In an act of Civil Disobedience, self-proclaimed "Greenie" Adrian Saker is stamping every bit of cash that passes through his hands with the words:

***IT’S TIME TO MOTHER NATURE***

Adrian announced publicly via a letter to the Secret Service on his blog, Household Name, his intentions of marking the US tender, and acknowledged the risk of fines and imprisonment he faces under US Law (U.S. 18 U.S.C. 331). 

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Bank of America is offering the Brighter Planet Visa card. For every dollar you spend, you earn 1 EarthSmart Point which is in turn used to support “a geographically and technologically diverse portfolio of renewable energy projects that help reduce your carbon footprint”. They estimate 1000 points earned will fund projects that create 1 ton of carbon offsets.

Bright Planet’s current supplier of carbon offsets is NativeEnergy. You can go directly to NativeEnergy and buy a 1 ton offset for $35. Using the card you will have to spend $1000 to accomplish the same thing. Compared it to my Delta SkyMiles Card, that is more bang for the buck…

25,000 SkyMiles = 1 round trip ticket in the continental US = $500

That’s $20 in rewards per $1000 spent compared to the $35 reward from the Brighter Planet Card!

This column by Yahoo’s “Green Investor” is right up our alley… Improving the environment while improving the immediate quality of our lives. Is becoming more mainstream everyday, and with it brings a host of financial opportunities.

By investing Green, you can support the companies and the technologies that are helping the environment while (hopefully) increasing your personal wealth. On a wider scale the growing trend of Green Investing can go so far as to influence policy decisions public companies make.

As with any investing, you can WIN or LOSE so do your research, but whether you are trying to save the world or looking for the next big Growth Industry to ignite your portfolio reading The Green Investor.