Shopping to save world, again

Posted by Rob Walker on July 26, 2007
Posted Under: Consumer Behavior,Ethics

Concerned about that whole environment thingy? Looking for more ways your shopping can save the world? Well, Marketplace had a curious report that might interest you. It was about a GE credit card that puts one percent of your spending on that card toward carbon offsets. A GE rep explained:

A typical individual has a carbon output of 10 tons per year. And if you spend $750 per month on our card, you would generate enough rewards to fund carbon offsets which could completely neutralize those 10 tons.

Further diversion may be found at MKTG Tumblr, and the Consumed Facebook page.

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