by Ben Carmichael | Aug 22, 2012 | Environment, Featured
Note: Stefan Lanfer at The Barr Foundation was kind enough to invite me to contribute to their News & Knowledge blog. Below is a copy of that post. The original lives here. In the beginning was the word. But now, word and image (if you want to give your words a...
by Ben Carmichael | Aug 16, 2012 | Environment, Portfolio
It’s no secret that I believe strongly in the need for renewable energy at scale and as soon as possible. One of the biggest barriers to wind here in New England has been the private interests of people like the Koch brothers, and so, with support from CLF and...
by Ben Carmichael | Jan 25, 2012 | Environment
I was excited to get a story for my boss into Patagonia’s blog The Cleanest Line, one of the best outdoor-brand supported blogs out there at the moment. Here’s an excerpt from that post, which I worked with John on writing: In the mid-1990’s a...
by Ben Carmichael | Sep 12, 2011 | Environment, Portfolio
During my time at 2degrees, one of my favorite projects was branding, hosting, and building the audience for the Sustainable Business Weekly, the company’s weekly podcast. In addition to teaching myself how to produce a promote a podcast, designing the logo, and...
by Ben Carmichael | Sep 8, 2011 | Environment
I’m honored to be doing some work for Rick Ridgeway to help with the growth of the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. Rick is someone I’ve long admired — for his writing, his work at Patagonia, and his adventures. For those...
by Ben Carmichael | Aug 11, 2011 | Environment
I’ve spent a few weeks revamping the podcast for 2degrees. It’s been great fun, in part because I get to ask questions of smart people doing good things. This week, I interviewed Andrew Winston, author most recently of The Green Recovery and co-author...