Saving Starved Rock and Losing Logan Square Kitchen
May 20, 2012 Starved Rock update: IEPA hearing next week – you can weigh in I received a newsletter the other day from Tess Wendel at the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club concerning the ongoing...
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July 1, 2012 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly environmental laws coming out of Springfield [Note: The podcast of this conversation is now available at...
View ArticleStill fighting to save an Illinois treasure
August 5 , 2012 Starved Rock v. Mississippi Sand: It’s not over ’til it’s over It seems more than ironic to me that the home page for Starved Rock State Park contains this phrase: “VOTED THE #1...
View ArticlePromoting Bioneers and Protecting Starved Rock
October 21, 2012 What are Bioneers and why are they coming to Chicago? Just when you thought you had seen and experienced every kind of green festival and conference that it is possible to present,...
View ArticleFighting frac sand mines and bad horticultural science
March 3 , 2013 Starved Rock: the fight to preserve the state park continues It was December 12, 2012 when the latest salvo was fired in the fight to preserve Starved Rock State Park from a frac sand...
View ArticleA bruising fracking debate
March 24, 2013 A fracking moratorium setback and a composting victory–and the environmental community turns on itself This was a week when anti-fracking forces hoped to put the breaks on that industry...
View ArticleNatives, organics and conservation in McHenry County
May 5, 2013 Taking the show on the road to McHenry County If you’re a fan of native plants and you’re in the vicinity of Crystal Lake, Illinois on Sunday morning, you might want to consider stopping by...
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