WHY "GREEN"?

When you see green color in any campaign, what comes in your mind? Yes, 'green' stands for nature, environment and sustainability. But, have we ever thought why the color 'green'?

http://www.skringers.com/ocean-beauty-that-you-can-see-all-the-time/

                  What color do you see here?                 

http://garden.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Slideshow:Types_of_Soil

And here?

If we see earth from space, it looks like a blue and green ball. 

In fact, more blue than green.

http://blog.daum.net/_blog/photoList.do?blogid=0JeK

Forests are green, so are grasses, plants and leaves. With all green natural wonders around us, it must have been tempting for those green initiative starters to select the color as symbol for nature in its best state. All green, everywhere! Sounds, looks and feels great and healthy.

While I was doing research for my article, I came across the following post by Bridgette Meinhold. 

http://inhabitat.com/ironic-twist-of-fate-the-color-green-is-toxic/

In the article, she explains why the color "green" can never be green because of the way it is made. What an irony it is to be used as the symbol for nature when the pigments used to create the green color (for dyes and paints) are not healthy or environmentally friendly.

It feels like more emphasis on green is dividing the attention of the cause more towards land and its ecosystem. Health of the ocean is equally important as both of them interact with each other. However, less is known and understood about the ocean and its ecosystem as there are areas in the deep which cannot be accessed yet by human. So less will be known about the potential impact of environmental hazards on the unexplored ecosystem that exists deep down. 

Technology could be the answer to solve the deep blue puzzle and monitor the blue environment. Deep ocean explorers and vacuum cleaner for ocean plastics are few examples that are already operational.

Nature is full of colors and they should not be forgotten. One should not overshadow the others. All should be taken care of in green technology discussions and programs. 

Author

-Bandita Sharma-