'Green'
words and their meanings
'Green' is one of
the most misused words in modern English. We are told about 'green'
washing-up liquids and 'green' cars.
One car manufacturer was forced to
drop an advertisement for a 'green' car: of course there are no 'green'
cars. But bicycles are one hundred per cent green.
Here are a few words which are often met in
'environment talk'. Wikipedia is
the best place to check their meanings.
low-carbon
methane
microgeneration
offsetting
organic
p.p.m.
ecosystem
emissions trading
geo-engineering
globalisation
G.M.
greenhouse gases
holistic