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AAA Watch
In The News
Top Story
Partners
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Washington Watch
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AAA Watch |
Tow Truck Drivers Don't Like AAA
Hmmm...How Quickly Do You Think Unhappy Service Providers Will Assist AAA Members?
The other night, my partner and I stopped at Target on our way home from the airport to pick up a few supplies. The roads had been pretty sketchy all day, thanks to an ice storm, and it was getting late,
but we figured it would just be a quick stop. When we returned to our car, we discovered that we had a flat tire--and our attempts to take care of it were completely unsuccessful. We called BWC, and the repair guy came out. While he was
changing the tire, he and I started chatting. He asked how I heard about BWC. I told him that I heard about it on Car Talk, and he then exclaimed, "This is the world's best auto club."
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In The News |
USA Today
The "Ask an Expert" Column Points to BWC as a Prime Example of a "Great Sustainable Business"
Q: What do you think of tapping into this green business trend? I am starting a business and think it makes sense to go green, but is it just a fad that I might regret?
Complete Story
More Mentions In The News:
Suite 101
green student U
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Member Specials |
Leaving Your
Dart In San Francisco?
BWC Members Receive Unlimited One Day Free Parking Coupons and 10% Off Parking Visits Three Days Or Longer
If you're driving to San Francisco International Airport, you should check it out:
www.ParkSFO.com
 We're Nuts About These Guys
BWC Members Receive a Mighty 20% Discount on Products from TheOrganicAcorn.com!
The Organic Acorn offers fair trade made clothing in organic cotton, soy, hemp and bamboo fabrics for women, men and babies.
Complete Story
ONNO? Oh, Yes
BWC Members Receive a 15% Discount On ONNO's Environmentally Friendly T-Shirts
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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Top Story |
GOOD NEWS: NO U.S. CAR MAKES BETTER WORLD CLUB'S GAS GUZZLER SURCHARGE LIST
WHILE NO AMERICAN CAR IS ONE OF 3 WORST GAS GUZZLERS, WE'LL HONOR AN AMERICAN CAR ANYWAY
CONGRATS TO THE HUMMER H2!
No Need to Thank Us. We Love Our Country. It's Just the Kind of People We Are.
Better World Club is one of the few, if only, companies in the U.S. which takes environmental impact into account when setting our prices--even if it has no impact on our costs. Better World Club
surcharges consumers who own one of the 3 worst gas guzzlers 20% on their membership fees. (At the same time, we discount our membership fees for alternative fuel vehicles.)
This year the three worst gas guzzlers are:
- The Lamborghini Marcielago, on the list every year since the gas guzzler surcharge was first instituted in 2005.
- The Bentley Azure made the list for the second year in a row.
- The Bentley Arnage RL, which had appeared on our 2006 list, dropped off in '07, but is back again.
Complete Story
Read Last Issue's Top Story:
- Better World Club Invites You To Syndicate 'Kicking Asphalt'
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Reader Survey |
Are You Interested In National Park Annual Passes?
Better World Club would like to offer annual passes to its members at a discounted rate, but the National Park Service has advised that they must be sold at the full retail price of $80 per pass. So,
since we can't offer them at a discount, we were thinking of bundling the passes with free carbon offsets and selling the package at $80.
Is this something you might be interested in? Please reply back and let us know.
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Offset Your Carbon Emissions! |
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.)
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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 |
 In The Market For a Sustainable Shopping
Experience?
We Recommend Berkshire Co-op
Better World Club is proud to offer a 10% discount on roadside assistance memberships to members of the Berkshire Co-op in Great Barrington, MA.
The Berkshire Cooperative Association exists to cultivate a sustainable local economy and build community with a member-owned natural foods store as its primary vehicle.
Learn more at their website,
www.berkshirecoop.org
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,
27 out of 29 reviewers think Better World Club is great! The two aren'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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Member Alert |
911 Is Not a Joke
If You're Stuck and it's an Emergency or Dangerous Situation, Call 911 First
It's winter and many of you are buried in snow, stuck in the mud, or just plain cold. Please keep in mind that if you are in a dangerous situation, the local police may be your best option. When you call our emergency
number, the first thing we'll ask is if you are in a safe place. You are the best judge of your own safety. In many places across the country, tow truck companies only respond to police calls during extreme weather. Should you find
yourself paying out-of-pocket for a police-dispatched tow, please contact us for reimbursement. A claim form can also be found in the
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Washington Watch |
 
2008 Democratic Presidential Candidates and the Environment
We'll Feature the Republican Candidate(s) Next Edition
On a slow environmental news day back in October, we took a moment to compare the
environmental stances of the 17 presidential candidates running at the time. Since then, 12 of the candidates have dropped out of the race. As a follow up (on another slow environmental news day), we've decided to do a more in-depth
analysis of the remaining candidates, starting with the Democrats.
Senators Clinton and Obama have similar policy stances on many issues. So much so that it can be difficult for the average voter to differentiate between the two candidates. Thanks to Better World Club, however, you will be able to
compare the two candidates' environmental platforms side-by-side and get a clear idea of which Democratic candidate is the "greenest".
That was the idea, anyway.
Unfortunately (or, fortunately, depending upon your point of view), the candidates' environmental plans are similar. Very similar. This makes differentiation difficult; but on the positive side, both plans are light years ahead of
anything we've seen in the last seven years.
Complete Story
Click here to see the side-by-side comparison of Senators Obama and Clinton |
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More Washington Watch in Kicking Asphalt and Driving Change:
- Woo-Hoo! The United States Beat Botswana, Syria, and Haiti in This Year's Environmental Performance Index!
- How's Your EPA Lawsuit Going?
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TravelCool Website of the Month |
Complete, verified, daily updated biodiesel stations and directions from your cell phone! Check it out:
www.NearBio.com
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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Special Events |
 The Dallas To Dallas Ride For Wet Noses is a fund raising effort of Bill Craig to raise money
for humane societies & shelters along his route from Dallas, Texas to Dallas, Georgia and to raise awareness of overcrowding in animal shelters nationwide.
Click here to learn more and get involved.
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Get an Insurance Quote! |
Own a Hybrid?
You Can Receive a 10% Discount on your Auto Insurance!
Click here to get a quote. |
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