Nick Engelfried

This shouldn't need to be said, but "peace" presidents don't start needless wars with countries that pose no imminent threat to us.

Activists are racking up wins against a false climate solution Across North America and Europe, a movement is taking on the biomass industry and saving some of the world’s last intact forests.

Forest biomass is a false climate solution, and there's a growing international movement to oppose it. For this piece in @wagingnonviolence.org, I spoke with folks on the frontlines of the fight against this deadly industry:
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Why people continue to debate whether protesting is worth it is beyond me. It was settled a long time ago.

Indigenous protest in Santarem with Celia Xakriabá. ©Apoena Cultural Collective

.@lulaoficialbluesky.bsky.social inspired hope for the Amazon. Now is the moment to honor that promise by standing with Indigenous peoples and revoking Decree 12,600, which threatens Amazon rivers for agribusiness profit. Defend the Tapajós. Protect life. #nãoaodecreto12600

Forced Coal Plant Openings Throw Communities Into Chaos The federal government is ordering plants to stay open over the objections of locals and plant operators

Trump is attempting to keep open dirty, aging coal plants that no one wants. In this piece for @sierramagazine.bsky.social I explore the implications:
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The Trump admin may be doubling down on fossil fuels, but the rest of the world is moving on.

The company behind a fossil fuel terminal on the Salish Sea is accused of expanding without a permit. In this piece I dive into the debate, which has implications for the climate, orcas, and more.
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Some of these turbines could be generating energy as early as next year.

Trouble on the Elwha: Trump’s Budget Cuts Undermine Iconic Salmon Restoration Project • The Revelator A staffing exodus at Olympic National Park has put salmon recovery efforts in jeopardy.

Trump's cuts to the Park Service are undermining one of the greatest habitat restoration projects in the Pacific Northwest. Here, folks I interviewed at the heart of this story give an eye-opening look at what it all really means:
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From Maine to Minnesota and Beyond, Tens of Thousands March to Demand 'ICE Out!' | Common Dreams "We want to show solidarity," said one employee at a worker-owned bakery in Los Angeles. "We've seen historically that strikes work. I hope the violence stops. I want ICE out of our communities."

The people are rising against authoritarianism.
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We don't get to choose to whom the Constitution applies.

Minnesota and a National Awakening Fascism had reared its head, and there's no turning back.

I dare to say we've reached a turning point in the fight against fascism in the United States, if we can seize it.
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Videos of the deadly Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti contradict government statements Law enforcement leaders are expressing alarm over a deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis.

Solid journalism from the AP that doesn't pull punches. Imagine if there were no reporters in Minneapolis right now and we had to rely only on government accounts. This is why we need a free press.
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“Please get the truth out about our son.”

Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.

Then the President of the United States went online and called him a "terrorist" in a deranged rant.

Thank you, Minnesota! The rest of the country is with you.

Yesterday's protest in Bellingham, WA filled all four street corners by the Federal Building and got tons of supportive honks. People want Trump out of the White House and ICE out of our communities!

I say "conservatives," not just "magas," because with very few exceptions no major conservative org or movement has really tried to stand in the way of Trump's abuses of power. We now know for most conservatives, the Constitution is only a deal-breaker when it applies to them.

Don't mess with Canada.

Trump's support of the fossil fuel industry is an existential threat to life on Earth. Don't let this slip under the radar.

No kings. No dictators. No rule by a "supreme leader."

Hope for the Hopeless: Three Conservation Success Stories There are times when it feels like all the news is bad, and finding anything positive in the world around us seems pretty much impossible.

It's hard for me to feel hopeful right now, and I know many others feel the same way. But here are a few stories to help you try:
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