"Bright green" is a widely-used shorthand for a subcategory of environmentalism. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into environmentalist. ...

The term emerged in recent year as a distinction from "merely" green politics. Arguing that environmental sustainability was not itself a sufficient, goal, adherents of the "bright green" school argue that greatly increased (and more widely shared) prosperity must be an equal goal - that the future must be not only green, but bright. Green politics is a body of political ideas informed by environmentalism aimed at developing a sustainable society. ...

Bright green environmentalists tend to be pro-technology (especially green energy, hybrid autos and efficient manufacturing systems, although some also support bio- and nano-technologies), supportive of dense urban settlements, and in favor of green fashion and style.

See also Viridian, Worldchanging, Treehugger. Viridian is a blue-green pigment, a hydrated chromium(III) oxide, of medium saturation and relatively dark in value. ... Worldchanging is a blog which covers environmental, humanitarian and design issues. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...