Some everyday people are role models.
Some statesmen are role models too.
Take Oregon's governor, for example. Last May, Gov. John Kitzhaber signed an executive order putting all state agencies on notice to promote policies and programs that help Oregon meet a goal of sustainability within one generation by 2025. An executive order has the weight of policy but not the force of law. Government entities are notoriously slow to change the way they think and do business, but even when they are dinosaurs they influence the quality of our lives. All state governments are large employers and impact natural qualities.