Why is the color green chosen when saying "going green"?

Question

Why is the color green chosen when saying "going green"?

Answer 1

green

plants, leaves, grass, ect.

Answer 2

green is the color of living things, like trees an grass an some veggies. that would be my guess.

Answer 3

it represents life, and psychologically makes us feel serinity, peace...and its also the color of trees.

Answer 4

green is healthy plant and trees, but green turns brown or black when it is dead

Answer 5

Green represents the trees and the earth i would imagine. "gods green earth"

Answer 6

because plants are greeen

Answer 7

i would guess that because when you think of nature being beautiful u think of all shades of green. i mean just look at all the stuff that's green. leaves, crass, bushes, plants pretty much everything is green. if you go green, you're becoming one with our environment rather than setting yourself apart from it. as u probably kno it means to help the environment, so we're going green.

Answer 8

maybe because the nature is green

Answer 9

People are trying to put more 'green' back into the planet  - as it was before - to combat global warming.

Answer 10

It is chosen because if you are "going green" you are trying to help the earth and make the trees and grass which are green stay alive I think.