CleanTechies Answers Your Green Legal Questions

Posted by EcoFriendly

Aug 13

There is a reason it takes at least seven years of solid education to become a lawyer. It has something to do with the sheer thickness of law books and the head-spinning complexity of our legal system, which includes always confusing tax and/or corporate law. And as the greentech and renewable energy industries continue to grow, more of these green entrepreneurs, inventors and innovators are finding themselves mired in a confusing world where only legalese is spoken and understood.

In the interest of smoothing that transition comes a new page from Clean Techies, a leading cleantech information site. The company has launched a Clean Tech & Renewable Energy Law Q & A forum designed to answer the questions undoubtedly arising in the minds of everyone, from solar enthusiasts to industry professionals.

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The interface is quite simple. You, the questioner, post your renewable energy law query. Cleantech Law Partners, the responders, shoot back in detail their best advice. The 150+ questions already posited are evidence of the general need for legal expertise in the green tech field. Existing Q&A topics include Lawyer Shopping: How to find a Good Green Law Firm and What Costs can be Included in a Solar Grant Application?

In fast-forward, the answer to the first question is not location-based, but rather ensuring that your green lawyer actually has green energy experience. The answer to the Solar Grant question entails a reading(pdf) of the federal government’s Treasury Grant Program, which specifies that equipment and “reasonable” installation costs are eligible for grant money, meaning that issues such as a new roof prior to solar panels would likely not be permissible.

Handy information to have at the click of a mouse. Such is the beauty, indeed necessity, of Clean Techies’ renewable energy legal forum. Everything from patents, trademarks, funding, aesthetics, energy auditing, solar leasing and more is covered. Here, the burgeoning green sector can ease its growing pains while pushing its way into the heart of a dense and legally complex marketplace.

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