Susan developed a creative and effective auditing programming which trained students to audit homes for its environmental efficiency. The program was developed to specifically help homeowners reduce their energy consumption, energy bills and their carbon footprint. The program was featured by the Maryland Association of Science Teachers and Susan presented the program at the National Science Teachers Association. Susan goes beyond the call of duty as an Advanced Placement Environmental Science and Biology teacher in Maryland. She is also a leader for environmental issues, as she sponsors and supports environmental programs for students at her school, including the Ecology Club, Environthon Team, and Student Energy Auditors.

Beyond the classroom, Susan educates others in the community as she has established county-wide discussion groups and educational gatherings surrounding topics such as climate change and personal carbon footprint.

Gayle is the person responsible for expanding the recycling program at Babcock Place, low income housing for seniors in Kansas, which now recycles plastic and glass in addition to the basic newspaper and aluminum. Gayle educates residents on the importance of recycling and how to sort and prepare the materials. Gayle also sorts and transports the plastic and glass to a recycling facility herself.

Heather is an elementary teacher in Battle Ground, WA who encourages students to be resourceful and not wasteful. She enjoys buying numerous items for her class at garage sales in the summer. She finds anything from books, models, furnishings, to fun and funky prizes for the kids. She also teaches by example, as she recently furnished her new home with items found at local garage sales. Heather also does other small resourceful tasks each day, such as making her own clothing and knitting her own gifts.

Mary is an eco-inspiration to her community members, friends and neighbors who look to her for advice on how to be greener. Mary believes it's the little tasks that add up to big changes. She has been composting for four years and composts every scrap of organic kitchen waste. For parties, Mary creates her own games from items she finds in the recycling bin, such as a mini-golf course out of cardboard, paper and pizza boxes. She also tends to a vegetable garden with her daughter and passes down lessons and her love of the Earth. Mary's six-year-old daughter even has her own Wetlands Reserve Program where she relocates worms near the street to soft, moist garden soil.

Amanda is a devoted mother of three who is focused on helping the environment, and teaching her children and others to do the same. Amanda created the blog The Eco-Friendly Family to educate and share her actions and eco-learnings. Amanda discusses on her blog how she takes green steps to make a difference. For example, she recycles and composts nearly all trash, uses cloth diapers, preserves her own produce and makes her own laundry soap.