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Be carbon neutral in 2008—we'll help you get there.

2008 is going to be a big year. With momentum from the Bali conference on climate change policy and Al Gore's Nobel prize, we're going to hit the ground running in the fight against global warming. There is much we can do together and it's the perfect time to set a personal goal for the New Year: make 2008 a carbon neutral year for you, your friends, and your family.

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We can help

Now you can do something to make every purchase a little greener. We've just launched the Brighter Planet Visa® credit card, where each time you use the card to make everyday purchases, you can help communities across the US build renewable energy projects and stop using dirty energy like coal and oil. We recognize that no matter how green you want to live, most of you still have to drive your car to work, buy groceries, or purchase your energy from the central grid, and now you can help offset those purchases.

  1. Measure your carbon footprint. At brighterplanet.com, you can set up a carbon footprint profile, track your progress, and set goals to lower your personal consumption. You'll be able to keep a running tally of your impact on the climate throughout the year and see how small changes to your lifestyle really affect the carbon you create.
  2. Reduce your carbon footprint as much as you can. Use our conservation and efficiency tips at brighterplanet.com to learn how to reduce greenhouse gas emitting activities (e.g. carpool to work) and replace dirty technologies with greener technologies (e.g. get rid of incandescent light bulbs).
  3. Offset what you can't reduce. Apply online for the Brighter Planet Visa® credit card. When you use your Brighter Planet Visa® card and link your credit card spending to your profile, the offsets you earn automatically show up in your profile as progress toward carbon neutrality. With Bank of America's 50% match during 2008†, you can cancel out an estimated 1½ tons of CO2 for every $1,000 in purchases—that's like taking your car off the road for three months. Earn an additional estimated 1 ton of carbon offsets when you sign up for paperless statements.

Let's make this a year to remember. Conserve what you can, offset what you can't.

—the team at Brighter Planet

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