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Transportation and the Environment Discussions
Transportation is one of the big contributors to greenhouse gases as well as pollution. Public transportation, which may be better for the environment, is having significant financial problems, which are being exacerbated by COVID-19. How can we address these environmental transportation problems? [learn more]
Pre-election Show Information for Environmental Choices Planet Philadelphia
Prior to the election, therefore, we examine the state of environmental news to help guide us in digesting this news, and then give environmental positions of federal and state candidates to inform voting choices. [learn more]
Governmental Actions: Effect on PA’s Energy Landscape on Planet Philadelphia
Ants On A Log (ACG '17, '16) at Powering Our Communities
The Ants will be performing at a free community event in West Philly on March 16. [learn more]
Kay Wood's (ACG '16, '14) Planet Philadelphia Podcast Now Streaming
Listen to the latest episode of the Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show aired live on February 15 [learn more]
Nominations Open for 2017 Meigs Awards for Environmental Leadership
Nominations are now open for the Schuylkill Center’s 2017 Meigs Awards for Environmental Leadership. The Meigs Awards celebrate both emerging and longtime leadership, with a special award for rising youth environmental leaders given out in the springtime and an award honoring outstanding impact and leadership among professionals and community leaders given out in the fall. Nominations for the Meigs Award are open until May 1. Nominations for the Youth Meigs Award are due April 10. [learn more]
Kid’s Musical About Clean Energy
Philadelphia-based children's music duo Ants on a Log is producing their debut musical Curious November 13 and 19 at The Rotunda. [learn more]
Kay Wood (ACG ’14) Interviews Benjamin Horton of the Department of Marine and Coastal Science
Kay Wood Interviews Karen Melton and Dr. Alison Labonte
Listen to a great new Planet Philadelphia coming up May 6 at 4:00 pm on G-town Radio with guests Karen Melton and Dr. Alison Labonte. [learn more]
Kay Wood's Planet Philadelphia Podcast on February 19
New Planet Philadelphia podcast this Friday. [learn more]
Bread & Roses Community Fund hosts Roots Town Hall February 25
What is sacred to you? Family, friends, neighbors, community, culture, history - home? The Philadelphia region is changing but development often comes with a cost. People are priced out of their homes and businesses to make way for wealthier residents. Dirty industries are polluting our neighborhoods' water, air, and soil. [learn more]
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. [learn more]
Kay Wood's Podcast Receives Seed Grant
Kay launched Planet Philadelphia, a local radio show on Gtown Radio that addresses environmental topics and their impact on the local community. [learn more]
Kay Wood's latest Podcast
Planet Philadelphia, recently featured filmmaker, Ben Kalina talking about his award winning film, Shored Up. [learn more]
Kay Wood’s op-ed in Philadelphia Business Journal
"The other gas that could transform Philadelphia's economic future" [learn more]
Kay Wood's Environmental Radioshow
Planet Philadelphia is a mix of environmental news, interviews, music, poetry, and reporting on community events. [learn more]
Kay Wood's The Big Belch Review
Kay Wood's (ACG '14) graphic novel, The Big Belch was reviewed on BirdChannel.com. [learn more]
