We've always been fairly conservationist, but never eco-hippies.
We do try to make our trips around town matter, and combine several stops into one outing, rather than run here for this, then there for that, making several trips when it could be done with one.
Hell, lately, we rarely put more than 5000 miles per year on each vehicle...but then again, neither one of us holds a job...I'm a student, she's a housewife.
We recycle most of what's recyclable, whether it's by hauling it to the recycling center ourselves, or just putting it into the recycling bags for the city trash pick up. We recently changed all the incandescents in the house over to CFL's that we can.
Some are on dimmers and need special CFL's, some don't make sense to change (refrigerator/freezer) or don't have a CFL option. When we replace appliances, we always factor in the energy usage and buy Energy Star certified.
We turn off unneeded appliances/lights, and I'm slowly getting into the habit of turning off the computer at night. THAT's a biggie by itself...just idling this thing uses something like 150 watts with the monitor off...
We've looked into solar panels, but they're just not cost effective for us. With no taxable income, we can't take the energy credit on our taxes, (IIRC, $2000 and our electric bill isn't too high, except during AC season, (May through October usually) so we'd be generating more than we use for much of the year.
Not a lot of decent mass transit options here, but my college does offer a shuttle bus that runs between the two campuses during the "regular semesters" and I take that daily to reduce my driving and make parking easier. (our parking permit should be called the hunting permit...as it only gives you the right to hunt for a parking place.)
In all, while we don't live a wholly sustainable lifestyle, we're "greener" than most, but still have a long way to go to be truly ecologically friendly.
