Remaking Union Station

Remaking Union Station

Union Station is a place where all points meet, where city, region, and world come together. It is where bold planning for Chicago should be reborn. It is the centerpiece of a highly interconnected transit system that connects all parts of the city, the metropolitan...
Expo 2020

Expo 2020

Dubai Expo 2020 was the first world exposition to be held in the Middle East. It said something about energy. It said something, unwittingly and despite itself, about the world’s hoped-for energy transition(s) in the midst of the world’s pressing need for...
In memoriam – Rev. John Johnson

In memoriam – Rev. John Johnson

A tribute to a friend, in Living Blues magazine, March 2022, pp. 75-76 | download see also, Requiem for Maxwell Street John W. Johnson, 1937 – 2021 “Being black, being born black, being raised black…. I came into it when I first started breathing,” said Elder John...
Illinois Farmer

Illinois Farmer

This short book, a family farm history, is about my cousin Alvin, his family and their farm at Island Grove. They have farmed this land for four generations. Alvin, now retired, farmed for 60 years. He’ll be the last of the family to work the farm. He tells me...
Renewable energy: projects and prices worldwide

Renewable energy: projects and prices worldwide

The UAE’s record setting low bids for utility-scale solar developments signal its potential to become a world leader in renewable energy. According to Dubai’s Clean Energy Strategy, announced in 2015, the Emirate will have 75 percent of its total power...