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2017-02-15
February is the month for indoor environmental events and Mike and Peggy cover two of them--the Bioneers Speaker Series at McHenry County College and the biannual Wild Things Conference at the UIC Forum in Chicago.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 24.57MB - Duration: 53:41 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)
2017-02-05
Mike and Peggy break the story about how a factory farm in Fulton County, Illinois reapplied for a permit just days after withdrawing it. Illinois farmers and activists Karen Hudson and Craig Porter call in from from central Illinois.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 23.87MB - Duration: 52:09 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)
2017-02-01
Mike and Peggy talk winter tasks, including pruning, with nationally recognized gardening expert Mellinda Myers.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 21.11MB - Duration: 46:07 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)
2017-01-25
Mike and Peggy talk to a couple of experts about the recent decision to put the rusty patched bumble bee on the endangered species list.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 24.31MB - Duration: 53:07 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)
2017-01-15
Mike and Peggy welcome Lisa Hilgenberg from the Chicago Botanic Garden, who talks about her favorite seed catalogs and how she makes selections for the 50,000 plants she grows at CBG.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 21.09MB - Duration: 46:04 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)
2017-01-07
1590 WCGO is the new home for The Mike Nowak Show, Mike and Peggy welcome Robert Nevel from KAM Isaiah Israel and Dr. V. Bala Chaudhary from DePaul University to talk about the 8th Annual MLK Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.27MB - Duration: 52:44 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)
2016-12-29
With Chicago poised to change 270,000 streetlights to LEDs, Mike and Peggy talk to a panel of experts about why it is likely that the lights will be too bright and the direction of the lamps uncontrolled.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 17.28MB - Duration: 37:45 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)
2016-12-26
Mike and Peggy talk about the show's move to 1590AM WCGO with Ron Cowgill of Mighty House. A trio of light pollution experts weigh in on whether Chicago will get its new lighting system right. The CEO of Amp Your Good talks about a new model for giving.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 61.8MB - Duration: 2:15:00 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)
2016-12-15
Mike and Peggy explore why 30,000 sandhill cranes flew directly over Chicago, get information about keeping holiday plants alive and Christmas trees hydrated, and hear the story of how justice was finally served for an Illinois CAFO activist.
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 60.36MB - Duration: 2:11:51 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)
2016-12-10
Mel Nickerson from the Illinois Recycling Association and Melanie Eckner from the Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network talk about the Future Energy Bills
Filetype: MP3 - Size: 63.86MB - Duration: 2:19:30 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)
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