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Planet Philadelphia

Environmental Radio Show

4-5:00 PM ET 1st & 3rd Fridays/month

WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia
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Happy New Year!

12/31/2018

 
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Begin 2019 with Planet Philadelphia

12/28/2018

 
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Bebito radio interview, photo by Karen Krivit
Have a happier greener New Year and listen to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday January 4, 2019 on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com. Start the New Year off learning about your world with Planet Philadelphia guests:
  • Karen Krivit: Philly Goat Project Director Karen Krivit and several volunteers talk about this unique community-based program offering animal-assisted therapy, goat yoga, community wellness, and  environmental education. Feed your Christmas tree to the goats at the Philly Goat Project at Awbury Arboretum's Agricultural Village. 
  • Liz Robinson: Philadelphia Solar Energy Association (PSEA) Executive Director, a key advocate for solar energy in Pennsylvania, helping to develop the policy framework that has had many accomplishments. She will talk about solar energy and other campaigns to support environmental issues in the new year. 

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You're helping us progress towards our goal. But G-Town Radio still needs to raise another $3000 to stay on the air waves. We're all volunteers at this community-based radio station and not funded by National Public Radio or any university/college. To donate go to: gtownradio.com/donate. Please consider becoming a sustaining member for as little as $5 a month.  Also, please mention Planet Philadelphia when you donate. Thank you for your generosity.

Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM the first and third Friday of the month live on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM and streaming at gtownradio.com, http://www.gtownradio.com. Comments line (484) 278-1846.

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Help Us Finish 2018 on a High Note

12/27/2018

 
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G-town Radio is incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated so far. We are on pace for our most successful fundraiser yet. 

BUT...we are still short of our goal of $10,000. We need to raise $3,000 more by year's end. Will you help us get there? You can make a one time donation or become a sustaining donor for $5, $10 or $20 a month. Every dollar counts and is tax deductible. Go to the Donate page of our website to make a donation now. (http://gtownradio.com/donate)

We still pinch ourselves when we turn on 92.9 FM and hear you (our neighbors) on the radio. It has been a thrilling ride so far. Please help us be even better in 2019.

Happy Holidays and best wishes for the New Year.

Sincerely,
Jim Bear
G-town Radio: The Sound from Germantown
92.9 FM
http://gtownradio.com

PODCAST: Winter Solstice radio show 12/21/18

12/26/2018

 
https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/scientist-and-justice-perspectives-on-our-environment-on-the-winter-solstice-radio-show-122118/

Scientist and Justice Perspectives on our environment on the Winter Solstice radio show 12/21/18
What better way to celebrate our winter solstice than thinking about planet earth and our place upon it? On today's show we talk with guests Roland Wall. Director Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia and Allison Acevedo, Esq., Director of Environmental Justice at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) about we can do to understand and/or help avoid problems in our own region caused by environmental issues and climate change. 
Music:
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
Jethro Tull - Ring out solstice bells
Ethan Kuperberg - A Singing Rendition of “Climate-Change Christmas Carols”


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Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM the first and third Friday of the month live on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM and streaming at gtownradio.com, http://www.gtownradio.com. Comments line (484) 278-1846.

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Seasons Greetings!

12/25/2018

 
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Celebrate the Winter Solstice with Planet Philadelphia today, 4-5 pm on 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com

12/21/2018

 
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What better way to celebrate our winter solstice than thinking about planet earth and our place upon it?

Today we talk with guests Roland Wall. Director Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia and Allison Acevedo, Esq., Director of Environmental Justice at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) about we can do to understand and/or help avoid problems in our own region caused by environmental issues and climate change. 

Tune in 4-5 pm today to Planet Philadelphia on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com.


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Listen to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM the first and third Friday of the month on your radio dial at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in NW Philadelphia, and G-Town Radio, http://www.gtownradio.com. Shows aired live will be available as podcasts shortly after they broadcast. ​ 

​Call (484) 278-1846 to record a comment/announcement for  Planet Philadelphia radio show.

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G-Town Radio needs to raise another $5000 soon to stay on the air waves. We are all volunteers at this community-based radio station and not funded by National Public Radio or any university/college. G-Town Radio hosts Planet Philadelphia. There are many other interesting and informative shows well worth listening to on G-Town Radio. To donate go to: gtownradio.com/donate. Please mention Planet Philadelphia when you donate. The website also gives information about mailing in contributions.


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Scientist and Justice Perspectives

12/14/2018

 
What are local experts saying we can do to understand and/or help avoid problems in our own region caused by environmental issues and climate change?
 
Tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday 12/21/18 on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com to hear what these experts have to say:

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​Roland Wall. 
Director Patrick Center for Environmental Research at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia, has academic interests including urban ecology and coupled human/natural systems.  He is attending the UN Conference of Parties 24 (COP24) in Poland about the environment which has just concluded.  He will talk about the COP24 and also about what the Philadelphia region can expect to happen, from a scientist’s point of view, because of climate change.

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​Allison Acevedo, Esq., Director of Environmental Justice at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), has worked at the U.S. Department of Labor and recently co-founded the Philadelphia Black Giving Circle among other jobs supporting systems change and resource collaboration. She will talk about DEP’s designated areas of environmental justice, which include most of Philadelphia, and about what is being done by the state to help mitigate environmental injustice for people who have low incomes and/or who are of color.



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Listen to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM the first and third Friday of the month
on your radio dial at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in NW Philadelphia, and G-Town Radio, http://www.gtownradio.com. 
Shows aired live will be available as podcasts shortly after they broadcast. ​ 

Call (484) 278-1846 to record a comment/announcement for  Planet Philadelphia radio show.

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Green New Deal and the Sunrise Movement

12/13/2018

 
Sunrise Movement, Planet Philadelphia radio show 3/16/18 Maddy Feldman, Ben Bristol, and Micah Lott - known by friends as Big Wind, spoke with Planet Philadelphia host Kay Wood about how to stop climate change and create millions of good jobs in the process. Those of us who think young people are apathetic about politics and our world will be quite surprised and inspired by this interview. These three young activists, Maddy Feldman, Ben Bristol, and Micah Lott are part of the new movement an organization called Sunrise is building. 

Click here to hear their interview:
Sunrise Movement

​It's G-Town Radio's Fall Fund Drive, please DONATE.
​Local radio programing that is 100% VOLUNTEER! 
Consider Becoming a Sustaining Member! 

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www.gtownradio.com/content/view/251/96/
Listen to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM the first and third Friday of the month on your radio dial at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in NW Philadelphia, and G-Town Radio, http://www.gtownradio.com.  Call (484) 278-1846 any time to record a Planet Philadelphia comment/announcement. Shows aired live will be available as podcasts shortly after they broadcast. ​ 

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

Green New Deal

12/13/2018

 
The Green New Deal has been getting a lot of attention recently. Here on Planet Philadelphia  we've been talking about these issues for some time. You might want to listen to this interview on the Sound For The Planet page with Terri Burgin, Co-Chair of the Economic Dignity team at POWER, and Anthony Giancatarino, a Fellow at POWER, about the results in their  Green Jobs Report. 

POWER Green Jobs Report

Planet Philadelphia is broadcast live around northwest Philadelphia on WGGT 92.9 low power FM 
​and simultaneously streamed live on GTown Radio, http://www.gtownradio.com/ the first and third Friday of the month.


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Podcast: What to do about the climate crisis at our door step? Richard Whiteford and Meenal Raval, Planet Philadelphia 12/7/18

12/10/2018

 
Just click on the button above, or this link: https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/what-to-do-about-the-climate-crisis-at-our-door-step-richard-whiteford-and-meenal-raval/, to listen to the podcast of the latest Planet Philadelphia broadcast on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com 12/7/18

Stark warnings from the National Climate Assessment and several other recent reputable reports say we are already in a climate crisis with real harm happening to us today.  Our guests will talk about the crisis and what we can all do to help avert the worst.

•  Climate change expert, Richard Whiteford, will talk about what the National Climate Assessment means for us here in the Delaware Valley.

•  Local environmental activist, Meenah Raval, will discuss PGW’s, deal to move for a new LNG (liquefied natural gas) facility at its Passyunk plant, and why it is a bad idea. 

Please visit the Show Archive page to listen to podcasts of all the past Planet Philadelphia live radio shows.

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Listen to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM the first and third Friday of the month on your radio dial at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in NW Philadelphia, and G-Town Radio, http://www.gtownradio.com. 

Call (484) 278-1846 any time to record a Planet Philadelphia comment/announcement. Shows aired live will be available as podcasts shortly after they broadcast. ​ 

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


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Today: Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and gtownradio.com

12/7/2018

 
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Climate change expert, Richard Whiteford
Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm today on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com

What to do about the climate crisis
Stark warnings from the National Climate Assessment and several other recent reputable reports say we are already in a climate crisis with real harm happening to us today.  Our guests will talk about the crisis and what we can all do to help avert the worst.
  • Climate change expert, Richard Whiteford, will talk about what the National Climate Assessment means for us here in the Delaware Valley.
  • Local environmental activist, Meenah Raval, will discuss PGW’s, deal to move for a new LNG (liquefied natural gas) facility at its Passyunk plant, and why it is a bad idea. 

Listen to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM the first and third Friday of the month
on your radio dial at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in NW Philadelphia,
and G-Town Radio, http://www.gtownradio.com. 

Shows aired live will be available as
podcasts shortly after they broadcast. ​ 

Call (484) 278-1846 to record a
comment/announcement  
for  Planet Philadelphia radio show.

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

What to do about the climate crisis, Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday 12/7/18

12/4/2018

 
Stark warnings from the National Climate Assessment and several other recent reputable reports say we are already in a climate crisis with real harm happening to us today.  Recent natural disasters are only a taste of will happen soon if we do not make the transition to a fossil fuel free society in the next 10-12 years. Our guests will talk about the crisis and what we can all do to help avert the worst.

Tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday 12/7/18 on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com
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Richard Whiteford: as an internationally acclaimed public speaker, climate change expert, writer, and environmental activist, Richard Whitefore follows current climate science from NOAA, NASA, the National Academies of Science and the United Nations Environmental Program. He serves on to the board of the World Information Transfer an NGO at the United Nations and served as their delegate at the COP-21 Climate Summit in Paris in 2015. He will talk about what the National Climate Assessment means for us here in the Delaware Valley.
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Meenal Raval: as a local environmental activist, Meenah Raval will discuss Philadelphia’s publicly owned gas utility, PGW’s, recently signed deal to move forward with a new LNG (liquefied natural gas) facility at its Passyunk plant.  She will tell us why this new gas project is a bad idea considering the climate crisis.  Meenal co-founded MAGNet, the Mt Airy Greening Net, as well as the more widely recognized PhillyFreecycle, a free online materials exchange which has served over 15,000 households with no paid staff, no warehouse and no inventory, just a dozen or so dedicated volunteers. She also is a key organizer of the April 2007 Step it Up Philly rally demanding 80% carbon reduction by 2050. 

It's G-Town Radio's Fall Fund Drive, please DONATE.
​Local radio programing that is 100% VOLUNTEER! 
Consider Becoming a Sustaining Member! 

Please click here to donate to G-Town Radio:
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www.gtownradio.com/content/view/251/96/



Listen to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM the first and third Friday of the month
on your radio dial at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in NW Philadelphia,
and G-Town Radio, http://www.gtownradio.com. 

Shows aired live will be available as
podcasts shortly after they broadcast. ​ 

Call (484) 278-1846 to record a
comment/announcement  
for  Planet Philadelphia radio show.

www.planetphiladelphia.com | www.gtownradio.com
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    ​Planet Philadelphia won the 2024 SustainPHL Sustainable Storyteller award.

    These nominees use storytelling through various media to inspire positive change and highlight environmental actions.
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    ​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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