What The Phrase "Going Green" Mean?

Question

Does anyone know what the phrase "going green" means? I know that it has something to with the environment, but not exactly sure what the "green" refers to. Thanks alot!

Answer 1

Green is the color of the forest, plants breath in the carbon dioxide that we breath out and produce the oxygen that we need to breath in.  We need plants as much as they need us.  And for us to get enough oxygen, we need many many green fields to keep us alive. There are many things we do to kill forests, for example the cars we use, they produce corbon monoxide and that kills humans as well as plants, it also destroys the ozone, so this is anti plants or anti green.  So to walk instead of driving would be considered going green, cause it hurts no one and by not hurting the planet you are helping and if everyone did this the global warming problem would disappear.  I hope this helps.

Answer 2

being more environmentally conscious.  it can refer to many different approaches on how to make this earth a better place.

Answer 3

In many circles, it means ridding your environment of harmful chemicals, pesticides, and additives that contribute to pollution of your body, your home, your office, and the world around you.  There are cleaners and products you can buy with all natural ingredients that won't harm the environment or your natural body chemistry.

Going Green can also mean adopting a recycling program so you don't generate excessive waste for the planet, taking decades to biodegrade in landfills.

Answer 4

"Going Green" refers to doing something that is better for the environment, such as buying an electric car that doesn't produce exhaust. Or planting some trees or plants in a barren area. "green" means that it is good for the environment, so the planet will become healthier and there will be more plants and trees, making earth greener

Answer 5

It means that you are doing something that is good for the environment only to make you think you are superior to everyone else.   Oh and it will be based on science that is flawed and politically motivated, but that's ok cause you don't understand it anyway... but it sounds good.

Answer 6

Well, my only thought is that during a type of severe storm you watch the way the sky reacts.  If it turns a "greeage" color usually lets you know that a tornado is soon to follow or some type of major storm , usually a tornado.   We have seen it a lot in Kansas and Oklahoma.  

Now for a little laughter.  Going Green can also mean a little too much to drink or bad susi.

Answer 7

Saving energy, planting trees and stuff like that I think.

Answer 8

Hi.  I'm writing from California.  I think "going green" is an overly-used phrase...at least in the U.S.  I agree with the members who answered your question.  But.  In corporate America, the phrase often is equated with another -- namely, "green washing."  There, companies like WalMart institute so-called green campaigns to draw consumers in to purchase things like electric lawn mowers that the company says are green because they don't run on petro-based fuel. Others tout the fact that they've bought carbon credits.  Call me cynical but, the term "green" doesn't describe much.  I think it's more important to focus on things like whether the dairy producing the milk we buy, the energy we use and the other tangible products we buy are designed and manufactured by designers who have in mind externalities and minimizing those that are negative.  I'm sure I have lots of company in this group.

Answer 9

You are right that "green" means something to do with the natural environment.  The word "green" has taken on this meaning because so much of the natural world is green (fields and trees) and as man moves in to create an urban environment, less green is seen.

The phrase "going green" has grown to mean adapting your lifestyle so as to do less damage to the environment.

Selling the car and using public transport, walking and bicycling is a good example because the car wastes natural resources and pollutes the environment.

Wearing warm clothing in cold weather and turning the heating down a little is another good example of "going green" because the fossil fuels burnt for heating are a valuable natural resource and burning them pollutes and damages the environment.

Cutting back on meat in your diet and buying organic food whenever possible is another way of "going green".  Meat production requires an awful lot of land and energy so it would be a good idea to eat less of it.  Organic vegetable production methods avoid the use of  artificial pesticides and fertilisers and so result in less energy use and pollution.

I hope you are truly interested in going green because only by doing so can we allow our children and grandchildren to inherit a world that has not been badly spoilt.