I recently found a deck of Karma Coaching Cards at the bottom of my goodie bag at a trade show in Chicago. I got the Environment Deck, 50 clever cards meant to inspire action, awareness and positive impact for the planet. Card #37, for example, urges use of the 10 second rule when idling our cars. “More than 10 seconds of idling can use more fuel than turning off the engine and restarting it.” (I had no idea!) “Well done is better than well said,” is their basic motto. They are “preach-free, fat free, sugar-free and carb-free.” The cards are the invention of Jane Clayton of Vancouver. They make a great gift or fundraising tool. To earn their own karmic rewards, the company has a “Karma Bank,” a pay-it-forward foundation that provides funding to a variety of initiatives with no request for financial payback. Check out their website where you can learn more about the company and its range of decks. They are looking out for the moral well-being and consciousness of everyone -- kids, office workers, dog and cat lovers and my favorite at-risk group – the rich and utterly immoral.
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Pretty neat Lisa. I'd like to see a deck of playing cards that has these tidbits-- that way they'd be practical and people could see the messaging as part of their normal card-playing routines, which would probably be more often than they would break out these special purpose cards. I've often wondered about idling the car so I'm glad you shared that tip- and how about leaving your computer on vs restarting it? Please let us know if you come across any especially good green building or household nuggets! - maxmsf
Update: just found the answer to my own question about shutting down the computer, on Yahoo! Tech via GreenBiz - wow over 650 comments -- hot topic! In a nutshell, shut it down if you're leaving it for more than an hour or 2