Guests on Mike's 3rd Anniversary Show on WCPT, Chicago: Pam Richart from the Eco-Justice Collaborative explains why the Chicago City Council's failure to act on the Chicago Clean Power Ordinance at Thursday's hearing is not necessarily a set back for the environmental community. Amy Stewart, author of Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects, scares the Dickens out of Mike's audience with tales of nasty critters. Mike unveils his Sustainable Food Fundamentals segment with Alan Shannon, Director of Midwest Region Public Affairs for the USDA Food & Nutrition Service Midwest. He reveals how his agency is working to promote local food.

Guests: Bill Airy of Poo Free Parks explains how his system will make parks cleaner while responsibly removing dog waste. Chicagoland Gardening Magazine Editor Carolyn Ulrich previews Growing Home's 9th Annual Benefit. Cathy McGlynn of the Northeast Illinois Invasive Plant Partnership (NIIPP) talks about why it's a good idea to pull up as much garlic mustard as possible. Lan Richart, from the Eco-Justice Collaborative, explains why the "Where's My Walderman?" game is dead serious. Angelic Organic Learning Center's Martha Boyd explains how Advocates for Urban Agriculture is working to amend Chicago's zoning code to accommodate urban farming.

Last week, the Sun-Times reported that Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley was planning to privatize the Blue Cart recycling program, now run by the Department of Streets and Sanitation. In this clip, Mike and 32nd Ward Alderman Scott Waguespack reprise a conversation they had on WTTW's Chicago Tonight program. They question the timing of the move--one month before Rahm Emanuel becomes mayor--and talk about whether Chicagoans could left holding the bag for another "parking meter fiasco."