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We INFORM. We INSPIRE. We EMPOWER. Founded by serial entrepreneur Sonalie Figueiras in 2011, Green Queen is an award-winning sustainability & impact media platform advocating for social & environmental change in Asia. Our mission is to shift consumer behaviour through our authentic, original and ground-breaking content.

‘The Fashion Industry Is Entering A Period of Reflection And Reinvention’ – Exclusive Extract From New SDG Book

Green Queen Team Jul 31, 2020 1

In an excerpt from their new book "Leading Sustainably: The Path to Sustainable Business and How the SDGs Changed Everything," Trista Bridges and Donald Eubank illustrate how the rise of 'Consumer Culture' pushed the fashion industry to…
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The US Withdrawal From The Paris Climate Accord Is A Racist Act

Green Queen Team Jul 30, 2020 1

By: Adrienne Hollis The Paris agreement threw a lifeline to millions of people of color facing a premature death. Trump is tearing that away, writes Adrienne Hollis, the Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist at the Union of…
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From Ghana To Colombia: The Youth Climate Movement Across The Global South

Green Queen Team Jul 30, 2020 0

By: Inés M. Pousadela In early 2020, as millions went into lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the environment experienced temporary relief from the impacts of human activity. As skies cleared and birds and animals claimed city…
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Agroforestry Is Profitable & Climate-Friendly, So Why Don’t Farmers Plant More Trees?

Green Queen Team Jul 28, 2020 0

By: Stephanie Hanes In the latter part of 2016, Ethan Steinberg and two of his friends planned a driving tour across the U.S. to interview farmers. Their goal was to solve a riddle that had been bothering each of them for…
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Donald Trump Wants A Fight On The Green New Deal. So Do We.

Green Queen Team Jul 28, 2020 0

By: Varshini Prakash and John Podesta It’s not just the right thing to do. Climate action is a winning issue for Democrats—and a point of vulnerability for Trump. At the 2019 Republican Retreat, Donald Trump promised…
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Hong Kong Shifts Exclusive Photo Journalism Series: Street Cleaners Of The City

Green Queen Team Jul 21, 2020 0

In this brand new limited edition series, we are partnering with Hong Kong Shifts to bring you the stories of everyday shift workers across Hong Kong who work tirelessly in the background of our busy lives to keep Asia's world city…
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Bill Nye On Climate Change & Corona: We Are Failing a National Test On Scientific Literacy

Green Queen Team Jul 21, 2020 1

By: Jeremy Deaton The United States is facing two massive threats — climate change and the coronavirus — that we cannot solve without science. One is playing out slowly, over decades, growing inexorably worse as we continue to burn…
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The Real Issue At Stake: Why The US 2020 Elections Is A Climate Story More Than Anything

Green Queen Team Jul 18, 2020 1

By: Andrew McCormick EVERY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION is critical in its way. Even so, 2020 manages to feel unique. With a deadly virus stalking the land and crashing the economy and political polarization so high that the truth itself…
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Would You Drink Dirty Water To Survive? Zimbabweans Struggle With Extreme Drought

Green Queen Team Jul 16, 2020 1

By: Nesia Mhaka Drought has hit Zimbabwe with a vengeance. Water supply to several neighbourhoods is severely limited, while people in the countryside scramble for resources. Meanwhile, in a Harare suburb, residents have resorted…
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Covid-19 x Natural Disasters: When Extreme Weather Meets The Pandemic, Chaos Ensues

Green Queen Team Jul 15, 2020 0

By: T. V. Padma Natural hazards are intersecting with the coronavirus pandemic in India, and researchers will need to model both to inform the public health response. As of late June, India had the fourth-highest number…
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Investigation: IKEA’s Flat Pack Empire Built On Thousands Of Illegally Felled Trees

Green Queen Team Jul 9, 2020 0

By: Alex Thomson They’re the largest manufacturer, buyer and retailer of wood on the planet. IKEA’s factories consume more than 20 million cubic meters of wood a year. That works out as roughly one tree every second. The company…
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Editorial: The Climate Emergency Won’t Wait For The Press To Play Catch-Up Again

Green Queen Team Jul 6, 2020 1

By: Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope TO HEAR MANY JOURNALISTS TELL IT, the spring of 2020 has brought a series of extraordinary revelations. Look at what the nation has learned: That our health-care system was not remotely up to the…
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Investigation Shows Climate Crisis Poses Serious Risks For Pregnant Women

Green Queen Team Jul 2, 2020 0

By: Emily Holden More than a decade of overwhelming evidence links air pollution and heat exposure with negative pregnancy outcomes in the US, according to a new review of dozens of studies. The investigation, published in the…
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Arctic: Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded As Climate Crisis Intensifies

Green Queen Team Jun 30, 2020 0

By: Jeff Berardelli Alarming heat scorched Siberia on Saturday as the small town of Verkhoyansk (67.5°N latitude) reached 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, 32 degrees above the normal high temperature. If verified, this is likely the hottest…
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Living Near Oil & Gas Wells While Pregnant Linked To Low Baby Birthweight

Green Queen Team Jun 26, 2020 0

By: Nina Lakhani Risk is greater in rural areas, according to study of nearly 3 million births over 10 years. Living near active oil and gas wells during pregnancy increases the risk of low-birthweight babies, especially in rural…
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For Black Planet Activists, The Battle For Climate Justice Resonates Far Deeper

Green Queen Team Jun 23, 2020 0

By: Rachel Ramirez “I can’t breathe.” These were among the final words that George Floyd and Eric Garner gasped before their deaths at the hands of white police officers. That plea has become part of the current rallying cry for…
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Visual Explainer: The Impact Of Coronavirus On The Refugee Crisis

Green Queen Team Jun 19, 2020 0

World Refugee Day is observed on June 20 each year, representing a day to recognise the situation of refugees all over the world and the acute hardships that they face. There are around 25 million refugees and displaced peoples in the…
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The Cost Of Environmental Activism For Indigenous Protesters? Death

Green Queen Team Jun 18, 2020 0

By: Rachel Ramirez Adán Vez Lira, a prominent defender of an ecological reserve in Mexico, was shot while riding his motorcycle in April. Four years earlier, the renowned activist Berta Cáceres was shot dead in…
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Environmental Groups Recommit To Climate Justice While Reckoning With Racist Pasts

Green Queen Team Jun 12, 2020 0

By: Shannon Osaka Already stressed by the threat of coronavirus and widespread unemployment, the United States has erupted into protests after the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, by a Minneapolis police…
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Environmental Racism In The US: Insidious, Unchecked & Made Worse By Covid-19

Green Queen Team Jun 11, 2020 0

By: Ari Kelo From unleashing toxic pollutants in neighborhoods populated by people of color to building oil pipelines on indigenous lands, environmental racism has a long and disturbing history in the United States. Despite this, most…
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Arctic Circle: ‘Zombie Fires’ Still Burning Due To Warming Of North Pole

Green Queen Team Jun 10, 2020 0

By: Mark Kaufman Some fires won't die. They survive underground during the winter and then reemerge the following spring, as documented in places like Alaska. They're called "overwintering," "holdover," or "zombie" fires,…
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