bright green

adjective

Of or relating to a form of environmentalism based on the belief that the convergence of technological change and social innovation provides the most successful path to sustainable development.

Meanings

adjectivebright green (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a form of environmentalism based on the belief that the convergence of technological change and social innovation provides the most successful path to sustainable development.

    Alex Steffen and the other contributors to worldchanging.com - and this big book which the website has spawned - describe that puritanical branch of ecological thought as "dark green" and, in opposition, describe themselves as "bright green".

    [2007 March 17, Josh Lacey, “Review: Worldchanging: A User's Guide for the 21st Century”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
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