Southwesterlies…
A word from Reconnect editor Scott Williams
The great restoration
SCOTT is celebrating, he’s ditched the fossil fuels at home, and it’s left him dreaming of what comes after global net zero, could it be... THE big news here at Reconnect Heights is that the gas has been capped off and the meter removed, and we have stepped away from...
Come gather ‘round people
THE times they are a changin’, your editor makes the case that the new king will not sit on his hands when it comes to combating climate change. THE tagline on the front cover of Reconnect says: “Celebrating community wellbeing, resilience and adaptation during these...
Why we all need to shop locally
YOUR editor is worried that the recent closure of a couple of shops that were a real alternative to supermarkets could flag a bigger problem. I don’t know if all readers are aware of the closure, as the last rays of summer slipped over the horizon, of Real Food in...
A climate red alert for humanity
ON the eve of COP26, your editor wonders whether action will be taken or if just more targets and proposals for mitigation will be set. I’M writing this on another warm, above average, September afternoon. XR and Insulate Britain have been in the news daily for almost...
It’s time to demand green batteries
SCOTT doesn’t drive but he still wants to talk about the switch to electric vehicles, there’s the small issue of all the lithium already out there. ONE thing anyone in their right mind can agree on is we must stop burning stuff for fuel right now. It’s environmental...
Looking up at how far we’ve come
SCOTT has been reading about electric planes flying from Exeter Airport, here he explains why he thinks this is a good thing. I’M sometimes lost for words when I think how far we have come in just a few decades. We have come up with a fair few positive solutions to...
A greater green reset is possible
SCOTT has found some new optimism for the future, one that avoids a dystopian nightmare and still sees us going green... SCOTT has found some new optimism for the future, one that avoids a dRECENTLY I’ve been having discussions on Social Media about the Great Reset -...
Ws that the light at the end of the tunnel?
WHAT a year 2020 has solutions, and a higher regard for been, we aren’t going to our green spaces. forget this one in a hurry. The good news is at last things Despite the pandemic, there seems are starting to look up, there’s encouraging news about RNA vaccines, and...
Farming in the tube station at midnight
This issue is the last of our transition period before we leave the EU. Scott is worried about shortages... THIS article was going to be about my fear of no deal Brexit and fuel shortages and one of our unsung heroes British inventor, Harold Bate. I found out about...
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