Planet Philadelphia

COP26 Commentary: Rabbi Julie Greenberg , Climate Justice Director of POWER Interfaith, and Rabbi of a center city (Philadelphia) congregation. Philadelphia, is a radio show about our shared environment 4-5:00 PM ET the first and third Fridays each month on 92.9 FM WGGT-LP & http://gtownradio.com. For more information go to: www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila

Lolita Jackson , Executive Director of Communications and Sustainable Cities for Sustainable Development Capital, LLP, and Visiting Fellow at the Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Jackson’s take on the COP and media’s coverage of this event, is particularly insightful. Planet Philadelphia, is a radio show about our shared environment 4-5:00 PM ET the first and third Fridays...

Nina Beryman , Manager of Weaver’s Way farms. After completing her undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies at McGill University in Montreal, she decided to develop her own personal skills in agriculture. She now oversees the management of both of the Weavers Way Farm sites in NW Philadelphia. Planet Philadelphia, is a radio show about our shared environment 4-5:00 PM ET 1st & 3rd Fridays...

Mary Hennigan was a Dow Jones News Fund intern where she reported on agriculture for the publication Investigate Midwest. She will discuss the under-reported role and problems of women in agriculture, which she wrote about for the publication. Mary currently is a graduate student at the University of Arkansas fulfilling a master’s degree in journalism. Planet Philadelphia, is a radio show about ou...

Dr. G.V. Subbarao is Senior Researcher & Group Leader for the BNI Research Crop, Livestock & Environment Division of JIRCAS, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences. @jircas_direct He and his team have found a way to introduce biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) into wheat, a solution which could spur a revolution in wheat farming, lower greenhouse gases, and en...

LeAnne Harvey and Marjorie Alexander are LEED Green Associate and Education/Engagement Manager respectively of Green Building United, a chapter of the US Green Building Council which convenes building industry and sustainability professionals with an interest in improving the built environment. They discuss the need for green buildings, the challenges and trends of transitioning to green buildings...

We spoke with Maurice Jones , General Manager of PAR-Recycle Works, which recycles e-waste (electronic waste) while employing and training individuals reentering society after prison. He talked about the environmental need for e-waste recycling, its methods, and combining the social justice issues of rehabilitation of ex-prisoners with this work. Planet Philadelphia, is a radio show about our shar...

In this Planet Philadelphia aired 7/16/21 we hear about a new way to think about coal. What if we could continue to use coal, preserve coal related jobs, while simultaneously reduce or eliminate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by burning coal – and reduce GHG gases in the building sector. We talk about all this with Dr. Nicola Ferralis , Research Scientist in the Department of Materials...

Interview from the 7/2/2021 radio show: Peter Winslow , president of A Smart Collaboration, tells us how he sees the efforts to transition PGW towards a greener future with less greenhouse gas emissions, including discussion of the PGW commissioned report to study various paths forward. He also gives an update on the progress on cleaning up the old PES refinery site. Planet Philadelphia , is a rad...

Interview from the July 2, 2021 radio show: Audrey Schulman and Zeyneb Magavi , Co-Executive Directors of HEET (Home Energy Efficiency Team). Find out ways in which the process of determining the future of city owned PGW, can be helpful to other cities across the nation that are trying to make similar climate friendly transitions. Planet Philadelphia , is a radio show about our shared environment...

Our interview with Kristian Teleki, the global director of the Ocean Programme at WRI, head of the Friends of Ocean Action for the World Economic Forum, and head of the secretariat of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy. On our radio show aired 6/18/21, we discuss international ocean environmental problems with Kristian and how remediation would benefit all humanity. Planet Philad...

In the Planet Philadelphia aired June 4, 2021 we aired the first part of our talk with Brian and Cindy Wilcox, co-founders of Marine Bioenergy, Inc. about an innovative technique to farm kelp for biofuels. This is their entire interview. Planet Philadelphia , is a radio show about our shared environment on 92.9FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia and streamed at gtownradio.com 4-5:00 PM ET the first and thi...

Angelique Brathwaite , Director of Science and Management at Blue Finance is a marine biologist who has worked extensively on coral reef ecology and management. We talked with her about will talk about the importance of coral reefs, how they fit into ocean ecology, why sustainable ocean financing is necessary to ocean conservation, as well as the issues that island nations face in preserving their...

Interview with Lynn Robinson, Director of Neighbors Against the Gas Plants (NAGP), addressing neighborhood air pollution sources and solutions aired on Planet Philadelphia radio show 5/21/2021 on 92.9FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia and streamed on gtownradio.com. For more information go to: www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila .

Interview with Avipsa Mahapatra, climate lead of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) about the super pollutant HFCs aired on Planet Philadelphia radio show 5/21/2021 on 92.9FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia and streamed on gtownradio.com. For more information go to: www.planetphiladelphia.com | @planetphila . @eiaenvironment @avipsa

Dr. Richard Bradbury, the head of the “people conservation science” team at the Centre for Conservation Science of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and honorary research fellow at Cambridge University. He discusses research on the economic value of intact ecosystems and the economic benefits of protecting nature – calculations which rely, in part, on the social cost of carbon....

Dr. Tamma Carleton , professor at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management of the University of California Santa Barbara, discusses the importance of the SCC and a two-step process to return the United States government’s SCC to the frontier of economics and climate science. This interview was aired on Planet Philadelphia , a radio show about our shared environment, on 92.9FM WGGT-L...

Rachel Cleetus is the Policy Director of the Climate and Energy Program of the Union of Concerned Scientists. She will reflect on Biden administration’s recent climate proposals in the jobs and infrastructure initiative. This interview was aired 4/16/21 on Planet Philadelphia , a radio show about our shared environment, on 92.9FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia and streamed on at gtownradio.com. For more...

Tykee James is the Government Affairs Coordinator for the National Audubon Society and co-founder of May 2020 Black Birders Week. He will reflect on the importance of the natural world and the experiences of people of color in this sphere. This interview was aired 4/16/21 on Planet Philadelphia , a radio show about our shared environment, on 92.9FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia and streamed on at gtownr...

Ash Richards and EmmaKate Martin: are in Philadelphia’s Department of Parks and Recreation.  Ash is Philadelphia’s first Director of Urban Agriculture and is responsible for running the City’s FarmPhilly program. EmmaKate supports the Community Gardens in the Park Friends Network, coordinates the Junior Farmers program, and provides technical assistance and pathways to resources for the other...

Dr. David Beerling : works as a soil researcher at The University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, is Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation and Sorby Professor of Natural Sciences in the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences at the University of Sheffield, UK. He also is Editor in Chief of the Royal Society journal Biology Letters. He talks about soil sequestration o...

Liz Robinson: is Planet Philadelphia’s Energy Correspondent. Ms. Robinson is a consultant to the PA Solar Energy Industries Association and was the founding Executive Director of the Energy Coordinating Agency. She tells us the latest energy news in Harrisburg, and what this could mean. Since Pennsylvania is the third largest fossil fuel energy producer in the country, these developments affect ev...

Matteo Muratori, Ph. D.: is Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation at the federal level and Senior Engineer and Team Leader at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). He talks about EV/grid integration and it’s relationship to the environment. Aired 3/19/21. Planet Philadelphia is a radio show about our shared environment. Listen 4:00-5:00 PM EST the first and third...

Emily Shapira: is President and CEO of Philadelphia Energy Authority, which works with Philadelphia on using energy to address justice issues and job development in the city. She discusses the stability of our grid in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia compared to that in the various states where there have been recent rolling blackouts. She will also talk about the steps towards resilience that need t...

Karen Miu, Ph. D.: is professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University. She works on distribution networks, infrastructure and power systems. She tells us how the grid works generally and implications for grid stability. Planet Philadelphia is a radio show about our shared environment. Listen 4:00-5:00 PM EST the  first and third Friday a month on WGGT-L...