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:
- Climate Change, the Stimulus Bill, and how CleanTech will benefit
19 Feb 2009 | Posted in Climate Change & Carbon Emissions, Featured, Legislation, North America
1 Comment » - Feed-in Tariffs: The Good, the Bad and What Utilities Need to Know
13 Feb 2009 | Posted in Featured, Legislation, Renewables
7 Comments » - Chasing CleanTech in the Glass Bottle Industry
26 Jan 2009 | Posted in Featured, Materials, Recycling
7 Comments » - Nothing New About the New Green Deal
15 Jan 2009 | Posted in Featured, Legislation
2 Comments »
