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Today: Planet Philadelphia 4-5, 92.9FM WGGT-LP & gtownradio.com National and international perspectives on how to fix our climate and other environmental problems.

2/15/2019

What are the perspectives of people with both international and national contacts regarding environmental issues?

To find out some answers, tune in today to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com.

Live in studio today: Franco Montalto, Ph.D., is an associate professor in Drexel’s Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. He has recently returned from the world climate change conference in Poland, COP24, and has contacts about environmental issues in other countries. He will discuss “integration” and systems issues in relationship to the environment, as well as some of his own work on urban environmental problems.

Vinod Thomas, is former senior vice president at the World Bank, one of whose responsibilities is financing to help with climate issues, and author of Climate Change and Natural Disaster (2018).He will talk about the present climate change crisis and solutions that we may be able to take to avert it.

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

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New Planet Philadelphia 4-5 tomorrow, 2/15/19,92.9FM WGGT-LP and gtownradio.com

2/14/2019

What will winter be? © Kay Wood 2019

Perspectives of people with both international and national contacts regarding environmental issues. Tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday 2/15/19 on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com.

Vinod Thomas, is former senior vice president at the World Bank, one of whose responsibilities is financing to help with climate issues, and author of Climate Change and Natural Disaster (2018).He will talk about the present climate change crisis and solutions that we may be able to take to avert it.

Franco Montalto, Ph.D., is an associate professor in Drexel’s Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. He has recently returned from the world climate change conference in Poland, COP24, and has contacts about environmental issues in other countries. He will discuss “integration” and systems issues in relationship to the environment, as well as some of his own work on urban environmental problems.

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

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The Environment: National and International Perspectives, Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday 2/15/19

2/8/2019

What are the perspectives of people with both international and national contacts regarding environmental issues?

To find out some answers, tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday 2/15/19 on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com.

Vinod Thomas

Vinod Thomas, is former senior vice president at the World Bank, one of whose responsibilities is financing to help with climate issues, and author of Climate Change and Natural Disaster (2018).He will talk about the present climate change crisis and solutions that we may be able to take to avert it.

Franco Montalto, Ph.D.

Franco Montalto, Ph.D., is an associate professor in Drexel’s Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. He has recently returned from the world climate change conference in Poland, COP24, and has contacts about environmental issues in other countries. He will discuss “integration” and systems issues in relationship to the environment, as well as some of his own work on urban environmental problems.

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

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The podcast is up in case you missed the live 2/1/19 Planet Philadelphia

2/3/2019

You can catch the latest Planet Philadelphia on podcast just in case you missed listening to the live broadcast show. This was a show about solutions for waste and trash that aired on Planet Philadelphia 2/1/19. Guests on this Planet Philadelphia talked about innovative ideas to fight our waste and trash problems: https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/innovative-ideas-to-fight-our-waste-and-trash-problems-aired-2119-on-wggt-lp-929fm-philadelphia/

• Faye Christoforo and Audrey Kriva are from The Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN), a national organization which supports and advises the student-led Zero-Waste movement on campuses around the country.

• Ron Whyte is Project Coordinator of the Trash Academy of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. He will talk about the Academy’s work.

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Today 2/1/19: Solutions for Waste and Trash, Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM and gtownradio.com

2/1/2019

Guests on today’s Planet Philadelphia talk about innovative ideas to fight our waste and trash problems.

Trash Academy activity, the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program

Faye Christoforo and Audrey Kriva are from The Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN), a national organization which supports and advises the student-led Zero-Waste movement on campuses around the country.
Ron Whyte is Project Coordinator of the Trash Academy of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. He will talk about the Academy’s work.

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

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Waste and Trash: Various Solutions, Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday 2/1/19 on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM and gtownradio.com

1/25/2019

Zero waste advocates at City Hall, photo, The Trash Academy

Many have said that we deserve clean cities/towns where trash and waste do not pollute our environment or contribute to global warming. How can society achieve such outcomes?

To find out some answers to this important question, tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday 2/1/19 on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com.

Faye Christoforo

Audrey Kriva

Faye Christoforo and Audrey Kriva are from The Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN), a national organization which supports and advises the student-led Zero-Waste movement on campuses around the country. Faye is Co-Director and Director of Campus Coordination and Audrey is the Director of Partnerships, a branch of PLAN which manages the relations with companies and suppliers to campuses. They will talk about the many innovative things and solutions to waste/trash that are happening because of the work of PLAN and the students in the Zero-Waste movement.

Ron Whyte (left) and Trash Academy students

Ron Whyte is Project Coordinator of the Trash Academy of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. He will talk about the Academy’s work. It is a “collaboratory” between community members in Southeast Philadelphia, artists, environmental activists and high school students from all across the city around trash issues. The Academy is supported through the Mural Arts’ Restored Spaces Initiative. The trash projects of the Academy promote; 1) grassroots community organizing and advocacy, 2) public education, and 3) the creation of collaborative and innovative solutions that address the issue of trash through art and sustainability.

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

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Now also on Soundcloud. Listen to the podcast Planet Philadelphia, live radio show 1/18/19, 92.9 FM and gtownradio.com, green jobs in Philadelphia.

1/21/2019

Now also on Soundcloud. Listen to the podcast Planet Philadelphia radio show about green jobs in Philadelphia from 1/18/19, aired on 92.9 FM and gtownradio.com.

https://soundcloud.com/planetphiladelphia/green-jobs-in-philadelphialive-radio-show-11819-929-fm-and-gtownradiocom

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Announcements mentioned on live Planet Philadelphia 1/18/19 show

1/21/2019

Announcements mentioned on live Planet Philadelphia 1/18/19 show:
1) College students may apply for paid summer internships from the state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The applications are due 3/1. Go to the DEP website to find out more information.
2) State Representative Christopher Rabb has written a memo to all the PA state House members about supporting a House bill having the state transition to 100% renewables by 2050. You can write your PA congressional members to support this bill.
3) The Keeling Curve prize is given for projects that tackle global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions or increasing carbon uptake. A total of $250,000 is given divided among 10 projects. The deadline to apply for this year's prize is 2/1. To find out more or apply go to www.kcurveprize.org
4) The Clean Air Council and 80+ co-petitioners have filed a petition and draft regulations with the PA Environmental Quality Board to implement an economy-wide cap and trade program in PA. To sign the petition and learn more about it go to: https://cleanair.org/?s=petition. This proposal is purported to be better than RGGI as it includes all sources of energy, not just electricity, and counts carbon from that the states generates as well as uses.

Listen to the podcast of the Planet Philadelphia Green jobs in Philadelphia live radio show 1/18/19 on 92.9 FM & gtownradio.com here: https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/green-jobs-in-philadelphialive-radio-show-11819-929-fm-and-gtownradiocom/

Green jobs in Philadelphia, live radio show 1/18/19, 92.9 FM and gtownradio.com

1/21/2019

Planet Philadelphia, live radio show 1/18/19, 92.9 FM and gtownradio.com, green jobs in Philadelphia. Guests discussed the availability, quality, and training needed for green jobs, particularly for those in the energy efficiency field:

Pat Stanton, Director of Policy for E4TheFuture, discussed a recent national report on the availability of energy efficiency jobs broken down by state.
Also, Walter Yakabosky, Director of Training and Ashley Bowman Jobs Development Coordinator from ECA (Energy Coordinating Agency) came in to talk about energy jobs here in Philadelphia and more.

Music:
Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
Scott Gratton - Wheel Intro, 06
Mystery Mammal - Bigger Than This, 03

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Tune in today to Planet Philadelphia, 4-5 pm, 92.9 FM and streaming at gtownradio.com, green jobs in Philadelphia

1/18/2019

ECA Spray Foam Photo - white roofs keep houses cool.

Tune in today to Planet Philadelphia, 4-5 pm on 92.9 FM and streaming at gtownradio.com. Our guests will discuss the availability, quality, and training needed for green jobs, particularly for those in the energy efficiency field.

Pat Stanton is Director of Policy for E4TheFuture. She will discuss a recent national report on the availability of energy efficiency jobs broken down by state.
Also on today's show, Walter Yakabosky, Director of Training at ECA's Jobs Training Center will be visiting the station to talk about training workers to do energy efficiency jobs here in Philadelphia.

Tune in today to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm to WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com for important information about our green energy future.

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Are there many green jobs available, and are green jobs good jobs? Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm this Friday, 92.9 FM and streaming at gtownradio.com

1/14/2019

ECA BPI Building Analyst Photo

Traditionally it has been thought that the fossil fuel industry provided the greater number of good jobs. This has been a reason many have continued supporting industries in greenhouse emitting energy sources instead of those that help lower greenhouse gas emissions. There has been some new research that shows that this old idea is in need of serious change.

Tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm this Friday, 1/18/19, on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com. Our guests discuss the availability, quality, and training needed for green jobs, particularly for those in the energy efficiency field.

Pat Stanton is Director of Policy for E4TheFuture

Pat Stanton is Director of Policy for E4TheFuture (Energy, Economy, Equity, Environment). E4TheFuture is a Massachusetts based organization that promotes residential clean energy and sustainable resource solutions to advance climate protection and economic fairness by influencing federal, state and local policies, and by helping to build a resilient and vibrant energy efficiency and clean energy sector. In October, Pat received the Energy Champion award from Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance (KEEA) in Philadelphia. Pat was among those presenting to the U.S. legislative staff the findings of a recent national report on the availability of energy efficiency jobs broken down by state. She will be discussing this report.

Walter Yakabosky, Director of Training at ECA’s John S. and James L. Knight Green Jobs Training Center

Walter Yakabosky is the Director of Training at ECA’s John S. and James L. Knight Green Jobs Training Center located in Philadelphia and is responsible for developing and implementing curriculum and courses related to energy conservation and the Green Economy. Under his leadership the training center has served over 4,800 incumbent and emerging workers. He will be talking about this training program and the availability of energy efficiency jobs in our area. The ECA (Energy Coordinating Agency) helps people conserve energy and promotes a sustainable and socially equitable energy future for all in the Philadelphia region including training workers to do energy efficiency audits on housing.

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.

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Environmental Jobs, new Planet Philadelphia 4-5 Friday 1/18/19

1/13/2019

How available are jobs that are consistent with lowering greenhouse emissions? This question has been a reason many have continued supporting greenhouse emitting energy sources. To find out some answers to this important question tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday 1/18/19on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com

Courtesy NREL

Pat Stanton is Director of Policy for E4TheFuture (Energy, Economy, Equity, Environment). E4TheFuture is a Massachusetts based organization that promotes residential clean energy and sustainable resource solutions to advance climate protection and economic fairness by influencing federal, state and local policies, and by helping to build a resilient and vibrant energy efficiency and clean energy sector. In October, Pat received the Energy Champion award from Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance (KEEA) in Philadelphia. Pat was among those presenting to the U.S. legislative staff the findings of a recent national report on the availability of energy efficiency jobs broken down by state. She will be discussing this report.

Representative from the ECA (Energy Coordinating Agency) which helps people conserve energy and promotes a sustainable and socially equitable energy future for all in the Philadelphia regionincluding training workers to do energy efficiency audits on housing. Their representative will be talking about this training program and the availability of energy efficiency jobs in our area.

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.

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Listen to the podcast: Jan. 4, 2019 Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show

1/7/2019

Listen to the podcast for the Friday, January 4, 2019 Planet Philadelphia aired live on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streamed at gtownradio.com.

2018 had a number of important, even alarming, events and occurrences from extreme weather events made worse by the climate crisis, powerful institutional reports including from our own government, and of course political wrangling. these guests talk about some of these events and what lies ahead in 2019.

Christina Faulkner McDonough: California suffered from multiple big fires this summer. Christina Faulkner McDonough had a close call with the Woolsey Fire, and will tell us about her direct experiences. Even though CA is 3,000 miles away we are all connected. The smoke from the fires even reached here Philadelphia and contributed to days of poorer air quality.
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 environmental issues in the new year.
Karen Krivit: Philly Goat Project Director Karen Krivit and several volunteers talk about this unique community-based program. Don’t throw your Christmas tree in the trash. Recycle it by feeding it to the goats at the Philly Goat Project at Awbury Arboretum's Agricultural Village.

If you would like to hear the full interview host Kay Wood did with Director Karen Krivit and several volunteers at the Philly Goat Project at Awbury Arboretum's Agricultural Village the day after Christmas 2018, here is the link. It was a lot of fun to do the interview and you'll enjoy listening to it.
https://soundcloud.com/planetphiladelphia/karen-krivit-and-volunteers-at-the-philly-goat-project-at-awbury-arboretums-agricultural-village

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go to the Sound For The Planet page.

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Today: Listen to Planet Philadelphia live today at 4-5 PM, 92.9 FM and streaming at gtownradio.com. What's ahead in 2019.

1/4/2019

Starting Line, Philadelphia Solar Energy Association (PSEA)

Liz Robinson, the Philadelphia Solar Energy Association (PSEA) Executive Director

Listen to Planet Philadelphia live today from 4-5 PM, 92.9 FM and streaming at gtownradio.com for a quick look at what's ahead in renewable energy and our climate change challenges for us here in PA with Liz Robinson, the Philadelphia Solar Energy Association (PSEA) Executive Director. She is a key advocate for solar energy in Pennsylvania, helping to develop the policy framework that has had many accomplishments.

Also on today's show:

Christina Faulkner McDonough: California suffered from multiple big fires this summer. Christina Faulkner McDonough had a close call with the Woolsey fire, and will tell us about her direct experiences. Even though CA is 3,000 miles away we are all connected. The smoke from the fires even reached here Philadelphia and contributed to days of poorer air quality.
Karen Krivit: Philly Goat Project Director Karen Krivit and several volunteers talk about this unique community-based program. Don’t throw your Christmas tree in the trash. Recycle it by feeding it to the goats at the Philly Goat Project at Awbury Arboretum's Agricultural Village.

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This Friday Planet Philadelphia guests will give some insight into the uncharted environmental territory ahead in 2019.

1/2/2019

Woolsey Fire, Christina Faulkner McDonough

2018 had a number of important, even alarming, events and occurances from extreme weather events made worse by the climate crisis, powerful institutional reports including from our own government, and of course political wrangling. We will discuss this with our very knowledgable guest, Liz Robinson, and get some insights into what’s ahead for us here in Pennsylvania in 2019. That and more so tune into Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday January 4, 2019 on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com:

Christina Faulkner McDonough: California suffered from multiple big fires this summer. Christina Faulkner McDonough had a close call with the Woolsey fire, and will tell us about her direct experiences. Even though CA is 3,000 miles away we are all connected. The smoke from the fires even reached here Philadelphia and contributed to days of poorer air quality.
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 environmental issues in the new year.
Karen Krivit: Philly Goat Project Director Karen Krivit and several volunteers talk about this unique community-based program. Don’t throw your Christmas tree in the trash. Recycle it by feeding it to the goats at the Philly Goat Project at Awbury Arboretum's Agricultural Village.

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.

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