?
NEWS
Forbes
publisher to speak at Top Businesses Luncheon
COVER STORY
? Green? may have more definitions today than at any other time in history. Green is used as an adjective, a proper noun, a common noun, an adverb. The list goes on and on. Definitions for green are more numerous than the colors in a box of crayons. Scientifically, green is a color humans perceive by being sensitive to light in the energy range of roughly 520-570 nanometers in wavelength. The color green has been used to symbolize nature?s characteristics of life, fertility and rebirth. The ancient Egyptians considered green as symbolic of resurrection and immortality. Its hues have been attributed to various degrees of jealousy and envy. U.S. currency is predominantly green, hence the nickname ?greenbacks.? Many flags in the Muslim world are or contain green because the color is considered sacred in Islam. Surveys in which people are asked to name their favorite color usually conclude blue or some variant of blue is the winner; but all over the world, green is becoming ? if not the favorite ? the most discussed in this environmentally conscious age. The younger generation might attribute the birth of the green movement to Al Gore, but older students of American history will recall Theodore Roosevelt?s conservation mania in the early days of the last century. Actually, evidence of the awareness of conserving the natural environment can be found back into antiquity as man learned to make use of the environment to sustain him. Modern technological and population growth has caused heightened concern that resources are being depleted faster than they can be replaced. Concern about the environment might be at its highest level since President Richard Nixon?s administration created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1970. At the very least, it has become the cause célèbre for everyone from soccer moms, to politicians, to Hollywood personalities. A quick trip to the Internet can produce plenty of references on how to go green, be green and even die green ? believe it or not. Discovery.com reports on its Web site that more than 50 million people die each year. The site claims traditional funeral practices can have negative environmental impact, but green funerals and eco-burials are one way to lessen the impact. The site has more tips for consideration at http://planetgreen.discovery.com/gogreen/funerals/funerals-tips.html.
continued on page 13
SPORTS:
LSU freshman Morris Claiborne talks football
August 19, 2009 Vol. XXI, Issue XLVII
NEWS
WEEKLY
2
You need to upgrade your Flash Player
You need to upgrade the version of your Flash Player to version 9 minimum.
Click here
Adobe Flash Player Download Center
