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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.

Tackling The Climate Crisis Requires Systemic Change, Not Just Individual Action

Green Queen Team Apr 24, 2020 0

By: Samantha Arechiga We are currently facing a climate crisis that we cannot seem to imagine any way out of. The climate change we are experiencing is accelerating at unnatural levels, and some experts believe it’s …
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Green 50: Top Business Moves That Helped The Planet From Patagonia To Unilever

Green Queen Team Apr 23, 2020 0

By: Adria Vasil Laura Väyrynen & Toby Heaps In the 50 years since Earth Day was launched, which companies stepped up to deliver green solutions? It’s been 50 years since the first Earth Day in 1970, when 10 million people took to…
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Can Psychedelics Treat Climate Grief?

Green Queen Team Apr 23, 2020 0

By: Mark Hertsgaard Author Michael Pollan talks about whether drugs that comfort the terminally ill can also help people mourning the climate future. The dread that many people are feeling these days about the coronavirus is…
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Ensuring Inclusiveness & Equality In Hong Kong During Covid-19

Green Queen Team Apr 23, 2020 0

Benita Chick, the founder and CEO of Hong Kong-based social enterprise Encompass HK, previously busted some myths and outlined challenges to overcome for Hong Kong to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Now, she shares the…
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Halve The Farmland, Save Nature, Feed The World

Green Queen Team Apr 23, 2020 0

By: Tim Radford If we farm efficiently, scientists say, we can cut climate change, slow extinction and feed the world even as it asks for more. Forget about organic farming: get the best out of the best cropland, return the rest to…
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The Urban Forest Of The Future: How To Turn Our Cities Into Treetopias

Green Queen Team Apr 23, 2020 0

By: Alan Simson The 21st century is the urban century. It has been forecast that urban areas across the world will have expanded by more than 2.5 billion people by 2050. The scale and speed of urbanisation has created…
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Why Some Farmers Are Ditching Livestock And Growing Plants Instead

Green Queen Team Apr 22, 2020 0

By: Tom Levitt Switching from meat production to growing crops for vegan foods can be good for farmers and the environment. The future of food doesn’t have to include animals. At least that’s what Miyoko Schinner believes. “A lot of…
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“Horrible Hybrids:” The Plastic Products That Give Recyclers Nightmares From Food Pouches To Musical Cards

Green Queen Team Apr 22, 2020 0

By: Erin McCormick From singing birthday cards to baby food pouches, a growing trend of mixing materials is making recycling even harder. The cheerful, singing voice inside your musical “Happy Birthday” card is enough to strike…
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South Korean Artist Turns To Bioplastics For Earth-Friendly Furniture

Green Queen Team Apr 22, 2020 0

By: Minwoo Park; Writing by Josh Smith; Editing by Michael Perry (Reuters) For South Korean artist Ryu Jong-dae, it’s important that his works not only push the envelope of modern design, but also explore environmentally friendly…
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10 Things You Can Do To Help Save The Earth

Green Queen Team Apr 21, 2020 0

By: Katie Lambert & Sarah Gleim The United Nations suggests that climate change is not just the defining issue of our time, but we are also at a defining moment in history. Weather patterns are changing and will threaten…
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Air Pollution: Lockdown Improves The View, But Does It Improve The Vision?

Green Queen Team Apr 21, 2020 0

By: Carbon Copy Editorial Team The severe restrictions placed on the movements of people and goods in India and around the world have had a range of fascinating unintended consequences beyond the massive shock to livelihoods and…
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Time To Act Now – Why Compassion Counts

Green Queen Team Apr 21, 2020 0

Jill Robinson, the founder and CEO of animal welfare charity Animals Asia writes passionately about how Covid-19 has exposed humanity's crimes against animals why moving forward, the modern world must change its ways. As the number of…
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Oakland Has Closed A Bunch Of Streets To Cars. Other Cities Should Follow Its Lead.

Green Queen Team Apr 21, 2020 0

By: Rebecca Leber Time to socially distance ourselves from car culture. Oakland, California, on Saturday started to phase in what it is calling a “slow streets” initiative, to give residents “more room to spread out safely.” The…
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How To Become An Activist: Zero Hour’s Jamie Margolin Offers A Step-By-Step Guide

Green Queen Team Apr 20, 2020 0

By: Jamie Margolin When I first became involved with activism at age 14, I had absolutely no clue what I was doing and desperately wished for some sort of guidebook to guide me through the complex and unfamiliar world of organizing. The…
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Trump’s EPA Is Unleashing The Pollution That Makes Us Vulnerable To COVID-19

Green Queen Team Apr 20, 2020 0

By: Sharon Zhang The suspension of air pollution regulations threatens to further harm communities struggling to cope with the pandemic. Past exposure to air pollution increases the risk that an individual will suffer critical…
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Visual Explainer: The Environmental Impact Of Covid-19 – Infographic

Green Queen Team Apr 20, 2020 0

With Covid-19 bringing the world to a near standstill, virtually ending air travel and significantly reducing industrial output in many areas of the world, many of us might be wondering what the environmental impact of the pandemic is. …
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The Coronavirus Has Lessons For Journalists Covering The Climate Crisis

Green Queen Team Apr 20, 2020 0

By: Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope Earth Day’s 50th anniversary serves as a moment to reflect on how to more rigorously cover the climate story. The coronavirus pandemic is a tragic reminder of just how essential fact-based,…
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The Arctic Ocean May Not Be A Reliable Carbon Sink

Green Queen Team Apr 16, 2020 0

By: Hannah Thomasy The rapid changes happening in the Arctic Ocean, including increasing freshwater input, could dramatically affect its ability to store carbon. Historically, scientists have believed that the Arctic Ocean will…
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How Modern Emissions Compare To Ancient, Extinction-Level Events

Green Queen Team Apr 15, 2020 0

By: Kate Wheeling Researchers find that a pulse of volcanic activity spanning several hundred years released as much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as anthropogenic emissions projections for the 21st century. Many of Earth’s…
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How The Pandemic Taught Us To Take Science Seriously

Green Queen Team Apr 15, 2020 0

By: Judith Lewis Mernit The mishandling of COVID-19 has unfolded just as the response to global warming has — only at a faster clip. Matthew Ballew chooses his words carefully. As a deadly pandemic disables the world’s economies…
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Earth Scorched In The First 3 Months Of 2020, Warmest January On Record

Green Queen Team Apr 14, 2020 0

By: Mark Kaufman The American economy has seriously sputtered during the coronavirus pandemic, but the planet's relentless warming trend hasn't. After Earth experienced its second-hottest…
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