About: Mackinnon Lawrence
Attorney
Mackinnon is an attorney, consultant, and writer with a background in international environmental law and policy and specific expertise in sustainable energy, peak oil, and climate change issues. He is a Co-founder and Principal Consultant with Biomass Advisors, a boutique renewable energy consulting firm helping clients evaluate, plan, and manage investments in biomass energy projects. He has worked with cleantech startup companies to develop strategies to access Stimulus funding and advises clients about renewable energy policy. He began his career working on sustainability and natural resource issues in South Africa as a Fellow with LEAD International analyzing the intersection of population growth, environmental degradation, and development. He edits & publishes Biomass Intel, an online biomass law, policy, and news journal, and is a contributor to CleanTechies and Biofuels Digest, where he writes about renewable energy issues.
Mackinnon holds a JD from American University’s Washington College of Law with an emphasis on international environment law, an MA in Global Environmental Policy from American University’s School of International Service, and a BA in History from Amherst College. He is a member of the California Bar.
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Posts by mackinnon:
- Bringing the Smart Grid Home: Will Consumers Opt-in?
22 Jun 2010 | Posted in Energy, Featured, Smart Grid
2 Comments » - Aviation Biofuels Industry Materializing in Brazil
21 May 2010 | Posted in Aviation, Biomass, Featured, Latin America, Transportation
Be the first to comment » - News Roundup: Climate Policy After the Oil Spill
05 May 2010 | Posted in Climate Change & Carbon Emissions, Legislation, North America, Recycling, Water Resources
2 Comments » - Green Jet Fuel Powers Military Flight; Report Examines Camelina
26 Apr 2010 | Posted in Aviation, Biomass, North America
Be the first to comment » - Brownfields to Biomass: Tapping EPA’s Grant Programs
23 Apr 2010 | Posted in Biomass, Legislation, North America, Pollution, Recycling, Renewables
Be the first to comment » - Survival of the Fittest: Making Sense of the Biofuel Subsidy Battle
12 Apr 2010 | Posted in Biomass, Legislation, North America, Transportation
1 Comment » - With Aviation Biofuel Deals on the Rise, Camelina in the Spotlight
26 Mar 2010 | Posted in Aviation, Biomass, Energy, Renewables, Transportation
4 Comments » - Aviation Industry Hangs Its Future on Biofuels
22 Mar 2010 | Posted in Aviation, Biomass, Climate Change & Carbon Emissions, Pollution
1 Comment » - Biodiesel Back in the Tax Credit Game
11 Mar 2010 | Posted in Biomass, Legislation, North America, Transportation
Be the first to comment » - Oil and Biofuels Interests Square Off Over Report
08 Mar 2010 | Posted in Biomass, Transportation
Be the first to comment » - Algae Biofuel Industry Seeks Tax Incentive
08 Mar 2010 | Posted in Aviation, Biomass, Featured
1 Comment » - Biofuels in Europe Face Long Road Ahead to Sustainability
02 Mar 2010 | Posted in Biomass, Europe, Featured
4 Comments » - Europe Fine-Tunes Biomass Sustainability Standards
26 Feb 2010 | Posted in Biomass, Europe, Featured, Legislation, Transportation
1 Comment » - Aviation Boom in Asia Intensifies Global Competition for Fuel
22 Feb 2010 | Posted in Asia-Pacific, Biomass, Transportation
Be the first to comment » - British Airways Opts to Turn Trash to Energy
17 Feb 2010 | Posted in Aviation, Biomass, Europe, Waste-to-Energy
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