About

Isak Kvam is a Minnesota-based writer who specializes in writing compelling narratives about clean energy and climate policy and technology for both technical and general audiences. His work helps readers understand complex topics like the clean energy transition, energy regulatory processes, and how the energy transition is improving people’s lives.

With a background in writing, policy, and science, Isak writes short- and long-form explainers on clean energy and climate. His writing explores how environmental and climate policy affects communities, how the clean energy transition is being implemented in the Midwest, and how clean technologies like geothermal networks and battery storage work.

Isak grew up on a farm in southwest Minnesota. He’s guided canoe trips on the Minnesota River, explored climate change’s impact on plant communities at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, and studied geology in the Apennine Mountains of Italy. He wrote an environmental column for his hometown newspaper, served as a writer and communication strategist for a Midwestern clean energy non-profit, and was a full-time freelance writer while exploring western public lands in his self-converted van. He is currently the Director, Communications at the Minnesota decarbonization non-profit Fresh Energy.

In addition to writing, Isak is entrepreneurial. He co-founded Seek More Wilderness, an outdoor apparel store that donated 50% of profits to protecting public lands. He also co-founded ModernKind, a sustainable waterless haircare company providing high-quality goods without plastic waste or harsh chemicals.

Isak enjoys long road trips across the U.S. with his wife and balancing creative projects with birding, downhill skiing, and reading.

If you’d like to work with Isak, contact him at isak kvam at gmail dot com.