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AAA Watch
Member Specials
Top Story
Partners
Member Alert
Washington Watch
In The News
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AAA Watch |
Round and Round They Go
AAA Sponsors NASCAR, Which Goes Nowhere
Better World Club Sponsors a Different Kind of Race (see below)
Environmentalists have attacked
AAA's anti-environmental lobbying practices for several years now. Perhaps, as symbolic of AAA as anything else, is their sponsorship of NASCAR--and its very own NASCAR team.
Better World Club supports friendly competition, even if it can be accused of being a time waster (view any of the Presidential Debates lately?). But, this is one that consumes 216,000-2,000,000 gallons of gas annually (depending on
whether you use NASCAR or environmental group statistics).
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Member Specials |
Release Your "Inner Jock" and Pick Up Some New Gear at Sports Basement!
On Second Thought, Maybe You Should Keep Your Jock Where It Is
BWC Members Receive 20% Off Of Sports Basement Merchandise!
Whether you are a runner, swimmer, backpacker, fitness fan, or triathlete, you'll find what you need at Sports Basement.
Complete Story
Don't Boycott This Show
BWC Members Receive a $5 Discount on Tickets to 'The Boycott'
Inspired by the ancient Greek anti-war comedy Lysistrata, The Boycott tells the story of Kathryn, a woman trying to fight global warming and save the world by telling the story of the First Lady of the United States, Lyssa
Stratton, launching a nationwide sex strike to fight global warming and save the world.
Complete Story
More BWC Member Discounts:
- Member Specials featured previously in 'Kicking Asphalt'
- Eco-Travel Discounts
- Eco-Lodging Discounts
- Various Member Discounts
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Please Validate Us! |
 Not that we're needy or anything, but
we would love our members to rate us on
sustainlane.com, a community-powered directory of green products and businesses. So far,
19 out of 20 reviewers think Better World Club is great! The one isn't so happy with us, but no one is truly perfect, except, of course, our intelligent and good-looking members (was that too much sucking up?).
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Top Story |
It's That Time of Year Again!
Better World Staffers All Get a 20% Raise!
Uh, Nice Try,
Erik
Actually, It's Time to Announce Better World Club's Carbon Offset Contributions
Nearly 2,000 offsets makes BWC One of Larger Offset Buyers In U.S.
Drive Neutral, Portland Schools Receive Funds
As carbon offsetting becomes more popular, there has also been a (inevitable?) backlash against offsets. Some argue that global warming doesn't exist (see next door's Washington Watch) while others see the
offsets as assuaging guilt rather than greenhouse gas.
Better World Club believes that even if you don't believe in global warming, greenhouse gas is still air pollution. Is greenhouse gas good for you? And carbon offsets are a necessary form of remediation--just like medicine when we get
sick.
This year, Better World Club is donating $8,000 to Carbon Offset partner Drive Neutral and another $2,000+ to the Portland schools as part of its TravelCool! program which helps offset the greenhouse gas generated by the air/auto travel of
Better World members. BWC has also provided funding to the Social Ventures Network carbon offset program and the Carbon Neutral Network.
Complete Story
BWC Members Can Be "Cool" And Offset Their Own Emissions...
Better World Club can't fight this form of air pollution alone. We now make it easy to offset your greenhouse gas emissions from flying or driving for the year (for auto insurance customers, the remainder of
your auto emissions). Just follow the simple instructions below:
1.) Precisely
determine the carbon footprint of your air travel.
2.)
Easily and precisely offset the greenhouse gas emissions of your automobile (or to offset the emissions beyond the first 2,000 miles of driving if you are a Better World Club insurance client.)
Read Last Issue's Top Story:
- MASSACHUSETTS MAY CHANGE AUTO INSURANCE REGS. SHOULD ANYONE ELSE CARE? YES, THE DESIRE FOR UNIVERSAL INSURANCE CHANGES EVERYTHING
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TravelCool! |
Need To Get Out Of Town In A Hurry?
Try Our Spiffy Multi-Purpose Booking Engine
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Partners |
All The Fun Of A Protest March, But Without The Pepper Spray
Step It Up 2: Who's A Leader?
A National Day of Climate Action
On November 3rd, Americans will demand real leadership on global warming. From coast to coast, we'll rally in our communities and invite our politicians to join us. We'll see who rises to the occasion and who
has a real plan to tackle the defining challenge of our time.
Better World Club is proud to be one of Step It Up 2007's allies. You can go to
Step It Up 2007's official website to start or join an action.
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TravelCool Website of the Month |
Enjoy Happy Holiday Travel With TravelSense.org
It doesn't matter if you're spending the holidays travelling with your happy family or staying home alone and drinking cheap scotch straight out of the bottle while you watch reruns of 'The Rockford Files' in
your torn and stained bathrobe while contemplating the key moments in your past when you made poor life choices,
TravelSense is a great resource for all kinds of travel.
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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Member Alert |
Does Your Rental Car Need A Tow?
Conserve Your BWC Service Calls And Contact Them First For Roadside Assistance
As a Better World Club member we will cover you in any vehicle. We cover the individual and not the car. So if your friend insists on driving (you knew it was a mistake) and now you're stranded on the side of
the road thanks to her flat tire, you can give us a call.
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Washington Watch |
President Bush Finally Admits that Global Warming Exists!
And That Humans Are Responsible!
Except for Him
While hosting a conference on climate change last week, President George W. Bush made an announcement that environmentalists are dismissing, but which could not have made his conservative supporters very
happy either.
After years of resistance, all but a few conservatives (i.e. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity) are admitting that global warming is occurring. The new dividing line has been over whether warming was "man made".
Conservatives such as George Will argued that while warming was happening, it had happened many times in the past and that it could easily be followed by a period of cooling. Given this history, the argument that this warming period was
caused by man's increasing use of carbon was suspect.
Complete Story
U.S. Plans on CO2 Percolate
Both Aid and Penalties Would Cut Emissions By Developing Nations
by John J. Fialka
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration will offer a variety of diplomatic carrots this week to encourage China, India, Brazil and other large developing nations to join a global effort to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, which are warming
Earth's atmosphere.
Complete Story.
More Washington Watch in Kicking Asphalt and Driving Change:
- Vermont Court Victory A Blow To Automakers, But This Trip Is Far From Over: States Continue Down the Long Road Toward Setting Their Own CAFE Standards
- California's Request to Set Its Own Emissions Regs Turns Into a Soap Opera: The Bush Administration is Being Accused of Quietly Lobbying Congressmen to Undermine the State's Efforts |
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In The News |
Better World Club Praised in the 'Cascadia Weekly'
Improve your car-ma
by Rick Dubrow
Cascadia Weekly
YES, I drive a car. While my default rig is my bicycle, I still spend time in either my Honda Insight (two-seat hybrid with the highest gas mileage of any production vehicle) or Cindi's VW Passat (in which we burn 99 percent biodiesel). As
avid hikers, we choose to drive to the wilderness to spend the majority of our free time, and long ago decided to buy roadside assistance...just in case.
Complete Story.
GreenBiz.com
Tool Helps Travelers Offset Emissions
PORTLAND, Sept. 5, 2007 -- Another tool to help travelers calculate their carbon imprint is now available, but this one lets them immediately offset their flight- or auto-related emissions.
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