April 29 & 30, 2017 – A Sunday Kind of Show

Starting this weekend, Peggy and Mike are on 1590 WCGO on Saturdays from 10 to 11am and on Sundays from 9 to 11 am. This week, they talk green roofs, green and natural lawns, keeping the Great Lakes healthy, and keeping predator hunting in Illinois ethical.

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April 22, 2017 – Earth Day!

Kathleen Thompson and Rick DiMaio report from the March for Science Chicago, and Joe Lamp’l from Growing a Greener World

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April 22, 2017 – Earth Day!

On Earth Day 2017, Mike and Peggy welcome Joe Lamp’l from the PBS show Growing a Greener World, who has lessons on conserving water in your backyard. Kathleen Thompson and Meteorologist Rick DiMaio report at separate times from the March for Science Chicago.

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April 15, 2017 – Wha’d Life Be Without Homegrown Tomatoes?

Craig LeHoullier, author of Epic Tomatoes, discusses his thirty years of studying the fruit (yes, it is), and reveals his

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April 15, 2017 – Wha’d Life Be Without Homegrown Tomatoes?

Mike and Peggy talk to tomato expert Craig LeHoullier, then look forward (or wistfully, if you’re paying attention to our current administration) to Earth Day commemorations next week.

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April 8, 2017 – Siting compost, sighting endangered species

Mike and Peggy interview the owner of a proposed composing operation in Cook County about why it is so controversial,

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April 8, 2017 – Siting compost, sighting endangered species

Mike and Peggy talk about a battle over a proposed compost operation in unincorporated Cook County and how one woman is fighting to document all of the endangered plant and animal species in Illinois.

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April 1, 2017 – The Challenge of Upcycling

Mike Nowak and Peggy Malecki welcome Carl Zimring, author of Aluminum Upcycled, a look at how this metal became a staple of worldwide production and recycling in a few short decades.

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March 25, 2017 – LIVE from the Chicago Flower & Garden Show

For the second straight week, Mike and Peggy are on the road, this time to the Chicago Flower and Gard

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