Five Green Terms that Have Entered the Dictionary in 2008

The Chambers Dictionary have added five new green terms to their version of the dictionary. You probably use them every day, if not, start splurting the latest ecobabbel;

Electrosmog
Electromagnetic fields emitted by computers and mobile phones

Eco-village
Small ecologically-sustainable communities

Carbon Footprint
Measure of the impact human activities on the environment

Green Tax
Tax on environmentally unfriendly or unstainable activities

Food Miles
Distance travelled in the distribution of food


The new terms are in the 11th edition, so you can't find them using their online version just yet, hence the definitions above are the provisional industry definitions. Their inclusion does show the interest and concerns in environmental issues across the world.