by Head Green Guru | Mar 23, 2021 | Green Trends, Sustainability
With many of us working more from home, here are four tips to save energy and carbon emissions at home: Green your flush Switch to green power (even if you are a renter) Eat more sustainable food Reduce water use at home Green your Flush: As COVID-19 was just...
by Head Green Guru | Dec 15, 2020 | Employee Engagement & Green Teams, Green Trends, Sustainability, Tips
I always feel a bit like Scrooge when I write this annual story on how to green the holidays, which is often full of things to avoid. This year, except for a reminder to avoid glitter, this piece offers fun ideas for gifts that are both eco and COVID-19-friendly....
by Head Green Guru | May 30, 2020 | Sustainability
COVID-19. Black Lives Matter. These critical issues are taking up most of everyone’s attention and bandwidth right now. I have been trying to take my own advice–to step back and see the big picture–by pondering deep questions such as: How do we keep...
by Head Green Guru | May 6, 2020 | COVID 19 Staying Healthy, Sustainability
By: Ana Toepel and Deborah Fleischer The idea of “planting seeds” right now has multiple meanings. On the home front, many of us are planting gardens. Not only is it therapeutic to get our hands dirty and spend time outside, but there is a practical...
by Head Green Guru | Apr 21, 2020 | Best Practices and Tools, Business case for going green, COVID 19 Staying Healthy, Earth Day 2020 Tips, Sustainability
As COVID-19 was just beginning to impact our lives in the SF Bay Area, I made a rare trip to Costco for a few staples. I have been using Seventh Generation toilet paper or Trader Joe’s Bath Tissue, both 100% recycled content, for years. Yet, as was pushing my huge...
by Head Green Guru | Apr 20, 2020 | Best Practices and Tools, Employee Engagement & Green Teams, Green Trends, Sustainability
This is an old post from 2017 related to the climate crisis, but seems so relevant to today, that I have brushed it off and updated it. It only takes one glance at the news to remind us that we are living in crazy, uncertain times. We are all being barraged with...