by Head Green Guru | Oct 8, 2018 | Climate Change
A landmark report from the United Nations’ scientific panel on climate change, as summarized in the New York Times, paints a far more dire picture of the immediate consequences of climate change than previously thought and says that avoiding the damage requires...
by Head Green Guru | Oct 8, 2018 | Environmental Health, Sustainability
Written by Ana Toepel, originally run on UCSF’s sustainability website. When you are at the café or grocery store and handed a receipt, you may not even think twice about taking it. But it turns out that this small, seemingly insignificant slip of paper may have...
by Head Green Guru | Jan 30, 2018 | Best Practices and Tools, Climate Change, Sustainability
You survived the holidays. But are you ready for the next big consumer-oriented holiday: Valentine’s Day? I am a romantic at heart (I painted the heart painting above), but the tradition of celebrating love with chocolate, roses, and jewelry leaves a wake of...
by Head Green Guru | Jan 30, 2018 | Best Practices and Tools, Health Care, Sustainable Health Care
Part I of this series outlined the three key factors that are influencing the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. This second article focuses on three ways the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has responded to this problem: Changes in Procurement:...
by Head Green Guru | Jan 30, 2018 | Best Practices and Tools, Health Care, Sustainable Health Care
According to the World Health Organization, antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today. I had the opportunity to speak with four experts from the UCSF School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy and all...
