APRIL 2003 / ISSUE #3

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WHAT'S NEW?

We're Bringing the DMV to Your Doorstep!

Waiting in line at DMV
(Wait, that's not pretty! What if we leave the annoying lines behind?)

On occasion, a prospective member in California will say:
"I'm interested in joining but I can register my car at my current auto club." (Invariably referring to AAA, recently called by one of our members Amalgamated Atmospheric Assault, Inc.).

Well, we can top that! You can register your car ONLINE in 30 states. And we've made it easy for you.

Click here to see a complete list of state DMV web sites.

And, car registration isn't the only service offered online. Other services include Drivers License Renewal, Change of Address, Boat/RV Registration to name a few.

TRAVEL SPECIALS

Hawaii? Been there done that? Consider the Cook Islands! Cook Island Girls






Specially negotiated discount prices for Members through December 8, 2003 for a five night stay at the Pacific Resort. Longer stays available including trips to neighboring islands. More

CONTACT US
Send us your comments and feedback: email us

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Portland, OR 97210
1.866.238.1137

 
TOP STORY

Auto Insurance Program now in 26 States. First Automobile Program to Fight Global Warming

Better World has now expanded our auto program to 26 states and the District of Columbia--and our insurance is offsetting your car's greenhouse gas emissions--roughly, the first ton (varies by automobile)--FREE!

We will also be happy to calculate your car's greenhouse gas emissions if you would like to offset its annual contribution to global warming completely. The standard cost is $11.00 per 2,000 miles driven. (On average, you can drive Greenhouse Gas Free for one year at a cost of around $66.00.) But if you're willing to do the whole year, we will discount the price to $8.00 per 2,000 miles. Again, if you purchase insurance from BWC, the first ton is FREE.). Of course, the actual amount varies by automobile; with gas guzzlers generating more carbon dioxide than fuel efficient automobiles, and the amount your drive). If you would like to offset your driving for the year, please contact us or call 1.866.238.1137.

For a list of the states where Better World offers insurance, click here.

For a free insurance quote, click here.

NEWS TO US

BWC President Testifies in Support of "Pay as You Drive" Auto Insurance

On February, 25th, Better World Club President Mitch Rofsky testified before the Oregon Assembly in support of legislation to provide a tax credit incentive to auto insurance underwriters for providing "pay as you drive" auto insurance. PAYD insurance would base insurance premiums on the miles driven
during a year. More


Living on Earth - "Better World Club is trying to win away members of the American Automobile Association, pointing to, what they call, AAA's not-so-environmental lobbying record. Host Laura Knoy talks with Better World's president Mitch Rofsky about the alternative."

Car Talk Trip Planner

Eugene Register Guard - Green machine: Eco-friendly auto club challenges long-dominant AAA

NEW PARTNER: MERCY CORPS

Better World is partnering with Mercy Corps in an effort to raise $2M in private relief funds in 2 months to respond quickly with water, food and emergency supplies. These supplies are needed over the next six months to help nearly 700,000 Iraqis displaced by war.


For more information or to help Mercy Corp's relief efforts, click here.

 

 
TRAVELCOOL!

Should "Off Road" Vehicles Be Forced Off the Road?

There are a number of efforts to encourage Americans to make the links between our automobile usage and the impact on safety and on imported oil.

SUV at the gas pump






The
Detroit Project
asks SUV buyers to consider the effect that their gas guzzling SUVs are having not just on the environment, but on our foreign policy. To connect the dots, as Newspaper Columnist Arianna Huffintgton puts it. More

Mothers for Clean and Safe Vehicles is also led by a journalist. “Given what our country has faced since September 11th, the marketing and driving of big gas guzzlers is not in our best interest as parents and as patriotic Americans,” said Betsy Rosenberg, co-founder of Mothers for Clean and Safe Vehicles. Rosenberg is a Bay Area radio host who covers environmental issues on her daily feature. “I am a self-admitted recovering SUV driver who now proudly drives a 45 mpg Toyota Prius hybrid car,”she said. More

AAA WATCH

Beware of False Advertising--in the Public-- as well as Private Sector

It has become a commonplace practice to give a piece of leg-islation a title that suggests the opposite of its actual affect. One such piece of legislation was the National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act, and we received this story from an auto consumer group. Read the full story

DID YOU HEAR?

The price of gasoline has gone so high in Texas that women who want to run over their husbands have to carpool. -- Former Texas Governor Anne Richards

 

Dead Celebrity Endorsements

We announced our contest for a free membership and endorsements from those cheap (oops, we meant frugal) dead celebrities are pouring in. But there's still time. Yes, Charles Dickens, Alfred E Newman, and Shakespeare--among others--have weighed in, but the following were first in line:

Henry Ford says: Okay, so I didn’t think of everything. Nice going guys. Thanks for cleaning up my mess.

Jimmy Hoffa says: If you can find me…I’d be happy to join.

Nathaniel Hawthorne says: In my sequel to The Scarlet Letter, I shall give Hester Prynne three “A”s to wear because violating the environment is worse than violating oneself.

WIN A FREE ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP: Do you have a Dead Celebrity Endorsement or Quote that you'd like to share? If its considered the best of the best -- your next year's membership is on us. All published quotes will receive a Better World Baseball Cap. Send it to us

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