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Podcast of 3/15/19 live radio show about water with Carol Collier, Dr. Merián Soto and Dr. Fletcher Chmara-Huff

3/16/2019

Water is life. We each and every one of us are made up of 70% water. Going forward into a climate changed future will we have enough clean water to meet everyone’s needs? Listen to this Planet Philadelphia aired 3/15/19 on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM + www.gtownradio.com to hear what our guests have to say this vital resource.

Carol Collier, Senior Advisor for Watershed Management and Policy at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. She served for more than 15 years as executive director of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) before joining the Academy.
Dr. Merián Soto and Dr. Fletcher Chmara-Huff talk about global water issues, and about OASIS, a celebration of World Water Day, a daylong educational symposium and dance presentation at Temple University.

Listen to the full show here:

https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/31519-live-radio-show-about-water-with-carol-collier-dr-merián-soto-and-dr-fletcher-chmara-huff/

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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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Podcast: Fossil Fuels and Your Health: Physicians for Social Responsibility Report, Planet Philadelphia G-Town Radio 3/3/17

3/4/2017

Switching to renewable energy can do many wonderful things for our lives. One of the most beneficial is saving ourselves from the truly alarming impacts of fossil fuels on infant mortality and the myriad health impacts through out our lives. Listen to Kay Wood’s interview with Barbara Gottlieb of Physicians for Social Responsibility on how fossil fuel pollution is causing huge numbers of people right now right here in Pennsylvania to suffer severe health consequences and what can be done to change to a brighter healthier future. Also on this Planet Philadelphia – Pennsylvanians react to Senator Casey’s and Senator Toomey’s votes on Scott Pruit as the new head of the EPA.

Please also tune back in to G-Town Radio http://www.gtownradio.com for the more in this continuing radio show exploring our world. Upcoming guests scheduled include; Linda Black Elk on DALP, Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, on environmental justice, and an update on children’s law suit over climate change that has gained surprising headway in the courts from Nate Bellinger, Staff Attorney, State Program Manager, Our Children's Trust, and more.

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Podcast: Planet Philadelphia – 12/16/16 – Lead Poisoning, PA Supreme Court ruling on fracking, and more

12/17/2016

Wishing You Happy Holidays!

Listen to this edition of Fabulous Planet Philadelphia – 12/16/16 – And hear about lead poisoning, and about the recent PA Supreme Court ruling on fracking, and more. In this Planet Philadelphia radio show you’ll hear Kay Wood's interview State Senator Art Haywood about what to do about the high lead levels in school drinking water across the commonwealth. Also on this Planet Philadelphia show Jordan Yeager will tell us about how we have protection for our air and water written into the Pennsylvania Constitution. And how we might use that to help protect us from anti-environmental trends in the new administration in Washington.

Another Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show will run on fabulous G-town Radio early in the New Year – Jan. 6, 2017 – with Mike Ewall, the Founder & Director of the Energy Justice Network talking about strategies for energy justice in the new Trump administration. Also on the January 6th Planet Philadelphia we will hear from Kala Viswanthan, one of the authors of RDC Annual Energy Report about the U.S. Clean Energy Revolution.

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Podcast: Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show with host Kay Wood, streamed on G-Town Radio 12/2/16

12/3/2016

Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show, G-Town Radio 12/2/16: Hear about a station that makes hydrogen from water and Philly’s vision for sustainability in our new political world.

In this Planet Philadelphia radio show you’ll hear Sunita Satyapal, the Director of the Fuel Cell Technologies office at the US Department of Energy, tell us about exciting new developments in hydrogen energy technology. Also, on this Planet Philadelphia, Christine Knapp, the Director of Philadelphia's Sustainability Office will tell us about the new approach to sustainability that offers ways for all Philadelphians to take part in our sustainable future.

Please make your donation today to donate to keep G-town Radio going strong. Tune back in to fabulous G-town Radio for another Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show December 16th. I’ll be talking with our State Senator Art Haywood about what to do about the high lead levels in Philly’s drinking water. I also hope to have Jordan Yeager on to tell us about how we have protection for our air and water written into our constitution here in PA. And how we might use that to help protect us from anti-environmental trends in our politics with the new administration in Washington.

Planet Philadelphia streams 4:00 to 5:00 pm on gtownradio.com the 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month. Podcasts of the live shows generally become available the day after they broadcast here at www.planetphila.com or www.gtownradio.com. Planet Philadelphia’s listener comment line is (484) 278-1846. You can record a message anytime. Hope to hear from you. 

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Planet Philadelphia Today - January 15th - 4:00 pm streaming on http://www.gtownradio.com/

1/15/2016

Planet Philadelphia Today - January 15th - 4:00 pm streaming on http://www.gtownradio.com/ - two scientists at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University; Dr. Stefanie Kroll and Lin B. Perez, tell us about important things we can do ourselves here in NW Philly to help with water management. After that, we’ll hear Professor Rakesh Agrawal, about a new energy system combining solar and hydrogen production that's getting a lot of attention, "Hyricity." Tune in to hear these informative interviews and more awesome environmental news on Planet Philadelphia today!

And don’t forget - the Weird Waste Electronics Recycling event is Saturday, January 16, 2016; 10am to 2pm at the Norwood-Fontbonne Academy at 8891 Germantown Avenue in NW Philly. It’s a great way to responsibly recycle all your old dead motherboards or cell phones or lamps – anything with a cord… for more information on that go to http://tinyurl.com/qy4wkhl

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