Fwd: Green Dollars & Sensibilities: Eco Banks - Money Week

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> Tuesday, May 16, 2006

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> Today's Daily Tip: Green Dollars & Sensibilities:

> Eco Banks - Money

> Week

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> Are you banking on a greener future?

>

> The Bite:

> Business is anything but usual at some major

> investment and commercial

> banks these days. A growing number of money houses

> have finally made

> the connection between long-term environmental

> sustainability and

> profitability.

>

>

> The Benefits:

> - Make investments in a sustainable future. Bank at

> institutions with

> an eye on the future - those committed to reducing

> waste and

> pollution, conserving natural resources, and

> addressing global climate

> change.

> - Qualify for lower rates. Some banks give borrowers

> a break for loans

> that will improve the energy efficiency of one’s

> home or auto

> transportation.

> - Seek out banks that offer free online checking and

> bill pay. You

> reduce your eco-footprint and will never have to buy

> another book of

> checks. And, if you sign up for automatic bill pay,

> you’ll never pay a

> bill late again.

>

>

> Personally Speaking

> For years, Jen struggled with bills… trying to stay

> on top of what to

> send out, buying stamps, and hunting down

> ex-boyfriends to get their

> half kept her busier than a 3-legged cat in a

> sandbox. But now she is

> a kool kitten with online bill pay.

>

>

> Wanna Try?

> - ShoreBank Pacific EcoCash - first environmental

> bank; checking

> account bears interest, offsets environmental

> impact, and encourages

> check-free, online, environmentally-friendly

> banking.

> (http://www.eco-bank.com/egreen.html)

> - Global Finance Campaign - Rainforest Action

> Network’s guide provides

> a list of alternative financial institutions.

> (http://ran.org/what_we_do/global_finance/,

>

http://ran.org/what_we_do/global_finance/responsible_investment_guide_people_and\

_the_planet_not_corporate_profits/,

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http://www.rainforestweb.org/What_You_Can_Do/Alternative_Financial_Institutions/\

)

> - Co-op America’s Guide to Credit Cards - dispels

> which eco-cards are

> the real deal and which aren’t.

>

(http://www.coopamerica.org/pubs/realmoney/articles/creditcards.cfm)

> - Permaculture Credit Union - non-profit cooperative

> offers 0.75%

> sustainability discount on loans granted for energy

> efficient homes

> and cars, renewable energy, and permaculture

> landscaping.

> (http://pcuonline.org/)

> - Bank of America - has championed recycling and

> climate change

> planning; produces an annual Environmental Progress

> Report.

> (http://www.bankofamerica.com/environment/)

>

>

> Bang for the Bite Rating: 5 Apples (out of 5)

> If 10,000 Biters switched to online banking and

> statements, the trees

> conserved would produce enough oxygen to meet the

> needs of 39 people

> for one year.

>

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> Cocktail Tip

> Americans are projected to pay $4.2 billion in ATM

> charges in 2006.

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