Comments on: Greenwash of the Week: Bank of America Offset Credit Card http://understory.ran.org/2007/11/16/greenwash-of-the-week-bank-of-america-offset-credit-card/ The Understory is the official blog of Rainforest Action Network. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:33:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Brent http://understory.ran.org/2007/11/16/greenwash-of-the-week-bank-of-america-offset-credit-card/comment-page-1/#comment-209334 Brent Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:16:15 +0000 http://understory.ran.org/2007/11/16/greenwash-of-the-week-bank-of-america-offset-credit-card/#comment-209334 A fair point about consumption, but aren't people going to use a credit card whether or not it helps the environment. I use my credit card for all my monthly purchases and pay it off each month, but I also have a cash back rewards card. It doesn't make me use the card more; it is just ease of use and I used the card as much before i got one with rewards. So this is an option for people who don't need cash back or a beach chair or a tote bag. This is for people who would rather it go to something, a bigger cause, even if it's only negligible. If everyone contributed .5% or 1% of their credit card purchases, doesn't that add up to quite a bit? More than if they never did? A fair point about consumption, but aren’t people going to use a credit card whether or not it helps the environment. I use my credit card for all my monthly purchases and pay it off each month, but I also have a cash back rewards card. It doesn’t make me use the card more; it is just ease of use and I used the card as much before i got one with rewards.

So this is an option for people who don’t need cash back or a beach chair or a tote bag. This is for people who would rather it go to something, a bigger cause, even if it’s only negligible. If everyone contributed .5% or 1% of their credit card purchases, doesn’t that add up to quite a bit? More than if they never did?

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