New Planet Philadelphia Episode

Planet Philadelphia host, Kay Wood (ACG '14) speaks with three exciting guests, starting off with two scientists at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University; Dr. Stefanie Kroll, a director of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative, talks about the ambitious multi-group initiative that was kickstarted with a $35 million commitment by the William Penn Foundation. Followed up by Lin B. Perez, a GeoSpatial Scientist with the BioGeoInformatics Group at the academy. She also is a landscape architect and tells us about a number of important things we can do ourselves here in NW Philly to help with water management. 

Latter on in the show we’ll hear Professor Rakesh Agrawal, the Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, 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 streaming 4:00 to 5:00 pm on http://www.gtownradio.com/

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

Podcasts of the shows become available the day after they broadcast. Please tell all your friends that they too can hear great shows about our environment – after all it’s where we all live, work, and play.

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