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New Planet Philadelphia December 6th: The Challenges and Promises of Hydrogen

11/29/2019

Can we take full advantage of this flexible zero carbon power for transportation, electricity, grid backup and storage? Tune in to Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM Friday 12/6/19, WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia and/or live streaming at gtownradio.com.

Mary-Rose de Valladares, General Manager of IEA (International Energy Agency) Hydrogen: Mary-Rose de Valladares is also the founding principal of M.R.S. Enterprises LLC, which provides management consulting and government relations services in energy, environment and sustainability. Formerly, she worked for the U.S. NREL where she contributed to the DOE Hydrogen Program, served as the DOE developer for clean energy technology at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, and analyzed proposed Congressional legislation for U.S. omnibus energy bills. Proficient in four languages, she holds an MBA from Georgetown University, an MA in an urban planning field, and a Diplôme from the Sorbonne in Paris.

Also on this Planet Philadelphia, Liz Robinson, Planet Phiadelphia’s Energy Correspondent for Harrisburg: Liz Robinson is a consultant to the PA Solar Energy Industries Association (PASEIA) and was the founding Executive Director of the Energy Coordinating Agency here in Philadelphia. In these roles and others she is conversant with the progress in Harrisburg toward a cleaner more energy efficient future. She will tell us the latest energy news in Harrisburg, and what this could mean.

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11/25/2019

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Podcast: Is it a good idea to make new gas infrastructure? Planet Philadelphia aired 11/15/19

11/16/2019

To listen to the full Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show aired this past Friday, 11/15/19, go to the Show Archives page.

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Today - 4-5:00 pm live Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show, WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia and live streaming anywhere at gtownradio.com

11/15/2019

We are sea over processing oil + gas
in our communities to export abroad.
Some say it's smart to do this. Is it?

Should we still build new infrastructure to move highly volatile natural gas liquids through our communities? Or have petroleum products manufactured in the middle of a dense population? Tune 4-5:00 pm today to hear discussions these urgent issues on today’s live Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show, WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia and/or live streaming anywhere at gtownradio.com:

Tracy Carluccio, Deputy Director of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network will tell us what is happening with the LNG terminal that may be built in Gibbstown NJ to export LNG overseas. She will also talk about whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) provided meaningful review over the proposed Gibbstown LNG Export facility.

Peter Winslow, Future for PES?: Peter Winslow has followed developments at PES (Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest refinery on the east coast) for several years. This is the next installment is about the fast moving situation at the former PES refinery in the wake of the explosion, fires and closure of the facility. He will give us some understanding of the various thorny issue of what to do with the PES refinery that blew up last June.

Build more gas infrastructure? What’s up with PES now? Planet Philadelphia live environmental radio show 4-5:00 tomorrow, Friday 11/15/19

11/14/2019

There’s a lot of disputes these days over gas infrastructure – some of which carry highly volatile natural gas liquids (LNG) through our communities. According to the AP, the FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how permits were approved for one PA pipeline project. Another pipeline project suffered a potentially huge setback in federal court. And there are disputes over whether or not Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) provided meaningful review over the proposed Gibbstown LNG Export facility. On top of that unfortunately, there’s the whole thorny issue of what to do with the PES refinery that blew up last June to be resolved.

Tracy Carluccio, FERC and LNG

Deputy Director of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network

Peter Winslow, Future for PES?

President of the Evolve Foundation

Tune tomorrow to hear about these vital issues on the live Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM Friday 11/15/19, WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia and/or live streaming at gtownradio.com.

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It’s here

11/12/2019

I drew this cartoon a few years back about the then projected extreme weather predicted with climate change and what it would feel like. It looks like we’re on that roller coaster right now. Philly’s weather went from 66 degrees yesterday to snow today and record cold for tomorrow.
Kay Wood

Natural gas and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG): New live Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM next Friday 11/15/19, WGGT-LP 92.9 FM and gtownradio.com

11/8/2019

Natural gas and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG):
Is there a path to develop a new gas
infrastructure and, is it advisable?

There’s lots to talk about in the continuing fight over whether or not to build more gas infrastructure. What has happened recently and what are the implications of these events?

Tune in to hear about all this and more on Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM Friday 11/15/19, WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia and/or live streaming at gtownradio.com.

Tracy Carluccio, Deputy Director of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, is an environmental advocate working throughout the Delaware River Watershed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Delaware. The Delaware Riverkeeper Network is a nonprofit membership organization defending the river and working with communities for both its protection and its restoration. She will address what is happening with the LNG terminal that may be built in Gibbstown NJ, provide insights about the PennEast gas pipeline, and discuss recent relevant federal court rulings - all as related to the advisability of various kinds of new gas infrastructure.

Listen to Planet Philadelphia - a radio show about our shared environment broadcast on Germantown Community Radio. Tune in to 92.9FM WGGT-LP 4:00-5:00 p.m. the first and third Friday each month to hear the live show at WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia and/or live stream at gtownradio.com.

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Podcast: Cooperating on getting to a greener world aired live 11/1/19

11/2/2019

Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show guests with real world experience discuss challenges and strategies on meeting their organization’s member's needs while also trying to be better stewards of the planet: Ron Fisher, Energy Co-op Executive Director and Jon Roesser, Weavers Way General Manager, aired on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia and live streamed at gtownradio.com 11/1/19.

Cooperating on getting to a greener world aired live 11/1/19 by Planet Philadelphia radio show | Mixcloud

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Today Planet Philadelphia live radio show 4-5:00 PM WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia and/or at www.gtownradio.com

11/1/2019

Cooperating on getting to a greener world

Tune in to Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 4-5:00 PM today on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia and/or listen to the live stream at gtownradio.com to hear guests with real world experience discuss challenges and strategies on meeting their organization’s member's needs while also trying to be better stewards of the planet:

Ron Fisher, Energy Co-op Executive Director: The Energy Co-op is a nonprofit cooperative helping with consumer energy needs since 1979. It was founded by grocery cooperative Weavers Way to source reliable affordable heating oil to its members during an oil embargo by Middle Eastern nations. The cooperative has continued to address energy issues faced by Philadelphians since that time. It was the first supplier in the Delaware Valley to offer renewable electricity sourced from wind turbines in 1999. Then in 2014 it became, and remains, the only supplier in the region of renewable natural gas sourced mainly from landfills. Energy Co-op Director Fisher will talk about new cleaner energy sources and storage options, and about the Co-op’s two new important initiatives aiming to help people save more energy and money.
Jon Roesser, Weavers Way General Manager: Weavers Way Cooperative Association has operated a grocery-based consumer organization that is owned and governed by its members since the mid 1970s. General Manager Rosser will talk about the co-op’s energy usage - particularly related to the challenges associated with owning smaller, older buildings. He will also talk about some of the difficult challenges of being a food retailer whose mission is meeting member's needs and also be better stewards of the planet.