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In this segment Kalynn Huffman Brower shares how to replace the scourge of polystyrene with myco-foam, the compostable alternative packing material made from mushrooms.

Mumps outbreak at IU infects 29 students so far; Fourth Street Parking Garage to be rebuilt and expanded; CBU’s Energy Task Force examines merits of turning compost into compressed gas; Expensive Griffy Lake water treatment plant continues. FEATURE Board Puts Renewal of Kilroys Liquor License Under Advisement. Jake Jacobson reports. BETTER BEWARE Our weekly consumer watchdog segment notes the alarming …

The City of Bloomington is looking to create more energy self reliance by converting composted waste to compressed natural gas. Utilities Director Vic Kelson told the Utilities Service Board last night, a Waste and Energy Task Force will examine the technical merit of the proposal. Kelson said the carbon footprint for vehicles burning natural gas is lower than for those …

Former US Senator Richard Lugar dies at 87; Oliver North ousted from NRA; Solid Waste Management Board gets serious about composting. FEATURE Ryan Maloney talks about issues important to his campaign for the District 5 seat on Bloomington’s city council, on today’s edition of Big Talk Extra. ACTIVATE! Henry Dohnert talks about his volunteerism with the Broadview Learning Center on …