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Do males make you sneeze ?
Tom Ogren has been studying the effects of allergenic pollen on gardeners and the general population for twenty five years, writing numerous books on the subject, including Allergy-Free Gardening. Now he is in Canada, where he is performing an allergy audit. That is to say, he is tasked with examining the effects of planting too many male cloned trees and shrubs, where they can contribute to allergies and asthma. Listen here.

If they chop, we won't shop! They're chopping.
Oaks are being laid low and precious urban green space will be paved to make room for Menards and Meijer's, with two vacant, already cemented, commercial spaces just down the road. In Evergreen Park, Illinois. Listen here.

"Piss on Starved Rock!"
Those were the words of a high-ranking Democratic LaSalle County official and union leader when talking about plans to dig an open-pit sand mine next to one of the entrances to Starved Rock state park. Listen here.

Earlier . . .
Seven advocates for Starved Rock State Park talk with Mike about a proposed open pit sand mine adjacent to Starved Rock State Park that would seriously affect the environmental aesthetics of the the park. Listen here.

The first broadcast on this subject, with Jack Darin, Illinois Sierra Club director. Listen here.

Mike talks to Peggy Salazar and Tom Shepherd about Governor Pat Quinn's announcement of the Millennium Reserve initiative, which will provide funding for environmental restoration in the Calument region. Listen here.