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Sacrificing Birds for a Marketing Gimmick

February 19, 2022February 23, 2022 Mike Nowak Chicago Bird Collision Monitors, climate change, food justice, Harms Woods, light pollution, MWRD Commissioner Kim du Buclet, One Earth Film Festival, Peggy Malecki, Raj Patel, Skokie Carvana Tower, sustainability, The Ants & the Grasshopper, The Mike Nowak Show

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Mike and Peggy welcome back MWRD Commissioner Kim Neely du Buclet to talk about recent green infrastructure water projects and even ways to trace coronavirus in our water supply. Raj Patel, director of The Ants & the Grasshopper explains the food and social justice components of his film about climate change. Annette Prince from Chicago Bird Collision Monitors and Skokie resident Kim Polka report on their efforts to stop a potentially bird-killing Carvana Tower in that Chicago suburb.

MLK Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend

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The REAL National Emergency: Food Justice and Food Insecurity

January 13, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak AmpleHarvest.org, environment, food justice, food pantries, gardening, Gary Oppenheimer, green living, pollinators, Robert Nevel, sustainability, Terri Reardon, The Green Divas, The Mike Nowak Show

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Green Diva Meg returns to talk low stress ways of being sustainable. Gary Oppenheimer of Ample Harvest explains how they’re working to help food pantries deal with the government shutdown. Robert Nevel of KAM Isaiah Israel and Terri Reardon of the Chicago Park District preview the 10th Annual MLK Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend.

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January 7, 2017 – A New Year, a New Radio Station

January 6, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., environment, Faith in Place, food justice, gardening, KAM Isaiah Israel, Rick DiMaio, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, WCGO, winter farmers markets

A new chapter of The Mike Nowak Show with Peggy Malecki starts today at 1590 WCGO, Chicago’s SmartTalk. Right out of the gate, we hope you’ll call us at 847-475-1590 and be a part of the program every week. This week’s show features Robert Nevel from KAM Isaiah Israel, which is hosting its 8th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Sustainability Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend from January 13 to 15. He is joined by one of the presenters at this weekend long series of presentations, Dr. V. Bala Chaudhary. We also chat with Carly Persson, who is the Winter Farmers Market Coordinator for an organization called Faith in Place. They’re promoting a market opening up in Glencoe on January 8. Last but never least, meteorologist Rick DiMaio stops by our new studios to talk about why there hasn’t been a “snowmageddon” this year after so many predictions.

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Food justice and the consequence of wind turbines in Lake Michigan

January 26, 2013 Mike Nowak Bird Conservation Network, food justice, Lake Michigan, monocultures, quinoa, Whole Foods Market, Wild Things 2013 Conference, wind turbines

January 20, 2013 Somehow, these stories are related… Story #1 – No sooner did Whole Foods CEO John Mackey compare