sustainability

Sustainabily and Affordabilty Go Together

Scott Stuntz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:58:18 +0000

Sustainability and affordability can go “hand in hand.” That’s the opinion of an expert with Habitat for Humanity of Iowa.

Sustainable & Conventional Ag Ultimately on Same Side

Scott Stuntz — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:46:40 +0000

This week on emphasis Western Illinois University professors Joel Gruver and Bart Gill discuss how agriculture as a whole has done in reaching out to the public.

Doctor Gruver specializes in sustainable agriculture while Doctor Gill expertise lies more in conventional ag practices.

Monmouth College Students Eat Local Year Round

Scott Stuntz — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:26:55 +0000

In the Midwest eating local can seem easy during the summer when farmer’s markets are full of produce. In the winter though, eating locally can be a bit more challenging.

Nonetheless several Monmouth College students are trying to do just that.

Talking About Sustainability

Rich Egger — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:55:58 +0000

This week on Emphasis, Rich Egger’s guest is Timothy Collins, Assistant Director, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs. They talk about sustainability and the upcoming series of Sustainability Brownbaggers at Western Illinois University.

Lamboo Graduates from Galesburg Sustainable Business Center

Scott Stuntz — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:07:22 +0000

The whole point of a business incubator is that companies will eventually leave, that they become so successful that don’t need the help the incubator provides. The first company recently graduated from Galesburg’s Sustainable Business Center.

Lamboo sells “laminated engineered bamboo” products for construction such as trusses and beams, as well as door and window frames.

Galesburg Business has a Happy Holiday

Scott Stuntz — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:51:01 +0000

A company that started this past year in Galesburg’s sustainable business center is having a happy holiday season. Sitka Salmon Shares sells portions, or shares, of a fisherman’s catch to customers across the Midwest.

Burlington Renewable Energy Committee

Jason Parrott — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:06:09 +0000

This week’s guest is Jerry Parks, who is the chairman of the Burlington Renewable Energy Committee. He and Public Radio’s Jason Parrott discuss the work of the committee and some long-term projects.

The Sustainable Business Center in Galesburg

Rich Egger — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:02:57 +0000

Rich Egger’s guests on Emphasis are Cesar Suarez, Ryan Lilly, and Eric Dilts. They talk about the Sustainable Business Center in Galesburg.

Suarez is the city’s economic development director, Lilly is manager of the Entrepreneurship Center of West Central Illinois (which is located at the SBC), and Dilts is the sustainability director at the SBC.

Dilts said the SBC is a business incubator.

Silent Spring and Sustainability Brownbaggers

Rich Egger — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 14:40:23 +0000

Rich Egger's guests on Emphasis for September 14 are Amy Mossman and Timothy Collins of Western Illinois University. They talk about the fall lineup for the Sustainability Brownbaggers series.

The brownbaggers are billed as “Conversations for the Natural and Social Sciences, Art and Humanities, and Business.”

Mossman and Collins will present the first program, which will focus on “Silent Spring.” This fall marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson's book.

Emphasis - March 30

Rich Egger — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:29:50 +0000

Rich Egger's guests are Mandi Green and Timothy Collins of Western Illinois University. They talk about WIU's 9th Annual Environmental Summit.

Collins, who is Assistant Director of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, said there are numerous hot button issues among those who study sustainability, but two in particular stand out.

"Obviously energy is the one people feel the most because gasoline prices are around $4 per gallon," Collins said.