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BWC Member Specials
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Washington Watch
TravelCool! Website of the Month
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BWC Member Specials |
- Most Recent 'Kicking Asphalt: Member Payola Edition'
- Member Specials featured previously in 'Kicking Asphalt'
- Eco-Travel Discounts
- Eco-Lodging Discounts
- Various Member Discounts
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TravelCool! |
As part of our TravelCool! Program, Alan S. Davis, Publisher/Executive Editor of the Night + Day travel guides begins a regular feature suggesting some of the newest, coolest places to check out.
Washington D.C. - Isn't Something Happening There Soon? Wait, Don't Tell Me...
Oh right, on January 20th, some 4,000,000 people are expected to converge on Washington, D.C. to experience and celebrate the inauguration of the 44th president, Barack Obama. If you don't already have
reservations in hand, you still have a shot at being able to join in the revelry. Consult the city's tourism website,
Destination DC and the
Presidential Inauguration Committee's website. There is lodging available for next week on Craig's List, although we obviously don't vouch for their style.
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Top Story |
In Response to Gas Crisis, Lamborghini Releases the Lowest Mileage Car in Years - 8 MPG
BWC's Gas Guzzler Surcharge List Bigger and List-ier Than Ever!
Better World Club is one of the few, if only, companies in the U.S. that takes environmental impact into account when setting prices - even if it has no impact on our costs. Better World Club surcharges
consumers who own a vehicle on our "gas guzzlers" list an additional 20% on their membership fees. (At the same time, we discount our membership fees for alternative fuel vehicles.)
This year's worst gas guzzlers:
- Lamborghini Murcielago (8 mpg city / 13 mpg highway)
- Aston Martin DB9 (11 mpg city / 17 mpg highway)
- Bentley Continental GTC (10 mpg city / 17 mpg highway)
- Bentley Azure (9 mpg city / 15 mpg highway)
- Ferrari 612 Scaglietti (9 mpg city / 16 mpg highway)
- Bentley Arnage RL (9 mpg city / 15 mpg highway)
- Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD (11 mpg city / 14 mpg highway)
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Partners |
Northwest Earth Institute
Better World Club is proud to partner with the Northwest Earth Institute via BWC's
Affiliate Program. NWEI is recognized as a national leader in the development of innovative programs that empower individuals and organizations to protect ecological systems.
Check out NWEI's website to learn more:
www.nwei.org.
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determine the carbon footprint of your air travel.
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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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Gas-Saving Tips |
Pimp Your Ride with Alloy Wheels for Better Gas Mileage
They cost more, but alloy wheels are lighter than standard steel wheels, thus reducing a car's total weight and improving gas mileage. However, just because you go out and buy alloy wheels doesn't mean
your car also needs flame decals or vanity mud flaps. Far too many Honda Civics have suffered from being overly "
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Washington Watch |
Ralph Nader Now Worth More than GM - and Other Wonders of the Auto Crisis!
Is Capitalism the Most "Ironic" Economic System?
by Mitch Rofsky
BWC President
Wonder #1: On November 9th, a Credit Suisse analyst declared that General Motors was worthless. This was an amazing statement. It was just over 40 years ago that General Motors tried to set Ralph Nader up for extortion and was exposed in
a Congressional hearing. Nader was an ordinary citizen who had written Unsafe at Any Speed, an expose on how the auto industry had ignored consumer safety. General Motors was considered the most powerful company in the world.
GM is supposedly worthless while Nader and/or his groups have assets exceeding $1 million.
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TravelCool! Website of the Month |
Do You Consider Yourself an Airport Parking Lot Aficionado?
Well, then you really need to get out more. Maybe sign up for a pottery class at your local community college. You can meet some very nice people that way.
Aficionado or not, "About Airport Parking" is a great way to find just the right airport parking lot for you. Check it out:
AboutAirportParking.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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January 2008: Honda Fit
March 2008: smart fortwo
June 2008: Zap Xebra
August 2008:
Volkswagen Passat Wagon
