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Top Story |
Better World Nominated for a B.I.G. Award!
There's Nothing Notorious About It - Awards Honor Environmentally Responsible and Sustainable Businesses
Better World Club has been nominated for the first-ever Ideal Bite Best in Green (B.I.G) Awards, an awards program that will annually recognize those companies, products and services that are true
leaders and innovators in the green space.
Ideal Bite offers bite-sized ideas for light green living - ideas for real people who lead busy lives and want to make small changes that add up to big results.
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Read Last Issue's Top Story:
- Readers of 'Kicking Asphalt' Can Now Comment on the Stories They Read
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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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Need To Get Out Of Town In A Hurry?
Try Our Spiffy Multi-Purpose Booking Engine
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Partners |
Bicycle Transportation Alliance
Better World Club is proud to partner with the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. The BTA is a non-profit membership organization working to promote bicycling and improve bicycling conditions in Oregon and SW
Washington. Since 1990, the BTA has worked in partnership with citizens, businesses, community groups, government agencies and elected officials to create communities where people can meet their daily transportation needs on a bike.
Learn more about the BTA at their website
www.bta4bikes.org.
 Please Validate Us!
Not that we're needy or anything, but we would love it if our intelligent and good-looking members could rate us on
sustainlane.com, a community-powered directory of green products and businesses. |
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Washington Watch |
BWC Members Demanded it, and the EPA Complied:
They Got the Lead Out (Of the Air We Breathe)
However, New, Stricter Lead Emissions Standards Aren't Being Enforced the Way they Should
It's no secret that lead isn't good for you. Ingestion of lead can cause nerve damage, slow brain and nervous system development; it can affect the cardiovascular system, kidney function, the
immune system, and the reproductive system.
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More Washington Watch in Kicking Asphalt and Driving Change:
- Pelosi Wants to "Save The Earth"
- Energy Crisis Raises Questions: Do Conservatives Believe In America?
- The Government Gives $25 Billion to the U.S. Auto Industry
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TravelCool Website of the Month |
 US Dept. of State
The US Passort Card is now in production! The passport card facilitates entry and expedites document processing at U.S. land and sea ports-of-entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and
Bermuda. The card may not be used to travel by air. Otherwise, it carries the rights and privileges of the U.S. passport book and is adjudicated to the exact same standards.
New passport card regulations.
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.
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