Partially; choices we have made in new house construction; gathering recyclable materials to send to other communities who can recycle them vs. just tossing because our community doesn't recycle them; prioritizing hand me down everythings for children, using hand me down cloth diapers and a low water washing machine to wash them; avoiding toxic plastic kid toys. – NOLS Staff

I recycle all of my glass. I just started that this year. I drive too much but that is all about time. I don't have the time to ride my bike everywhere. I don't have the money to buy a "green vehicle." I also own a big gas guzzling truck to haul my horses around with. Guess that isn't too green. But the horses are my sanity. Green or sane? – NOLS Staff

Yes: awareness grows, more effort is applied. No: I am an American living a lifestyle of 12,000 road miles every year, air travel, dryers, processed food, meat consumption, air conditioning, etc. – NOLS Instructor 

No, though my husband and I strive to be. It’s hard to be totally green, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying. – NOLS Instructor 

I try my best. I am sure some things that I do would make some consumer Americans roll their eyes. On the other hand, my winter job requires me to commute 35 minutes on mountain roads and I feel guilty contributing to the fossil fuel society, potentially our greatest malaise. – NOLS Instructor 

I do think I succeed in having the green mindset, while not all of my actions entirely comply. It is a constant goal of mine, however, to reduce my waste and to act positively towards the environment around me on a local and larger scale. – NOLS Staff

I built a passive solar super-insulated home. My latest car is a hybrid. But these are steps towards true greenness because I'm just burning less fossil fuel now. – NOLS Staff and Instructor 

I try, but I could do better. I consume more than I need to, and even though I buy organic food and things like that, all consumption (no matter how eco-friendly it is) adds to the problem. – NOLS Instructor

Not as green as I should be. – NOLS Staff and Instructor 

Yes, as a purposeful style of life. – NOLS Instructor and Board Member

I'd say I'm maybe 50% green. Sometimes I get lazy. – NOLS Staff

I would like to think so. I can of course always do better. – NOLS Instructor 

As per above, I think it is important to recognize the impact of my decisions on the socio-ecological systems in which I live. Because science tells me that these impacts are significant, and recommends a set of changes in my actions that generally falls in line with contemporary "greenness"- yes. – NOLS Instructor 

Again whose definition are you using? Can you really say that you are green when you live in an industrialized, first world nation? I go back to the idea that every day I try to live a lifestyle that honors and values the natural world as the center of all life on Earth. – WMI Instructor 

Yes. Mostly. I always seek the green options when making any decision, which is the foundation needed for everyone. However, there are sometimes factors that make it difficult in this life to choose. When I can, and many times when I can’t (financially), I take the green option–I think of it as an investment and my duty as a leader. – NOLS Staff and Instructor

Not yet, probably the stage of "yellow," My everyday practice is very poor, use a lot of paper, energy, drive car, and those are still heavily influence by the community that I currently live. My involvement with green movements can be improved. – NOLS Instructor

I try. – NOLS Instructor 

Fairly. In the backcountry, I do practice, say, LNT, to a great intensity. Front country: there is scope to improve, e.g., I could do much better at garbage disposal by segregating bio- and non-bio degradable stuff. – NOLS Instructor 

Well, sure, to some extent. I consciously live in a bike- and pedestrian-friendly city within three blocks of my grocery store and within 3/4 mile of downtown. I bike and walk as much as I can and eat local, organic, non-meat, unprocessed food as much as possible. When I drive, I drive a biodiesel car that gets 40 MPG. But I do drive, sometimes just because it's raining, and I certainly fly far too often to have a small footprint. So, I aspire to green-ness, but I could be more committed. – NOLS Instructor 

Definitely. I am learning and adapting to the changes in the movement and our planet. I resist some change socially and some change economically, but either way I am trying to make the best decisions I can to make a healthier place to live. – NOLS Instructor 

I try to be; but I am also an American - it can be a struggle to be both! – NOLS Staff and Instructor

Yes and there's always room to improve. – NOLS Instructor 

I own a Prius and made a major investment in solar panels. I try not to be a consumer. I choose to live in town so I can walk and ride a bike and don't have to drive. I can do much better. – NOLS Staff and Instructor 

Yes: I have minimal possessions or demand for luxury in my life. No: My lifestyle is heavily based on travel, using large amounts of natural resources. – NOLS Staff and Instructor 

I try to be. I'm frustrated by my complicity in not-so-green practices, though, especially when it comes to my automobile. – NOLS Staff and Instructor 

I try to be. – NOLS Instructor

I would like to think I’m green, however insulating my house and not driving my car very much are only small things that help. To be truly “Green” I should be doing more to lessen my impact on the earth. – NOLS Staff and Instructor  

I try to be. I am in a lot of ways–don't buy a new car, don't drive much, live in town, live a simple lifestyle. I consume too much and buy stuff that needs to get mailed here, but the balance seems to be sustainable for me. We'll see how cloth diapers go! – NOLS Staff and Instructor