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The Faster the Better?
Service Calls, Yes; Neighborhood Safety, Not So Much
AAA Spokesperson Calls Speed Bumps "Raised Potholes"
Speaking as cyclists and parents (and not trying to sound like the old codger down your block who screams at your kids to slow down on their training wheels), we think that it's not a bad idea for motorists to
drop their speeds when, say, children or bikes are around.
In our
last AAA Watch we reported on the California State Automobile Association's campaign against 25 mph speed limits. Well, it seems that in the meantime AAA had also taken aim at another speed control measure: the speed bump.
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Bike Service is Making Breakdowns Much Easier
by Sam McManis, The Modesto Bee
The Better World Club, which brands itself as an environmentally friendly alternative to AAA, offers its service to cyclists.
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Sovereign Earth creates, promotes, and uses its products based on the fundamentals of "reduce, reuse, and recycle."
BWC members can take advantage of a 25% discount on Sovereign Earth products by logging in to the
member section of our website and clicking the "Member Discounts" tab at the left.
(Keep your eye out for a special giveaway from Sovereign Earth in our next Kicking Asphalt: Member Payola Edition.)
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Where Did I Leave That Card?
Don't Worry! You Don't Need One to Get Service
Earth Day celebrates its 40th Anniversary on April 22, a good reminder of why BWC does nearly all of its fulfillment online. Can't find a recent card? Well, that's likely because we, um, didn't send you one.
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 You Like Us. . .You Really Like Us!
BWC Surpasses AAA in Twitter Followers
Here's YOUR Chance to Win...an iPad!
Just as actress Sally Field couldn't help herself from brimming with pride when she won her 1984 Oscar, Better World Club can't help but brim with pride now that we have over 6,000 followers on Twitter (we're not quite
Ashton Kutcher...yet). But that's more than all of the different AAA regions combined. We've wanted more than anything to have your respect. And now we really feel it. We can't deny the fact that you like us, right now. . .you
really like us!
And now the part you're really reading for: Given the outpouring of support we've received from all of you, we want to give you all a chance to feel just as validated. So. Anyone who re-tweets a BWC tweet between now and June 16th, 2010
will be entered in a June 19th drawing to win an
Apple iPad. We figured we should give away something at least as cool as Better World. (What can you really do with a gold statue anyway?)
Just retweet "#EARTHDAY @ 40! RT this entire @betterworldclub tweet 2 your followers & you're entered 2 win#Apple #iPad. See BWC Twitter page 4 details" and you'll be entered to win.
The iPad features arsenic free and BFR free display glass, a mercury free and PVC free display, and a recyclable aluminum and glass enclosure. So it's a fitting prize to give away in celebration of Earth Day's 40th birthday.
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Easy, right? So is
following us on Facebook.
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BWC Members Without our Insurance Can Be "Cool" And Offset Their Own Emissions...
Better World Club makes 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:
- The Dodge Ram Goes Green...er...That is, Green-er
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Seven Planet Eco-Friendly Store promotes mindful commerce as a way of thinking and consuming, and as a resurgence of an older movement that necessitated the general stores of the early 20th century. The store's founders espouse the belief
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Seven Planet promotes, markets, and sells products from the best early stage green and sustainable companies (mindful suppliers) within each of seven industry silos -- apparel, energy, food, health, household, shelter, and travel. To
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Hey, If You're Going to Use That Drill, How About Some Novocaine?
Or Is Obama's Policy One That An Environmentalist Can Love?
OK, Love May Be Too Strong a Word. Accept? Tolerate for a Transitional Period Until Improvements Are Realized?
After All, That's How You Deal With Your Kids, Isn't It?
by Michael Shultz, former Greenpeace City Coordinator for Portland and BWC Employee (statements do not represent the positions of Greenepace)
President Obama's recent announcement on opening up huge areas of America's coastal oceans to drilling predictably drew the ire of both environmentalists and the "Drill baby, drill!" crowd. But given Obama's stated motivation for his
decision, no one should be surprised that even the educated and informed disagree on the issue.
So, on what points can rational people on either side of the argument agree?
In the President's words, "the only way this transition will succeed is if it strengthens our economy in the short term and long term."
New drilling should be considered a concession to the reality that transformation doesn't happen overnight, and is also a bridge to a future in which new oil drilling is unnecessary. Obama's announcement certainly has this wide and
balanced position in mind.
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Eat Out With Conscience
(You'll Feel Better About That Fridge Full of Unused Food From the Co-op)
"You don't pay more to dine green, but the planet pays less when you do." The Green Restaurant Association, a national nonprofit, was founded in 1990 to provide convenient and cost-effective ways for all
restaurants to become more environmentally responsible.
The GRA also makes it easy for diners to choose green options for eating out.
A tool at the GRA website lets users search among thousands of certified green restaurants.
Start greening your restaurant experience now!
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