Website: http://projectgroundswell.com/

Profile: After witnessing the impacts of climate change below the melting glaciers of Patagonia, Scott MacKenzie made a decision to stay at the front lines of global environmental issues. He has since worked on a range of environmental projects, from energy efficiency and green business development to water security, natural resources management, and prioritizing environmental recovery measures in post-disaster zones. While a sustainability coordinator at the University of California, he created an environmentally preferable purchasing program that increased the procurement of more energy efficient and sustainably designed products and services across the UC system. The program received an Environmental Achievement Award from the EPA for its success. During his time at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, Scott conducted research on international environmental governance for the Earth Institute at Columbia University and served as a program assistant to the executive director. More recently, he has consulted with both the Asia Society and the United Nations Environment Programme, and is currently an independent consultant and web content developer. A California native, Scott has lived in Davis, Santa Barbara, Chile, and New York City, but currently calls San Francisco home.

Posts by Scott MacKenzie:

• Did deforestation and tropical storms cause Haiti’s earthquake?
• NRDC Documentary About Ocean Acidification
• Harvest: An Ode to Food and its Seasons – Seattle and Erie
• Making Sense of Public Attitudes Toward Global Warming and Climate Change
• Harvest: An Ode to Food and its Seasons – Davis, CA
• Sylvia Earle VIDEO: Into the Blue Ocean
• Deep Ocean Warming is Leading to Sea Level Rise
• Coral Reefs Feeling the Heat
• Some perspective on climate-security linkages
• What do you think of the re-design?
• “Since we’re here swimming in the drink”
• What you can do about climate change
• Scientists confirm there is more than meets the eye