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	<description>Radio host Mike Nowak on the environment, gardening and green living.</description>
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		<title>Organics, flooding, plastic bags and climate change (and they&#8217;re all related!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Nowak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Al Gore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alderman Proco Joe Moreno]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bring Your Bag Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center for Neighborhood Technology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 9, 2013 The Doctor is in the house&#8211;Milo Shammas, a.k.a. Dr. Earth All you need to know about Dr. Earth products is that Ron Cowgill, host of Mighty House on Chicago&#8217;s Progressive Talk, is a huge fan. I introduced &#8230; <a href="http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/organics-flooding-plastic-bags-and-climate-change-and-theyre-all-related/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday, Openlands: Don&#8217;t let the bedbugs bite!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Nowak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[A-Plus Pest Control Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Fredrick Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entomology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jerry Adelmann]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Openlands Lakeshore Preserve]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 2, 2013 The battle of the bedbugs On Friday I received a forward from Rick Moskovitz with A-Plus Pest Control, Inc and Plus Natural Solutions Worldwide about the latest in the ongoing battle against bedbugs in America. The story &#8230; <a href="http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/happy-birthday-openlands-dont-let-the-bedbugs-bite/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The state of urban agriculture and new environmentalists</title>
		<link>http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/the-state-of-urban-agriculture-and-new-environmentalists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 02:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Nowak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[350.org]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocates for urban Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Youth Climate Coalition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farmers for Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fossil fuel divestiture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[March Against Monsanto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michele Hoffman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microcosm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[May 26, 2013 The state of urban agriculture in Chicago Ten years ago, if you had said that the City of Chicago might someday be known for its farms and farmers, I&#8217;m pretty sure that people would have looked at &#8230; <a href="http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/the-state-of-urban-agriculture-and-new-environmentalists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Billy Goodnick and Cats at Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 21:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Nowak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Information from Past Shows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Billy Goodnick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats at Work Project]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crimes Against Horticulture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerald Ash Borer control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rodent control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Care of Trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tree House Humane Society]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[May 19, 2013 Billy Goodnick: Fact or fiction? When I meet a garden writer/designer/musician who titles an appendix to his book &#8220;Murder Your Lawn,&#8221; I know I&#8217;m going to like him. So it is a pleasure to welcome Billy Goodnick &#8230; <a href="http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/billy-goodnick-and-cats-at-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The endangered Marshall Strawberry and the endangered Chicago native plant front yard</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 03:37:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Nowak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[genetic erosion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leah Gauthier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marshall Strawberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mitigating stormwater runoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[municipal weed ordinances]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nance Klehm]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[May 12, 2013 What is the &#8220;Marshall Strawberry&#8221; and why should you care? The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that since the beginning of this century, about 75% of the genetic diversity of agricultural crops &#8230; <a href="http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/the-endangered-marshall-strawberry-and-the-endangered-chicago-native-plant-front-yard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Natives, organics and conservation in McHenry County</title>
		<link>http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/natives-organics-and-conservation-in-mchenry-county/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 20:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Nowak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cindy Skrukrud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Illinois Sierra Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[native plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nutrient poillution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic farming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project Quercus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Land Conservancy of McHenry County]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[May 5, 2013 Taking the show on the road to McHenry County If you&#8217;re a fan of native plants and you&#8217;re in the vicinity of Crystal Lake, Illinois on Sunday morning, you might want to consider stopping by McHenry County &#8230; <a href="http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/natives-organics-and-conservation-in-mchenry-county/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainability, flooding, &#8220;farm to school&#8221; and extinct species</title>
		<link>http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/sustainability-flooding-farm-to-school-and-extinct-species/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 02:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Nowak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bioswales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Farm to School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Greenberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lupfer Landscaping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Project Passenger Pigeon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Morton Arboretum]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[USDA Food and Nutrition Service]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[April 28, 2013 What the heck does having a &#8220;sustainable&#8221; garden mean? Several years ago I saw a landscaper named Tom Lupfer do a talk at a conference sponsored by the Midwest Ecological Landscape Alliance (MELA). It was about how &#8230; <a href="http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/sustainability-flooding-farm-to-school-and-extinct-species/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Five years later, still crazy for the environment</title>
		<link>http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/five-years-and-still-crazy-for-the-environment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Nowak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ComEd Energy Doctor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earth Day 2013]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[flood-contaminated food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meteorologist Rick DiMaio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 21, 2013 Welcome to the 5th Anniversary Show! Feel free to run out and buy me a two-by-four. The traditional 5th anniversary gifts are made of wood, representing strength and a solidified relationship, and silverware, representing connectedness. On second &#8230; <a href="http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/five-years-and-still-crazy-for-the-environment/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spring renewal, a net-positive energy campus and a landfill that won&#8217;t die</title>
		<link>http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/spring-renewal-a-net-positive-energy-campus-and-a-landfill-that-wont-die/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Nowak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Academy for Global Citizenship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cook County landfill ban]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melinda Myers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[net-positive energy campus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Elizabeth Ippel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southeast Environmental Task Force]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 14, 2013 Here she is&#8211;star of radio,TV and print: Melinda Myers For a lot of gardeners in the Midwest, 2012 is a year we&#8217;d like to forget. The heat and drought took their toll on our annuals, perennials, vegetables &#8230; <a href="http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/spring-renewal-a-net-positive-energy-campus-and-a-landfill-that-wont-die/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BRT comes to Chicago and &#8220;Dr.&#8221; Wally goes to Berthold&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/brt-comes-to-chicago-and-dr-wally-goes-to-bertholds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 20:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Nowak</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amy Stewart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Berthold's Garden Center]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dedicated bus lanes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earth friendly garden remedies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wally Schmidtke]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[April 7, 2013 Bus Rapid Transit comes to Chicago (almost) On November 12, 2012, commuters along the Jeffery Boulevard corridor found that they had a way to get downtown a little faster. On that day, Chicago launched the Jeffery Jump &#8230; <a href="http://mikenowak.net/blog/radio/brt-comes-to-chicago-and-dr-wally-goes-to-bertholds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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