Greens
Encyclopedia
Greens may refer to:
Established parties (alphabetical by country)
Other
- Leaf vegetableLeaf vegetableLeaf vegetables, also called potherbs, green vegetables, greens, leafy greens or salad greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots...
s such as collard greens, mustard greens, spring greens, winter greens, spinach, etc.
Politics
Supranational- Green politicsGreen politicsGreen politics is a political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy...
- Green party, political parties adhering to Green politics
- Global GreensGlobal GreensThe Global Greens is a global network of Green parties and political movements. It was founded in 2001 in Canberra, Australia at the First Global Greens Congress, where the Global Green Charter was approved. The Second Global Greens Congress was held in 2008 in Sao Paolo, Brazil...
- European Green PartyEuropean Green PartyThe European Green Party is the Green political party at European level. As such it is a federation of green parties in Europe.-History:...
Established parties (alphabetical by country)
- Australian GreensAustralian GreensThe Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is an Australian green political party.The party was formed in 1992; however, its origins can be traced to the early environmental movement in Australia and the formation of the United Tasmania Group , the first Green party in the world, which...
- Green Party (Colombia)
- Green LeagueGreen LeagueThe Green League is a centrist green liberal political party in Finland. It has ten seats in the Finnish Parliament and two in the European Parliament. The current chairperson is Ville Niinistö....
, in Finland - French Green Party
- the German Green PartyAlliance '90/The GreensAlliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir...
- Green Party (Ireland)Green Party (Ireland)The Green Party is a green political party in Ireland. It was founded as the Ecology Party of Ireland in 1981 by Dublin teacher Christopher Fettes. The party became the Green Alliance in 1983 and in 1987 was renamed to its current title in English...
- Latvian Green PartyLatvian Green PartyThe Latvian Green Party is a green political party in Latvia. It was founded January 13, 1990.-Chairpersons:Three co-chairpersons share the leadership position at any one time...
- GroenLinks, in the Netherlands
- Green Party of New Zealand
- Green Party of SwitzerlandGreen Party of SwitzerlandThe Green Party of Switzerland is the fifth-largest party in the National Council of Switzerland, and the largest party that is not represented on the Federal Council.-History:...
- Green Party (United States)Green Party (United States)The Green Party of the United States is a nationally recognized political party which officially formed in 1991. It is a voluntary association of state green parties. Prior to national formation, many state affiliates had already formed and were recognized by other state parties...
Other
- Green armies, peasant-based groups participating in the Russian Civil War of 1917-1923
- Green MovementGreen MovementThe Green Movement refers to a series of actions after the 2009 Iranian presidential election, in which protesters demanded the removal of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from office...
, in Iran from 2009 - The Greens: ZelenašiZelenašiThe Zelenaši were a group of Montenegrin dissidents, most notable for instigating the 1919 Christmas rebellion and later for supporting the existence of the fascist Kingdom of Montenegro during World War II....
, an early 20th century dissident group in Montenegro - Greens, a political faction and associated chariot-racing team in the Byzantine empire; involved in the deadly Nika riotsNika riotsThe Nika riots , or Nika revolt, took place over the course of a week in Constantinople in AD 532. It was the most violent riot that Constantinople had ever seen to that point, with nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed.-Background:The ancient Roman...
of 532
Places
- Greens Farms in Westport, Connecticut, United States
- Greens Ledge LightGreens Ledge LightGreens Ledge Lighthouse is a sparkplug lighthouse in Connecticut,United States, off the southwest end of the Norwalk Islands, Long Island Sound, near Norwalk, Connecticut...
on Long Island Sound, United States - Greens NortonGreens NortonGreens Norton is a village in South Northamptonshire, England, just over from Towcester. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 1,587 people.-Facilities:It has a pub called the Butchers Arms, a post office, and a...
village in Northamptonshire, England - Greens PoolGreens poolGreens Pool is a beach on the south coast of Western Australia between Denmark and Walpole.This sheltered beach is part of William Bay National Park and has a sandy white beach ringed by large granite boulders that prevent the swell of the Southern Ocean reaching the shoreline.The beach has a car...
beach on the south coast of Western Australia - Greens RestaurantGreens RestaurantGreens Restaurant is a landmark vegetarian restaurant in the Fort Mason Center in the Marina District, San Francisco, California, overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge....
in San Francisco, California, United States - Millennium GreenMillennium Green245 Millennium Greens were created in cities, towns and villages across England to celebrate the turn of the Millennium. Funded in part by the National Lottery via the Countryside Agency, they are permanent areas of green space for the benefit of local communities...
s and Doorstep GreensDoorstep GreensDoorstep Greens are locally-owned and run public spaces across England. They were first created by the Countryside Agency in a project started in 2001. The Agency set out to find green spaces which could be organised into relatively small parks and then create a local charitable trust to own,...
, locally owned and managed public spaces in England - Breckenridge Greens (Edmonton), Potter Greens, Suder Greens - neighbourhoods in Alberta, Canada
In sport
- Ashland GreensAshland GreensThe Ashland Greens were an independent basketball franchise in Ashland, Pennsylvania, United States. The team was owned by Green's Dairy, and played an independent schedule in which several professional teams would come to Ashland and play against the "home town team." Among the teams that did...
basketball team in Pennsylvania, United States - Bentleigh GreensBentleigh GreensBentleigh Greens Soccer Club is a football club from Cheltenham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The club was formed in 1986 by the Greek Cypriot community and currently play in the Victorian Premier League. They spent the years 1996–2005 in the Victorian Premier League,...
soccer team in a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Baywood GreensBaywood GreensBaywood Greens is a public golf club located in Long Neck, Delaware that is consistently rated as one of the very best in the state.The front nine holes are nicknamed the "Woods Nine", while the back nine holes carry the "Water Nine" nickname...
public golf club in Long Neck, Delaware, United States - Greens Worldwide sports management company