The Path to 100 Archives

Start with Something Simple and Beautiful

May 22, 2021May 25, 2021 Mike Nowak Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, choosing the right plant, Clean Energy Jobs Act, Future Energy Jobs Act, Illinois Environmental Council, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Solar Energy Association, Peggy Malecki, proper garden watering, The Mike Nowak Show, The Morton Arboretum, The Path to 100

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Garden writer and author Beth Botts returns to the show after a long absence to offer basic gardening advice. Colleen Smith, Deputy Director at the Illinois Environmental Council, weighs in on the chances of passing clean energy legislation for the state in the waning days of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session.

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Uncommon Pandemic Winter

December 12, 2020December 29, 2020 Mike Nowak All Bright Solar, Clean Energy Jobs Act, Down at the Farms, Hopleaf, Illinois Solar Energy Association, Lisa Albrecht, Marty Travis, Michael Cameron, Michael Roper, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show, The Path to 100, Uncommon Ground

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It will be a difficult winter for restaurants, taverns and the associated businesses. We talk to Michael Cameron from Uncommon Ground, Michael Roper of Hopleaf, and Marty Travis from Spence Farm about how people in the food industry expect to cope. Lisa Albrecht says that funding for Illinois solar energy projects is about to run out, and what can be done about it.