Green

Green is a color seen commonly in nature. Many plants are green mainly because of a complex chemical known as chlorophyll which is involved in photosynthesis.

"Green" as a political ideology

The ecology movement uses green because of its common occurrence in nature. Greenpeace, an ecological group, uses green because of its association with life and verdancy. Those who carry this into the political realm are called "Greens":

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Ecology movement - Greenpeace - Ecological - Greens

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There are political parties known as "Green Parties" in over one hundred countries throughout the world (beginning primarily in Europe, though similar parties have taken root around the world). The more generic term "green party" is used for parties that emphasize environmentalism, but it is increasingly out of favour as the Global Greens have succeeded in uniting almost all such parties under a Global Green Charter.

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Political parties - Green Parties - Europe - Green party - Environmentalism - Global Greens - Global Green Charter

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A "Green Party" (or Faction) also existed in the Byzantine Empire for a while, but of course it had nothing to do with modern Greens. Rather, it developed out of a kind of chariot racing fanclub whose drivers used the color green to distinguish themselves from the opposing "Blue Party".

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Byzantine Empire - Chariot racing - Fanclub

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Green is the traditional color of Islam, likewise because of its association with nature and the scarce and precious plant life of Arabia. Muhammad is quoted in a hadith as saying that "water, greenery, and a beautiful face" were three universally good things. For this reason, the flag of Libya is plain green, the only current national flag of a single color.

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Islam - Arabia - Muhammad - Hadith - The flag of Libya

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Green is also the color of supporters of Taiwan independence in opposition to the unification-leaning pan-blue coalition. This symbolism comes from Taiwan's tropics and is unrelated to environmentalism or the Green Party.

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Taiwan independence - Blue - Taiwan - Environmentalism - Green Party

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