Chris UGCorruption — how it perpetuates itself and what can we do about it.We can all think of instances when applying for a permit or a passport at a government office and the process is so long and complicated…Aug 5, 2020Aug 5, 2020
Chris UGWhy CrossRail is so late and the multiple Londons problem.Europe’s biggest infrastructure project.Jun 15, 2020Jun 15, 2020
Chris UGBritish High Streets — endangered species in 2005. Hopeful revival in 2020. What’s their story?Ask people and the main culprit is online shopping. But the high street was dying long before you could click ‘Buy’ and receive your…May 25, 2020May 25, 2020
Chris UGAre legal marijuana businesses in the US and Canada ready for primetime? The world is watching.From the 1930s cautionary tale that is Reefer Madness to the Woodstock era, the War on Drugs since the 1990s and finally the landmark…May 3, 2020May 3, 2020
Chris UGRenewable energy can’t work without batteries and other tales of energy storage.Batteries. You know what they look like. You know what they do. But their biggest challenge yet is making renewable energy cover days at a…Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020
Chris UGNuclear power — expensive catastrophe or low-carbon saving grace?Atoms and radiation, Chernobyl and Fukushima, big chimney stacks and black signs on yellow background. There’s a lot of things that pop…Apr 14, 2020Apr 14, 2020
Chris UGThe state of fossil fuels vs. renewables in 2020- a summary.There can’t be a conversation about renewables without looking at what came before — hydrocarbons (coal, oil and gas). And there can’t be…Apr 10, 2020Apr 10, 2020