Posts - Green to Black

Sustainable Business Spotlight

An At-the-Park Look at Disneyland’s Sustainable Strides

0October 16, 2024

October 16, 2024 Disneyland, a commercial beacon of recreational joy for people across all age groups and many countries, is...

Carbon Transformation, New Market Opportunities

“Dawn or Dusk”: First Episode of Climate Docuseries Profiles Opportunity and Inspires Hope

0June 21, 2024

“Dusk or Dawn,” the first episode in the 2024 Bloomberg Original series An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet, features Danish...

Climateflation, Insurance Markets

Passing the Torch, Passing the Buck: Babies Born Today will Pay for Climate Ineptitude

0June 8, 2024

June 8, 2024 The financial repercussions of climate change on Generation Alpha threaten to be far costlier than new parents...

Insurance Markets

Castles of Sand: The Shocking Vulnerability of American Homeowners to Climate-Related Disaster

0March 30, 2024

In a March 2024 article from the Washington Post, climate reporter Shannon Osaka comments on a recent report from insurance...

Sustainable Energy

Fighting the Winds of Change: An Update on Off-Shore Wind

0January 24, 2024

While offshore wind farms are positioned to contribute in major ways to the future of clean electricity, the industry is...

Tech Manufacturing

Silicon Chips: A Critical Industry Draws Scrutiny

0December 31, 2023

Silicon chips are the backbone of the ongoing green revolution, but in the short term, there are no easy ways...

Welcome To My Blog My name is Henry Palmer, and I am a high school student at the Shipley School, located in the greater Philadelphia area. My goal with this blog is to analyze the business side of the rapidly developing world of green alternatives. Through postings on the continually evolving landscape of technology improvements, regulatory/subsidy/tax policies, and legislative changes to better capture social costs and externalities, I will try to comment on what sustainable options make good business sense today, as well as in the near future. The title, “Green to Black” reflects my objective of investigating and reflecting on ways in which we as a society can both produce and incentivize returns from environmentally-friendly products and infrastructure choices. Just as “Black Friday”, the day after Thanksgiving, is named for the fact that many retailers flip their year from loss-making (red print in the accounts) to profitable (black print), Green to Black will comment on the ways that new science, better operations and changes in policy can move sustainable business optionsfrom “Nice-to-Haves” into “Clear Wins” for those who pursue them. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned!