Euan Nisbet, a Zimbabwean geologist and climate scientist, speculates that after a century or two of further warming the island may be green from top to toe.
It looks as if the colour of sustainable financial returns may well be green.
The most important change may be that Green Mountain Care could cut the link between employment and health care.
May the roof over your head be always strong, and may your beer never be green.
But, as one Russian minister hinted, the government's motives may not be entirely green.
And while the 70-year-old has said that he would ideally like to end his long and chequered career by leading the "boys in green" to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, he may yet decide that a more immediate challenge with the other men in green may be an opportunity worth grasping now.
Green may be good but, as the figure below shows, the jobs come at a hefty cost.
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Green may be in vogue, but that doesn't mean utilities want the government forcing them to build windmills.
Younger green politicians may be nationalistic, but they seem more pragmatic and understand the imperative of American support.
But an H-1B visa or green card may not be available, and the wait can be years.
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"I think the green shoots story may be a bit premature, " said Mark Vitner, economist at Wachovia Corp.
It may well be that we need to green our economies.
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What's more, once the energy used in production as well as transport is taken into account, local food may turn out to be even less green.
Currently, individuals waiting for a green card often may be passed over for promotion or may hesitate to change jobs because such actions could trigger the need to re-start the green card process.
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Some, however, accuse Livingstone of selective radicalism, pointing to his eagerness to see the city's skyline crowned by a series of energy-hungry skyscrapers and the expanding airports at London's perimeter as evidence that his green credentials may not be all they seem.
As I say above, it may well be true that we want to green our economies.
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The topic of green-washing may only be in its infancy.
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She is also described as having a fair complexion, green coloured eyes and may possibly be wearing glasses with a pink charm in them.
The young take green issues seriously because it may be them who have no gas in the car one day, even while we think it will see us out.
What News Corp. has lost however by transferring authority over to a new regulator is significant, effectively forfeiting control over potential concessions and submitting themselves to the intense scrutiny from a new regulatory body that may not be as accommodating as Hunt, who green-lit the acquisition as early as March.
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Such an approach may actually be helped by key elements in a global green recovery strategy (Barbier 2010a and 2010b).
If it's clear that there's not enough green to cover payroll, it may be time to delay payment of certain bills.
The haze may be blue, but the mountains themselves are decidedly green.
Anthony Hamilton may be regarded as the "Robin Hood of the Green Baize" but thus far he has failed in his bid to steal the thunder from snooker's elite.
Travelers may be incredulous as to why Jordan is touted as a green destination.
But green groups are suspicious that the government may be trying to pick a populist fight with Brussels.
In green transportation news, Fisker Automotive may be headed for trouble as rumors swirl that the luxury eco automaker may soon file for bankruptcy.
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