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:
- 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
Be the first to comment » - Biofuels in Europe Face Long Road Ahead to Sustainability
02 Mar 2010 | Posted in Biomass, Europe, Featured
3 Comments » - Europe Fine-Tunes Biomass Sustainability Standards
26 Feb 2010 | Posted in Biomass, Europe, Featured, Legislation, Transportation
Be the first to 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
Be the first to comment » - Biofuel Sustainability Standards Emerging, But Not Created Equal
15 Feb 2010 | Posted in Biomass, Climate Change & Carbon Emissions, Legislation, Waste-to-Energy
Be the first to comment » - As Saudi Crude Flows to China, U.S. Need for Biofuels Grows
09 Feb 2010 | Posted in Biomass, Legislation, Middle East, North America, Transportation
1 Comment » - Aviation Biofuels: Caught Between a Rock and Hard Place
28 Jan 2010 | Posted in Aviation, Biomass, Energy, Renewables, Transportation
1 Comment » - Will Federal Cap-and-Trade Preempt State Renewable Portfolio Standards?
08 Jan 2010 | Posted in Biomass, Legislation, North America
Be the first to comment » - Copenhagen or Bust: What Space Junk Teaches Us About Climate Change
07 Dec 2009 | Posted in Climate Change & Carbon Emissions, Featured
4 Comments » - Will the GMO Debate Ensnare Biomass?
26 Nov 2009 | Posted in Biomass, Climate Change & Carbon Emissions, Featured, Legislation
3 Comments » - OPEN Forum ‘09: Winning Tomorrow
18 Jun 2009 | Posted in Events, Finance, North America
Be the first to comment » - Waste-to-Fuels: Innovation, Cost Parity Offset by Public Anxiety
29 May 2009 | Posted in Biomass, Events, North America, Waste-to-Energy
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