Bart King's Bio
I’ve always loved the outdoors and the arts. As a child, I wanted to be an airboat-riding park ranger, like Tom Wedloe on the television show Gentle Ben. As a student, I embraced writing, photography and music, but spent summers working as a white water rafting guide on the Chattooga River. My experiences on that federally protected waterway helped forge the dedication to environmental stewardship that continues to guide my work.
Education & Career
I began freelance writing after graduating with a journalism degree from the University of Georgia. After receiving an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University in 2001, I began writing full time and soon found my niche covering environmental and sustainability issues.
As the news editor for SustainableBusiness.com and an associate editor for Sustainable Brands, I covered all sectors of the clean energy industry, as well as environmental issues and policy. I also hosted and produced the Green Week in Review podcast for two years (before podcasts were such a big deal) and my opinion pieces appeared in numerous publications, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Birmingham News.
Advocacy & Personal Life
Ultimately, reporting on the dire condition of the planet’s ecosystems is what compelled me to take a more proactive role as a sustainable business advocate and consultant. In 2009, I founded Cleantech Communications to offer my media experience to cleantech and environmental companies. But I soon found myself working with a broader range of sustainability-related clients, as well as a network of talented content creators. In 2013, I rebranded the practice as New Growth Communications.
I’ve been a featured speaker and moderator at The Sustainability Consortium Summit (I’m a TSC Trained Service Provider), Sustainable Brands, Data Analytics for the Utility Industry, and other industry events. I was a founding board member of the Georgia Climate Change Coalition, and I advise progressive political candidates at the local, state and national levels. In January 2020, I joined the Dean’s Advisory Council of UGA’s College of Environment & Design in Athens, Georgia (where I live with my wife and daughter). My fourth children’s book will soon be published via Fair Shake Press, and I continue to work on the photo series you see as backgrounds on this website.
