I bought coffee and pastries today, I specifically asked for ceramic cups as we were eating in. The pastries were still put into 2 separate bags instead of plates. It would be really nice if you could train your employees to be more environmentally conscious. Please could you provide them with some waste conservation training?

We love the Kern juices (guava, mango) and our friends too. Recently at a party we decided to read the ingredient list as a group to see what makes it so delicious and were shocked to find high fructose corn syrup. My husband ad I have decided to stop buying kern with sadness. Please let us know when you remove this carcinogenic ingredient so we may enjoy those delicious juices again.

I bought the Hyperblast toy for my son. I was so impressed that the internal packaging is made from cardboard and not plastic. Thx for thinking of the environment.

Cave and Cheney of Texas mailed an unsolicited offer to the house. Neither the envelope nor the letter had any conspicuous indication of recycled paper, biodegradability, soy ink or the planting of trees. // I urge the company to become proactive immediately with regard to its waste, so that it be a leader in the financial-services industry. For one, every company office should have green-practices advocates who would look for ways to conserve and recycle. It is inexcusable for any company to wait until compelled to do the right thing. Thank you.

I read someplace that the US uses the equivalent of 8 million trees annually just for store receipts. With that in mind, I really appreciate that Starbucks usually asks if I want a receipt before printing one out. Wish other retailer would follow suit.

Summerwinds is running for Mt View 2010 best green business but they sell iceplants - a horribly non native invasive species. I thought they would be better than Home Depot in this respect... This really makes me think twice about shopping here since I'd started frequenting then because they carry more organic and native plants.

On June 21, 2010, I received a renewal mailing for my driver's license, from the California Department of Motor Vehicles, "DMV". The enclosed letter told me that I could renew online. I thought that this was a very good option. However, the renewal mailing itself was quite unnecessary and environmentally unsound; if DMV were compelled by statute to mail, it should have sent a postcard on recycled, biodegradable paper, with references to online services and the option to receive a mailing printed on the card in soy ink. Money and trees would have been saved. I ask DMV to count me as a supporter if it needs legislation to make such a move. Also, I ask that DMV ask for e-mail addresses so as to facilitate a transition away from paper. Every DMV office, including headquarters, should have an assistant manager for green practices, who would continually look for every possible way to green the office and the transactions with the public. Thank you.

This is the second message to Caremore, which provides health care for my parents. Today, June 21, two mailings came to the house, one for my father and the other for my mother. Each was an "EOB", "Explanation of Benefits". Caremore's attention to paperwork is commendable, but the paperwork is quite excessive and is going to lead to a major problem for Caremore. Not only is so much paper environmentally unsound, but, also, it is costly. The information in the two mailings today could have been transmitted to me via e-mail. To think that my eighty-seven year-old father with advanced macular degeneration and my eighty year-old mother would benefit from the mailings would be wishful thinking. // Caremore should use biodegrable, recycleable paper with soy ink at all times. The company should not hesitate to have fruit trees planted, not only for the oxygen generated and the carbon sequestered, but, also, because the harvesting and consumption of the fruit could be incorporated into Caremore's wise preventive program. Imagine a health-care company which invites its members to enjoy themselves by picking and eating fruit. // Every Caremore office should have an assistant manager for green practices, somebody who at all times would look for every way possible for the company to be green and who would take the lead in making Caremore a stellar example to American private sector. Thank you.

This is my second message to this foundation. Today, June 21, 2010, two mailings came to the house, one to my father and one to me. Each of us received the same mailing, a large newsletter. I repeat what was stated in the first message, namely, that the foundation needs to be more environmentally sensitive. Being sensitive would save money which then could be used for recycled paper which would be biodegradable and on which the text would be printed with soy ink. The foundation is in a position to set a much needed example for other nonprofit organizations and should not hesitate to do so. Thank you.

My sister and I went to Starbucks. She asked for 2 pastries, the cashier didn't ask whether we were eating in or wanted the same bag, she automatically bagged them separately. What a waste. please consider training your staff not to be so wasteful - may seem little but given the number of customers you have I bet it makes a huge difference.