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AAA Watch
In The News
Top Story
Member Specials
Recycled Content
Washington Watch
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AAA Watch |
AAA, National Review Believe America Loves Inanimate Objects
Prince Loves His Guitar; Americans Love Their Cars?
When energy legislation is being considered by Congress, it's amazing how many people are willing to tell the public that they just love their cars too much for any real reform.
Rich Lowry, editor of the conservative National Review, exemplifies this strategy: "For good reason,", he says, "the average American loves his cars - each and every one of them."
But he was hardly alone. AAA shared his sentiments.
Complete Story
More on Memorial Day travel and Executive Vice President of AAA Mark Brown's revealing comment. |
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In The News |
Wall Street Journal Consumer Reporter Picks BWC Over All Other Auto Clubs (Yes Including That One!)
WSJ: Competition for Roadside Assistance Heats Up
by Terri Cullen
Wall Street Journal
I'd been a member of the auto club since I bought my first car in 1989, a beat-up 1980 Ford Mustang. That car desperately needed a roadside-assistance program, and the $50 a year membership fee to AAA paid for itself the first time it
broke down.
Complete Story
BWC Members, Make Your Voices Heard!
You can also
click here to tell WSJ readers about your great auto club and why joining BWC was the best decision you've ever made! [Okay, even we think that was a bit much. Honestly, joining BWC was probably only the third best
decision you've ever made. It was certainly better than that decision to try a home perm back in 8th grade - what were you thinking?]
'Kicking Asphalt' Labeled "Hilarious" By Plenty Magazine's Extremely Perceptive Writers
Auto Club With A Conscience
Plenty Magazine
It's easy to remember, when you're at the car dealer or the grocery store, that we vote green with our wallets every day. Organic strawberries v. conventional, hybrid v. SUV; these are green decision-making arenas we know well. But how
about the last time you chose an auto club? Were you thinking green then?
If not, well now you can. We just found out about Better World Club, an environmentally friendly alternative to AAA
Complete Story
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Top Story |
Know Where The Nearest Krispy Kreme Is Located, But Can't Find A Charging Station For Your Electric Car?
No Problem! Put Down That Cruller And Call Better World Club!
Better Yet, Give Us The Doughnut*
Better World Club is proud to partner with CleanCarMaps.com, the primary and most comprehensive online information source for clean fuel stations in California, Nevada and Arizona.
It's easy to use when you're near a computer, but what happens when you need to find a compressed natural gas (CNG) or biodiesl fueling station when you're out on the road?
Complete Story
We encourage our readers to check their website at
www.cleancarmaps.com.
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*Mmm…Donut!]
Read Last Issue's Top Story:
- The Next Great Innovation in Auto Insurance: Pay by the Mile aka Pay As You Drive (PAYD) |
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Member Specials |
Do You Know The Way To
San Jose
Santa Fe?
BWC Members Receive a 10% Discount When They Ride The Santa Fe Southern Railway!
Take a train ride from Santa Fe to the sleepy village of Lamy on SFSR's vintage coaches. Experience railroad history and the starkly beautiful New Mexico landscape. Enjoy lunch in the Lamy Depot Park, and then sit back and
relax during the leisurely ride back to Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe Southern Railway has created a package of tours that combine the beauty and history of the New Mexico desert with eco-friendly business practices, including an engine that runs on bio-diesel, and solar panels above the cars
that provide the train with electricity.
Better World Club members need only mention that they are members when purchasing tickets to receive the 10% discount. Check out the
Santa Fe Southern Railway website for more information on SFSR tours.
More BWC Member Discounts:
- Eco-Travel Discounts
- Eco-Lodging Discounts
- Various Member Discounts
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TravelCool |
Need To Get Out Of Town In A Hurry?
Try Our Spiffy New Booking Engine
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TravelCool Website of the Month |
Pedaling.com
Pedaling.com offers self-guided road bike routes and mountain bike trails including maps, cue sheets and trail descriptions. It also includes resources for local bicycle shops, bike safety information and
community bulletin boards for cyclists to share trail, road and cross country bike trip knowledge. Not enough? How about information on guided bicycle tours, cycling gear and bicycles? Check out the
pedaling.com website for more details.
If You Liked That Site...
Be sure to take a peek at our
'Bodacious Page of Travel Links and Resources'. Our travel links page sports a crazy HUGE number of links, so if you're planning some travel this is a great resource. |
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Recycled "AutoErotica" |
Do you recall seeing more data on automobiles in Kicking Asphalt, but can't find it below? That's because we are now publishing a second edition of Kicking Asphalt. This edition, which features a variety
of distinctive, consumer-oriented features on cars--and has been dubbed 'KA AutoErotic' by one of our members, includes:
- The BWC High-Mileage Review: 2007 Toyota Yaris
- Recall Information
- Lemon Information |
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Washington Watch |
Keeping Up With The Chinese?
Ask Your Senator To Support Higher Fuel Mileage Standards
This week, the Senate is likely to vote on the first improvements to vehicle mileage standards in more than two decades. The increase is long overdue and deserves the support of your Senators.
Congressional inaction on fuel economy has taken a heavy toll on both consumers and domestic automakers, which are losing market share partially because of their failure to meet rising demand for higher mileage vehicles.
Complete Story
Bush's Climate Policy Selflessly Ensures that No Progress Will Be Made During His Tenure--And the G8 Buys It
Worldwide Climate Policy 1% Inspiration, 99% Aspiration?
OK, Maybe 1% Is a Little High
Think This Was a Climate Victory? Al Gore Doesn't
President George W. Bush announced a new global warming plan just one week before the G8 Summit in Germany. Incredibly enough, the G8 accepted it, for the most part.
President Bush wanted 15 major polluting countries to set a global goal for reducing greenhouse gases by the end of 2008 (any resemblance between the proposal's timeline and that of his presidential term is purely coincidental).
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More Washington Watch in Kicking Asphalt and Driving Change:
- Bush Orders Regulatory Action on Climate, Fuel Efficiency
- Warming Cited For $900 Billion Insurance Risk
- Admitted Oil Addict George W. Bush Falls Off The Wagon
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Member Alert |
The Member Login Page Has Moved!
The New Web Address Is Important If You Need To Renew Your Membership Or Update Your Contact Info
We at BWC like to keep our members on their toes by changing things up occasionally. Think of it as yet another value-added service that helps keep you sharp. Our latest change was to the web address of our
member login page. If your renewal is coming up, you may have received an email or letter with the old URL.
Click here to get the to member login page.
Members renewing in July will receive renewal letters and emails with the updated URL. Materials sent out to members renewing prior to July have the inactive URL. |
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