Seeing Green

A piece of blue-green is seen against a light in a jade store and factory in Antigua, Guatemala, on May 22, 2002. Since the 18th century, collectors, geologists and archaeologists have sought the answer to a frustrating mystery: The ancient Olmecs fashioned statues out of this striking blue-green jade, but the stone itself was nowhere to be found in the Americas. Now scientists believe they have discovered the source -- a mother lode of jade in Guatemala.

Seeing Green

Soldiers are seen through night vision optics in this photo taken on Sept. 4, 2002. U.S. Army Special Operations Forces search through documents of a suspected al-Qaida cell leader as his nephew, left, looks away, during a raid on his compound in the village of Ayul-Kheil outside of Khost, 145 kilometers (90 miles) southeast of the Afghanistan capital of Kabul.

Celebrating a Day of Green

Paschal Brogan, dressed as a leprechaun, clicking his heels during celebrations at the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Toronto on March 16, 2003.

A Green Load

Afghan shopkeepers negotiate a muddy road with their cart loaded with vegetables in the Kabul vegetable market, Afghanistan, on April 20, 2003.

Coloring Spring

The river Dee, famous for its salmon fishing, runs through the Invercauld Castle estate near Braemar in the Scottish Highlands in this May 23, 2003 photo.

Greenhouse Treasures

Micro-Mint plants are displayed in the Culinary Vegetable Institute greenhouse in Milan, Ohio on June 29, 2003. The institute grows micro-herbs and vegetables exclusively for premier chefs and restaurants around the country.

Revolutionary Green

Libyans are seen at a popular market in Tripoli, Libya, on Sept. 1, 2003. The market is decorated with Libyan green flags marking the 34th anniversary of the Libyan revolution that brought Libyan leader Moammer Gadhafi to power on Sept. 1, 1969.

Green Style

A Thai model is seen dressed up with vegetables during a ceremony for the vegetarian festival in Bangkok, Thailand on Oct. 20, 2004. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and government officials are encouraging Thais to be healthy by eating more vegetables.

Making Green

A $100 bill on display as a money trader counts currency notes at a money exchange counter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Nov. 22, 2004. After six decades in which the venerable greenback never changed its look, the U.S. currency has undergone a slew of make-overs. The most amazing is yet to come. A new security thread has been approved for the $100 bill, The Associated Press has learned. The new look is part of an effort to thwart counterfeiters armed with ever-more sophisticated computers, scanners and color copiers.

Emerald Isle

This 2005 photo shows a country road along the Cavan Way in County Cavan, Northwest Ireland. The Cavan Way is a 16-mile trail that leads hikers through hills and valleys, past everything from crumbling stone houses to Megalithic ruins (ancient structures made from giant slabs of stone). Points of interest along the Way include the Shannon Pot, the tiny body of water that marks the start of the country's famed Shannon River, and the forested Burren area, boasting ancient tombs and stone monuments.

Greening Your Home

This undated file photo shows you can grow Key lime yourself -- not a difficult feat at all once you get a plant. Keep the tree in the sunniest window you have in winter, then move it outdoors to a sunny location in spring, once warm weather settles in. Move the plant back indoors in late summer. Expect your first harvest within a couple of years of planting the tree.

Healthy Green

Four young cooking fans chop vegetables for a stir-fry recipe from British teen cook Sam Stern's cookbook, "Cooking Up a Storm," in New York on Aug. 5, 2006. The teen cooks are, from left, Rebecca Rogers-Hawson, 16, Darby Nelson, 17, Cameron Rogers-Hawson, 13, and Stern, 15.

Bridal Beauty

A model wears a green wedding dress from designer Monique Lhuillier in Taipei, Taiwan, on Nov. 17, 2006.

Green in the Water

Thousands of people line the riverfront as the Chicago River is dyed green as part of Chicago's celebration of St. Patrick's Day on March 17, 2007.

Going Green

Jeremy Mayfield is seen at the NASCAR Nextel Cup Sharp Aquos 500 at the California Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on Sept. 2, 2007.

Emerald Ale

Heineken beer bottles are seen at a joint press conference by Heineken and Carlsberg to announce their joint bid to buy UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle (S&N), in London on Jan. 25, 2008.

Shamrock Celebration

People participate in a parade as part of the St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Seoul, South Korea, on March 15, 2008. About 1,000 people gathered in the capital to celebrate St. Patrick's day.

Fun Green Festivities

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Simon Rielly enjoys the festivities at the 184th consecutive St. Patrick's Day Parade in Montreal, Canada, on March 16, 2008.

It's Easy Being Green

Muppet Kermit the Frog makes a television appearance in New York on Nov. 24, 2008.

Natural Green Wonder?

The undated photo shows Scotland's 23-mile long Loch Ness, home of the elusive monster, Nessie. In foreground is Urquhart Castle. The Grand Canyon, Loch Ness and Niagara Falls are among over 200 natural sites competing to become the New 7 Wonders of Nature in a global poll that is expected to draw around a billion voters, organizers said Wednesday. The 261 nominees from 222 countries around the world include some of the most famous mountain peaks, lakes, national parks or reefs, such as Mount Everest or the Great Barrier Reef.

The Meaning of Green

This cover released by Hearst Magazines shows the January 2006 cover featuring Julianne Moore. Green used to be the preferred shade of wedding gowns, but the kiss of death on magazine covers. It has symbolized nature and fertility, resurrection and magic.

Sexy Green

This image released Mars Chocolate North America shows Ms. Green in one of the ads which ran in the recent Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.

Many Shades of Green

This product image released by Pantone is a fan image of more than 400 shades of green.

Legendary Hue

This June 1998 photo shows Druids walking on the Hill of Tara, Ireland, during a summer solstice festival. This grassy, wind-swept hill outside Dublin was long the spiritual and political center of Ireland, an earthen fort where Celtic chieftains jockeyed for power and St. Patrick legendarily confronted the powers of paganism.