Whenever I spend a dollar
“Whenever we spend a dollar, we are saying ‘yes’ to something.” Those wise words have stuck with me and haunt me every time I make a purchase of something I’d rather not be affirming. You probably try to buy local food, buy clothes and furniture second-hand, and maybe even buy solar power (or at least buy less fossil fuel). But have you thought about your investments? Your mutual funds and 401K may be invested in the same companies which are destroying our planet, and you may not even know what you’re saying “yes” to. Divesting your portfolio from these dirty stocks is the ticket. But how to begin?
Start by checking out Central Vermont Climate Action’s Personal Divestment Workshop. Topics will include:
Defining fossil fuel free investing
How to know if you have fossil fuel stocks in your mutual funds
Performance of fossil fuel free investments, and
Financial advantages of divesting: energy market capital expenditures and stranded assets
When: Saturday, May 21, 2016 10:00 am-noon
Where: Capstone Community Action (20 Gable Place, Barre, VT 05641)
Hope to see you there! For more information contact centralvtclimateaction@gmail.com

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