The Importance of Blue

Abstract

The use of the word 'green' to denote environmentally sensitive or friendly is an interesting one given other meanings the word can take. Environmentalists are often portrayed as being gullible, willing to believe the worst predictions that people or scientists are willing to make. But the accusers are just as gullible and whether mostly right or mostly wrong seem content to knock down arguments by picking small holes and assuming the fabric will unravel around them.