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November 26, 2017 – The Good, The Bad and The Wha? of Holiday Gifts

November 25, 2017December 16, 2017 Mike Nowak environment, garden gnomes, gardening, green living, grow lights, Happy Leaf LED, holiday gifts, indoor gardening, State By State Gardening, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Michelle Byrne Walsh from State By State Gardening returns to share her annual list of The Good, The Bad and The Wha? of holiday garden and environmental gift giving. Polly McGann and Victor Zaderej present an update of their terrific Happy Leaf LED grow lights.

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November 12, 2017 – Chicago’s Hot Recycling Mess

November 11, 2017November 25, 2017 Mike Nowak Alderman Scott Waguespack, Chicago recycling, environment, gardening, green living, hurricanes, LuminAID, Puerto Rico, Rahm Emanuel, solar lanterns, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, yard waste

Anna Stork, co-founder of LuminAID Lab, explains how she and her business partner are helping victims of natural disasters by supplying the with portable, inflatable solar lights. Chicago Alderman Scott Waguespack talks about why Chicago still can’t recycle.

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November 5, 2017 – The Future of Fracking and Energy in Illinois

November 5, 2017November 10, 2017 Mike Nowak environment, gardening, green living, Illinois fracking, Kari Lydersen, Millennium Park Foundation, native plants, Scott Stewart, solar energy, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Mike and Peggy welcome back Scott Stewart, Executive Director of the Millennium Park Foundation, on the eve of that group’s 20th anniversary, and environmental reporter Kari Lydersen, who reports on a victory over fracking in Illinois and the future of the Future Energy Jobs Act.

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November 4, 2017 – Live from the 10th Anniversary Green Living Expo at McHenry County College!

November 3, 2017November 10, 2017 Mike Nowak Eco Illini, environment, fossil fuels, gardening, green living, Green Living Expo, Marvin's Toy Store, McHenry County College, pumpkin composting, solar energy, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Mike and Peggy celebrate their final Saturday show (they’ll still be on Sundays from 9-11am!) at the 10th Anniversary Green Living Expo at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake.

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October 28, 2017 – Miscellany Morning

October 27, 2017November 3, 2017 Mike Nowak Chicago River, climate change, environment, gardening, green living, Lake Erie, Rick DiMaio, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, toxic algae

Mike and Peggy talk about environmental issues, including a 10 million dollar prize for cleaning up fresh water algae growth. Meteorologist Rick DiMaio makes a special studio appearance as Chicago slips into decidedly cooler fall weather.

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October 22, 2017 – A Great Lake on the Brink

October 22, 2017October 27, 2017 Mike Nowak algae blooms, Alliance for the Great Lakes, Chicago Botanic Garden, environment, Freshwater Future, gardening, green living, Lake Erie, Lisa Hilgenberg, spring blooming bulbs, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Mega-horticulturist Lisa Hilgenberg from the Chicago Botanic Garden talks about fall garden work, including planting spring bulbs. Molly Flanagan from Alliance for the Great Lakes and Tony Maas of Freshwater Future report on disappointing progress in the fight against algae in Lake Erie.

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October 21, 2017 – Keeping Food Slow

October 20, 2017October 27, 2017 Mike Nowak Band of Farmers, Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm, CSAs, environment, gardening, green living, local food, omnivores, Slow Food, Slow Meat, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Jody Osmund of Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm and CSA returns to The Mike Nowak Show to talk about the practical and political achievements of the Slow Food Movement.

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October 15, 2017 – When Plants Fight City Hall

October 15, 2017May 1, 2021 Mike Nowak coral reefs microfragmenting, environment, extended growing season, gardening, green living, hoop house, Michele Hoffman, native plants, Nicole Virgil, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

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Nicole Virgil wants to grow vegetables in a backyard hoop house and Ron Cress wants to grow native plants on his lot, and they both find themselves fighting City Hall to make it happen. Michele Hoffman welcomes Dr. David Vaughan to the Science Desk to talk about his new growing technique that might give the world’s declining coral reefs a fighting chance.

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October 14, 2017 – Bring Guns, Oaks and Art

October 13, 2017October 27, 2017 Mike Nowak environment, gardening, green living, Homan Grown, Homan Square Campus, Oaks of North Lawndale, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, tree canopy

Paul Coffey from the Art Institute of Chicago and Jeff Levrant of Homan Grown explain how the Oaks of North Lawndale project will bring trees and art to that west side Chicago community.

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October 8, 2017 – Start the Garden Revolution

October 7, 2017October 12, 2017 Mike Nowak A Just Harvest, Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards, economic opportunity, environment, Gale Community Academy, gardening, mass extinction, native plants, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, urban agriculture

Author and native plant landscaper Benjamin Vogt talks about his new book, A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future. Gale Community Academy Principal Augustine “Augie” Emuwa and A Just Harvest’s Rev. Marilyn Pagán-Banks and Tonia Andreina are teaching students about growing food.