available shortly after live broadcast on
planetphiladelphia.com show archives page
for the full broadcast or listen to individual interviews on:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Anchor| Google| PocketCasts| Breaker| RadioPublic.

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

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