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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.

Climate Change

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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Climate Change

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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Climate Change

Editorial: The Climate Emergency Won’t Wait For The Press To Play Catch-Up Again

Green Queen Team Jul 6, 2020 0

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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Climate Change

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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Climate Change

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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Climate Change

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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Climate Change

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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Health

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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Climate Change

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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Climate Change

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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Climate Change

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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Climate Change

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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Climate Change

George Floyd Death: Climate Activists Promise To Address Rampant Racial Justice

Green Queen Team Jun 5, 2020 0

By: Ilana Cohen, Evelyn Nieves, Judy Fahys, Marianne Lavelle, James Bruggers Friends of the Earth tweeted #BlackLivesMatter, and the head of the NRDC promised “to be fully and visibly committed to the fight against systemic racism.” …
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Climate Change

Worst Locust Plague In Decades: Indian Farmers Fend Off Attack Brought On By Climate Change

Green Queen Team Jun 2, 2020 0

By: Kabir Agarwal & Shruti Jain The attack is a highly irregular one, say experts. Farmers on the field feel that the measures taken were too little and too late. Large swarms of desert locusts have entered areas in India where…
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Climate Change

Deep-Sea Mining: Decades Later, The Impact On Sea Life Remains

Green Queen Team Jun 1, 2020 0

By: Sarah Derouin New research reveals a deep-sea mining experiment that took place 26 years ago still has significant and persistent impacts on benthic life. Mining for rare metals can involve a good amount of detective work. It can…
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Climate Change

At Least 42 Pending Environmental Violations At Tesla California Factory

Green Queen Team May 28, 2020 0

By: Jonathan Larsen Automaker CEO Elon Musk reopened his California factory despite county's coronavirus orders. The California Tesla factory that reopened this week has a long history of racking up environmental violations,…
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Climate Change

Paris Agreement Temperature Goals Could Be Unattainable Due To ‘Carbon-Cycle Feedbacks’

Green Queen Team May 26, 2020 0

By: Fred Pearce New research indicates that parts of the Amazon and other tropical forests are now emitting more CO2 than they absorb. Some scientists are concerned this development, which is not yet incorporated into climate…
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Climate Change

Climate Models Underestimated Greenland’s Melting, With Catastrophic Impact On Whole World

Green Queen Team May 25, 2020 0

By: Hannah Thomasy Scientists are concerned that current climate models do not fully account for the impact of atmospheric conditions on the Greenland Ice Sheet and, consequently, may dramatically underestimate melting. It’s no…
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Climate Change

No Mask? You May Not Worry About Climate Change, Either

Green Queen Team May 21, 2020 0

By: Jenessa Duncombe People untroubled by climate change are more likely to forgo masks in public. According to a recent poll by the technology company Morning Consult, the decision to wear a mask in the United States correlates with…
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Climate Change

Google, Microsoft, IBM Are Using AI To Predict Climate Outcomes

Green Queen Team May 19, 2020 0

By: Chris Chen While current climate models are often inaccurate and have large outcome ranges, artificial intelligence (AI) once again shows itself to be a potential solution. Companies like Google and IBM are already…
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Food & Nutrition

Meat-Free Future? Sustainable Farms See Jump In Business Amid Covid-19

Green Queen Team May 18, 2020 0

By: Amanda Holpuch Supply chain problems and workplace infection risks mean experts are urging US producers to focus on sustainability. Americans are nearing a future where the nation’s beloved steak dinners, cheeseburgers and…
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