Dr. Nicolaas Mink Archives

Climate Art and Science Disrupted

January 30, 2021February 1, 2021 Mike Nowak Alliance for the Great Lakes, artists and scientists on climate change, Barbara Cooper, Christine Esposito, Community Supported Fisheries, Dr. Nicolaas Mink, Peggy Malecki, seafood sustainability, Sitka Salmon Shares, Terracom PR, The Mike Nowak Show, Third Coast Disrupted, Tyrone Dobson

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Nicolaas Mink, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Sitka Salmon Shares, returns to the show to talk about how his company is working to sustain fish populations in our increasingly threatened oceans. Christine Esposito, project director of “Third Coast Disrupted: Artists + Scientists on Climate” joins artist Barbara Cooper and Tyrone Dobson from Alliance for the Great Lakes to talk about the environmental and existential threats posed by our insatiable plastic production and consumption.

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Clean Water Matters More Than Ever

April 25, 2020April 28, 2020 Mike Nowak clean water, Community Supported Fisheries, Debra Shore, don’t flush sanitary wipes, Dr. Nicolaas Mink, eco-influencer, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, overfishing our oceans, Peggy Malecki, Sitka Salmon Shares, The Mike Nowak Show

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Debra Shore, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, returns to talk about the importance of keeping our water systems functional during a time of pandemic. Nic Mink, founder and CEO of Sitka Salmon Shares, reports on the disruption to fisheries during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Fluck Farms Chicago 2020

January 25, 2020January 29, 2020 Mike Nowak affect of climate change on oceans, Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards, death of sustainable seafood, Dr. Nicolaas Mink, eco-influencer, Fluck Farms Chicago, Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Peggy Malecki, Sitka Salmon Shares, The Mike Nowak Show, urban farming

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Justin Fluck was a winner in the 2019 Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards for the work at his Fluck Farms Chicago. He stops by to talk about his plans for 2020 and how the award affected him. Dr. Nicolaas Mink, CEO and founder of Sitka Salmon Shares, returns to talk about the future of sustainable fishing in our oceans.

Dragonfly. Photo courtesy of Carol Freeman Photography

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A Species Friendly Holiday Season

December 15, 2018June 9, 2019 Mike Nowak Carol Freeman, Community Supported Fisheries, Dr. Nicolaas Mink, endangered species, environment, gardening, nature photography, salmon runs, Sitka Salmon Shares, sustainability, Team Green, The Mike Nowak Show

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Dr. Nicolaas Mink, CEO of Sitka Salmon Shares, comes to the studio to talk about how their company and Community Supported Fisheries are part of sustainable harvests. Photographer Carol Freeman returns to talk about her photos of endangered Illinois species.