Actions Speak Louder Than Words

You know that ‘do what I say, not what I do’ just doesn’t Dictionary definition of invest (part)inspire confidence in the speaker’s leadership.

That’s because we know that actions speak louder than words.

So I was very pleased when my main superannuation fund Continue reading

Drawing The Line – Getting Free From Big Oil

Man holding petrol pump nozzle to his head

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A couple of protests have made headlines in the last few days.

The first appears to have been big news in Canada and the US and amongst environmental organisations. It was the Draw the Line day of action organised by 350.org against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to transport oil from Canadian tar sands to Texas for refining.

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No-Brainers For The Equinox

Next weekend is the equinox.Caulking outside

In the northern hemisphere, days will become shorter than nights. And that means that there is less sunlight to heat our homes and atmosphere…and more time to lose that heat.

In the southern hemisphere, it means that days will become Continue reading

Wheels Turning Slowly

How long does it take you to respond to your Steam train wheelse-mails and other correspondence?  (Do you respond? 😉 )

What is a reasonable response time? Continue reading

If At First You Don’t Succeed…Try, Try Again!

A few weeks ago I talked in several posts Correspondence - piles of lettersabout how asking the right questions about your ‘big’ money is YOUR BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY to make a real difference to living sustainably.

And I set you some challenges.

But…have you followed through and actually written to your bank(s) and superannuation/retirement fund(s)? 😉

And did you get any response? Continue reading