Planet Philadelphia

Linda Rosenwein’s environmental news round up. Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM 1st & 3rd Friday/month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia & gtownradio.com. Podcasts of show are available after broadcast. www.planetphiladelphia.com| @planetphila

Judith Enck is an environmental policy expert and former EPA Regional Administrator. She will be talking about the East Palestine train derailments and toxic spills in our waterways. Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM 1st & 3rd Friday/month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia & gtownradio.com. Podcasts of show are available after broadcast. www.planetphiladelphia.com| @planetphila

Bob Deans from NRDC talks about the Willow oil and gas drilling project and IPCC report on climate change. Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM 1st & 3rd Friday/month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia & gtownradio.com. Podcasts of show are available after broadcast. www.planetphiladelphia.com| @planetphila

Sarah Bouboulis, Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, on how oyster shells are being used in the Delaware Valley to provide habitat and clean the water. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila

Lisa Hastings and Lynn Robinson discuss SEPTA’s (Philadelphia’s public transportation provider) request to renew the permit for their methane gas plant in Nicetown and the negative effects of this plant on this environmental justice community. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila

Tyler Lobdell focuses on food and agriculture and its relationship to fuels and energy environmental issues at Food and Water Watch, a nonprofit environmental organization. He will be discussing biofuels and the concerns about using more of these types of energy sources in light of the EPA’s current proposals. Listen to Planet Philadelphia on your radio dial at 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or gtownradio.com, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Friday/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila

Anne Dicker and Seth Lieberman have a campaign to outlaw gas powered leaf blowers in Philadelphia. This type of leaf blower is very harmful to health and peace of mind with their noise and exceptionally large amount pollution. Seth and Anne talk about the problem and offer solutions. Both are cofounders of QuietCleanPhilly. Listen to Planet Philadelphia live on your radio dial at 92.9 FM  in NW Philadelphia or live stream at https://gtownradio.com/ 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com |@planetphila

Patrick McDonnell, PennFuture President & CEO, talks about legislative actions in Harrisburg giving billions in tax incentives to the gas industry. Listen to Planet Philadelphia live on your radio dial at 92.9 FM  in NW Philadelphia or live stream at https://gtownradio.com/ 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com |@planetphila

Mathy Stanislaus, Esq., Vice Provost of Drexel University and the inaugural Executive Director of the newly created institute, The Environmental Collaboratory. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or stream at https://gtownradio.com/ 4-5:00 PM ET 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com |@planetphila

Reverend Leo Woodberry, Pastor of Kingdom Living Temple in Florence S.C. and Executive Director of the New Alpha Community Development Corporation. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia or stream at https://gtownradio.com/ 4-5:00 PM ET 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com |@planetphila

Linda Rosenwein shares a selection of relevant news stories. Planet Philadelphia live on your radio dial at 92.9 FM  in NW Philadelphia or live stream at https://gtownradio.com/ 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com |@planetphila

Patrick McDonnell, PennFuture President & CEO, talks about legislative actions in Harrisburg giving billions in tax incentives to the gas industry. Listen to Planet Philadelphia live on your radio dial at 92.9 FM  in NW Philadelphia or live stream at https://gtownradio.com/ 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com |@planetphila

Ryan Davis, Senior Forests Projects Manager for the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, will share his experience and thoughts about making tree planting projects successful. Listen to Planet Philadelphia live on your radio dial at 92.9 FM  in NW Philadelphia or live stream at https://gtownradio.com/ 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com |@planetphila

Fred Pearce is writer and journalist based in the U.K. Here he discusses the need for more trees and gives a global perspective on the do’s and don’ts of tree planting projects. Listen to Planet Philadelphia live on your radio dial at 92.9 FM  in NW Philadelphia or live stream at https://gtownradio.com/ 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com |@planetphila

Linda put together a great news roundup. To hear Planet Philadelphia live, tune your radio dial to 92.9 FM  in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila

Dr. Montalto has more than 20 years of experience in eco-hydrological research, planning and design projects. He will be discussing concepts in water resilience and flooding planning as well as the steps to develop plans for flooding risks. To hear Planet Philadelphia live, tune your radio dial to 92.9 FM  in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month. www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila

Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airs 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st and 3rd Fridays a month on 92.9 FM WGGT-LP & http://gtownradio.com. For more information: www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila

Alex Bomstein, Director of Litigation for the Clean Air Council of Philadelphia, will talk about the recent Supreme Court case, West VA vs. EPA, and what steps forward can be taken to protect the environment, and more. Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airs 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st and 3rd Fridays a month on 92.9 FM WGGT-LP & http://gtownradio.com. For more information: www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila

Lila Holzman, Manager supporting the Alignment Insights work within RMI’s Center for Climate-Aligned Finance, will tell us about climate aligned finance and its potential to help with climate change. Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airs 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st and 3rd Fridays a month on 92.9 FM WGGT-LP & http://gtownradio.com. For more information: www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila

News round up related to air pollution and air quality. Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airs 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st and 3rd Fridays a month on 92.9 FM WGGT-LP & http://gtownradio.com. For more information: www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila

Peter Winslow is a long-term advocate for the environmental and social justice community and has talked to us regularly about city environmental justice issues. Here he tells us about citizen projects to monitor air quality, as well as update us on other important environmental stories. Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airs 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st and 3rd Fridays a month on 92.9 FM WGGT-LP & http://gtownradio.com. For more information: www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila

Alex Bomstein, Director of Litigation for the Clean Air Council of Philadelphia, discusses litigating for clean air, and some of the kinds of cases he currently works on. Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show airs 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st and 3rd Fridays a month on 92.9 FM WGGT-LP & http://gtownradio.com. For more information: www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila

Dr. Megan Smirti Ryerson, 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. Aired on Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia and live streamed on gtownradio.com.

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Professor Eric Goldwyn, researcher at New York University on Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show. He works on transportation planning and technology. He will be talking about work on urban transportation systems in our COVID-19 era and the future. Aired on Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia and live streamed on gtownradio.com.

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James Tour, Ph.D.is a professor of chemistry, computer science, and materials science and nanogenineering at Rice University. He tells us about an exciting new process to make graphene cheaply by a flash Joule heating method. Graphene, the hardest manmade substance, could then be used in a number of ways to lower greenhouse gas emissions, such as in adding it to concrete to strengthen and make it less GHG intensive. If the technology proves out, we may even be able to make enough graphene itself to use as a building material instead of using it to strengthen other materials.

This was a fun interview. It really got my imagination going. Need building materials that will grow themselves on Mars? Hear Chelsea Heveran, Ph.D., from University of Colorado and Montano State University tells us about “living building materials”, a new field using living biological matter to make nonorganic objects, including green cement.

Tired of the divisive cacophony we hear nearly every day on nearly every topic? Listen to this uniquely moving and inspiring multi-faith talk about climate change. We recorded this inspiring climate change and morality discussion with Imam Quaiser Abdullah, Sister Mary Elizabeth Clark, Reverend Mitchell C. Hescox, and Rabbi Malkah Binah Klein at G-Town Radio's station on Maplewood Mall in Germantown in Philadelphia. When we recorded the discussion, I was very moved by the level of knowledge, spirit, passion and urgent concern all expressed as well as the tenor of the whole event. – Planet Philadelphia host, Kay Wood

The Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Developers of Lithium-Ion Batteries, John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino this year. They share the prize. Developing lithium-ion batteries are the power sources that touched off a technological revolution that gave rise to cellphones and electric cars. Dr. Goodenough, age 97, gives few interviews. Planet Philadelphia was honored that he chose to give us an interview about his revolutionary new battery and the future of energy storage in 2017.