In the first hour, Mike talks about a U.S. bird mortality study, wonders why workers replacing water pipes on his street are damaging the trees there, and even describes his ride on a 35 foot tall zip line. In the seccond hour, Beth Terry, author of Plastic Free, How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too explains how far reaching plastics are in our lives and outlines the first steps to reducing our plastics use. Dr. Lora Chamberlain previews a protest against fracking in the state by Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing the Environment (SAFE).