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We Need Your Current Address
How Else Can We Send You This Million Dollar Check?
Darn It, Erik, We Told You Not to Write Any More Headlines
Have you let us know that your email address has changed? If you only updated the information for Kicking Asphalt then your renewal information may still be sent to your old email address. You can
check by going to the
BWC Member Site. If your new address does not work, we may still have an old one on file. If it does work, then you are all set! (We also need your current street address for that matter. Just don't expect a million dollar check.)
You may also make any necessary changes to your contact information in this section. However if you need to add or delete an associate you will need to give us a call at 1.866.238.1137.
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Forget Alternative Fuels, AAA Wants to Subsidize Oil Companies
 While They're At It, Why Not Subsidize Bill Gates, the New York Yankees, and Internet Porn?
AAA has a long tradition of maligning restrictions on--and alternatives to--the automobile: including Mass Transit, Bicycle Paths, and the Clean Air Act. Now the Auto Club of Southern California has
officially come out in opposition to California's Proposition 87.
Added to the ballot by a signature petitions, the goal of Proposition 87 is to reduce petroleum consumption by 25%, and increase research & development of alternative energy sources and technologies. It raises the R & D funding.by
bringing California's royalties on oil drilling into line with that of other oil-producing states like Alaska and Texas. In other words, it is a proposition that a free-marketer should love: it takes a modest step toward market priced
royalties.
The proposition, which requires any additional costs "not be passed on to consumers through higher prices for oil, gasoline, or diesel fuel" has been denounced by Thomas McKernan, President and CEO of the Automobile Club of Southern
California
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Park and Fly
With increasing security at airports, travelers must continually find new ways to streamline their trip through the terminal. Checking in and printing a boarding pass at home is a good start. But, what
about parking?
With Airport Parking Reservations.com, you can reserve and pay for airport parking before you leave the house. BWC members can
click this link and reserve parking at over 50 airports in the US and Canada.
The process is fast, and so simple that even a Hummer owner could figure it out*. Just follow these easy steps:
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[*DISCLAIMER: This is just a joke. We know that Hummer owners are actually more selfish than dumb.]
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Better World Club Launches Page with Hundreds of Travel Links
More than You Can Find Anywhere Else in One Place?
 Members Encouraged To Submit Missing Links
No, Don't Send Us Your In-Laws
We at Better World Club like to think of ourselves as your cradle-to-grave source for everything - transportation, travel, life, the universe - well... almost everything. We are always working to provide
new information and resources to our attractive and extremely intelligent members. Our latest offering is the humbly and accurately titled, "
Our Bodacious Page of Travel Links and Resources".
Our goal: to provide on one page everything you can possiblty need to know when planning or executing a trip. Airline websites, gas price websites, and museum websites are all listed in
one convenient location. Looking for a wi-fi zone?
Check this page. How about packing tips?
Check this page. Need to find an aquarium near you?
You get the idea.
Of course, one of the many benefits of Better World Club membership is the long list of travel discounts BWC members receive. Links to discounts for BWC members are
highlighted in green.
Given the Herculean task of compiling such a
huge list of links in one convenient location, it would not be unreasonable to think that we would slack off and take it easy for a while. Not at all! We're going to continue adding links to this page, and we need your help. Please
note any relevant links that you feel should be added to our page in the form below.
If we end up using any of your suggested links, you will receive one of the three following "Thank You" gifts: 1) A set of Japanese steak knives, 2) 1/10th of a time-share in Barbados, or 3) Our eternal gratitude*.
[*Okay, let's be honest. You're going to get #3. However, isn't that really the greatest gift of all?]
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green*light stands for better choices, no matter who they come from. Their philosophy is to support and encourage the efforts of all companies, organizations and individuals who are trying to make the earth a better place.
green*light supports informing consumers, because as more people are made aware of earth friendly goods and services, the more sales of earth-friendly products and services will grow. And then businesses will embrace environmentally
and socially conscious practices -- guided by market trends the consumers created.
Read an issue of green*light, or sign-up for a yearly subscription, completely free. The fall issue features a great Fuel Efficient Cars Round Up, Greening Up Your Halloween and much more. Don't miss it!
More Washington Watch in 'Driving Change'
Supply-Side Obsession: We're Getting Drilled! Senate OKs Off-Shore Drilling
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Democrats Announce Plan to Attack Global Warming
From The San Francisco Chronicle
Washington -- California Sen. Dianne Feinstein offered an outline of the Democratic plan to attack global warming in the next session of Congress. Feinstein unveiled a legislative package she intends to introduce when Congress reconvenes
in January. The bills would require carmakers to improve mileage and would coax power producers to meet emission standards, while extending California-style green-technology programs nationwide.
"There now is a scientific consensus that global warming is happening and we can't stop it,"...
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Better World Club is a proud advertiser of Eco-Talk on Air America Radio  and a proud
underwriter of Car Talk on National Public Radio. Tom & Ray, and Betsy Rosenberg are about the best radio hosts around. Look up
CarTalk and
EcoTalk stations in your area. (Who are we embarrassed to support? Well, there's… Darn it, we're out of space!)
Schwarzenegger Gives Environmentalists a Victory
California Governor Agrees to Nation's Most Sweeping Greenhouse Gas Regulations
Do We Need to Call This "Sacramento Watch"?
Based on Reports from Forbes.com and The Los Angeles Times
Last month, Caifornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger broke with the Bush administration by signing a greenhouse gas accord with Britain's Tony Blair. "California will not wait for our federal government to take strong action on global
warming," the governor said.
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It's Not Washington (Congress is on August Recess), But European Union Warns Auto Makers on Emissions
From The Wall Street Journal
The European Union encouraged auto makers to work harder to meet voluntary emissions standards--or else!
While commending the auto makers for reducing carbon-dioxide emissions by 12.4% from 1992 to 2004, the European Commission said that faster reductions were needed to meet...
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Beware Costs of Road Aid
August 27, 2006
Getting roadside-assistance coverage as part of your auto-insurance policy may be cheaper than joining an auto club. But this low-cost option could end up costing you more down the road.
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Environment at heart of small auto club
By Laura Ruane
Originally posted on August 21, 2006
A young, upstart auto club bills itself as the green alternative to AAA.
Like AAA, 4-year-old Better World Club offers roadside help, a travel agency and home and auto insurance.
It has contracts with many of the same service providers, and charges similar fees. Like AAA, Better World Club coverage is for the person and not the vehicle.
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