Mary’s journey to Europe ’61

by | Aug 2, 2026 | People & Places

Travels of Mary Seiter and Pat Hagan Our journey to Europe March 15 to June 30, 1961 My dear friend Pat Hagan and I were nurses at Veterans Hospital on Superior Street in Chicago. We were young – just 25 – and in-between jobs. Pat’s father, a prominent...
Regions

Regions

by | Jul 24, 2026 | Books, Recent Articles

Regions looks at people and places to consider our life in nature. It pursues the question through five chapters describing the life and work of people across five continents, looking at their uses of land, food and energy in rural and great urban regions. In this...
A perfect world

A perfect world

by | Jan 13, 2025 | Cities

The energy transition, a great transformation to a future carbon-free energy system, is coming into view in Dubai. The pieces – the fuels, the technologies and systems – were scattered somewhat randomly around Expo City, the site of Expo 2020 (2021-22) and the...
MEA energy sectors

MEA energy sectors

by | Apr 9, 2024 | Energy

I began covering the rise of renewable energy in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) in 2016. I continue to cover renewable power development, new energies and the emerging low-carbon hydrogen sector. I worked a stint as editor of Energy & Utilities platform...
Hydrogen

Hydrogen

by | Apr 8, 2024 | Energy

When low-carbon hydrogen becomes an export commodity, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) will become an epicentre of production. The region’s vast renewable energy resources, hydrocarbon infrastructure, trade routes and basic know-how give it unique...