I've noticed recently that when the news media presents a picture of Mars to frame a story it's usually the "Green Mars" picture taken by Hubble, as with this story:

Trickle Down Theory of Melting Snow May Support Life on Mars
By Leonard David
Senior Space Writer
posted: 02:00 pm ET
19 February 2003
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_gullies_030219.html

Are they suggesting (perhaps unconsciously) that Mars is a Living Planet?

c.f.,

From: Robert Clark (rgregoryclark@yahoo.com)
Subject: Mars, the "Greenish" Planet?
Newsgroups: sci.astro, alt.sci.planetary, sci.space.history, sci.astro.amateur, rec.arts.sf.science
Date: 2002-12-11 18:31:56 PST
http://groups.google.com/groups?th=4a3ea56991ef1f46

Bob Clark