Jill Buck is the Founder and Executive Director of the Go Green Initiative and is also the owner of Buck Consulting. Jill lives with her family in Pleasanton, California. Full Bio
Apr 22, 13 - By: Jill Buck
I really love my kids. Sure, they get on my nerves sometimes – they are typical #millennials…whatev. But regardless of their excessive lippy-ness, I have high hopes that they will live in peace and comfort all the days of their lives. Abundant natural resources are the foundation for my hopes for my kids, and that is why I continue to work toward the mission of the Go Green Initiative (GGI): to conserve natural resources for ...
Mar 19, 13 - By: Jill Buck
This is the story of how one mom ignited an entire campus, and inspired the teachers, students, custodians, and principal to "Go Green." Using the easy step-by-step process outlined in the Planning Guide on www.GoGreenInitiative.org, she created a "culture of conservation" on her kids' campus!
Oct 24, 12 - By: Jill Buck
By Roberta Miller, Program Manager, StopWaste.Org
Fall is the season for Halloween parties, costume parades, dances, football games and other special events at school. These events can often create a sense of community and connect teachers, parents and school staff to the students and each other. Special events can create waste. But they don’t have to, if you plan ahead! Design the event with waste-free ...
Aug 8, 12 - By: Jill Buck - 1 Comment
This video includes comments from teachers, principals, students, parents, and custodians who explain how to implement the Go Green Initiative on any school campus. Check it out!
Jun 8, 12 - By: Jill Buck - 1 Comment
This article was written on June 7, 2012 by Preston Spencer of the Statesville Record & Landmark, about one of the winners of our 2012 Go Green Glogster Earth Day contest! For a complete list of winners, click here.
The work of six Cloverleaf Elementary fourth graders earned hundreds of students at the school rides in the Wells Fargo stagecoach Thursday.
The six students, all from teacher Darcy Kline’s classroom, ...