EmilyFolk

Emily Folk

Emily Folk grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania. She has a passion for ecology and conservation and sustainability.

In high school, she discovered her other passion: writing. After graduating with a degree in Professional Writing, the most natural step seemed to be combining the two passions in one forum. Her goal is to help people become more informed about the world and how we fit into it. 

Her website is Conservation Folks

Latest articles published

What to Know About Leasing Renewable Energy
If you’re looking for ways to decrease your electricity bill, you have probably already stumbled upon solar leasing and power purchase agreements (PPAs). To make an educated decision about whether l...
Effectiveness of Solar Panels During the Winter Months
When most people picture the optimal weather conditions for solar panels, their mind usually depicts a bright sunny day where the hotter the temperature, the better. While a hot, sunny day in the midd...
Five Ways Renewable Energy Improves Air Quality
Non-renewable energy sources — primarily fossil fuels like coal, natural gas and oil — have a serious impact on the environment. Some of the most significant impacts these non-renewables have is o...
Growth of Farm Equipment Running on Alternative Energy
Farming is a necessary industry but a traditionally harmful one for the environment. Agriculture accounts for 10% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S., and that doesn't include land and water u...
Microgrids for Commercial Energy Management
Commercial energy management is a vast field. It involves purchasing, distributing, monitoring and improving energy sources for all who use it. With microgrids, energy management becomes more efficien...
Is the Next Wave of Renewables Small-Scale Nuclear?
When someone mentions nuclear, we usually picture one of three things — destructive weaponry, massive power plant reactors or the smaller versions of those same reactors that power spacecraft like t...
Iceland Using Geothermal to Remove CO2
Renewable energy is one of the key factors in fighting the climate crisis. Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide (CO2) that speeds up global warming and damages the planet. With geothermal ener...
How the DOE Is Endangering Energy Efficiency Standards
As of the beginning of 2019, the United States Department of Energy had been considering drastic changes to the protocols, procedures and guidelines that it upholds and mandates in terms of energy eff...
Baterías con premio en la gran feria europea del almacenamiento de energía
El jurado de la feria ees (la gran feria europea de las baterías y los sistemas acumuladores de energía) ya ha seleccionado los productos y soluciones innovadoras que aspiran, como finalistas, al gran premio ees 2021. Independientemente de cuál o cuáles sean las candidaturas ganadoras, la sola inclusión en este exquisito grupo VIP constituye todo un éxito para las empresas. A continuación, los diez finalistas 2021 de los ees Award (ees es una de las cuatro ferias que integran el gran evento anual europeo del sector de la energía, The smarter E).