Nick Engelfried

A Montana Utility’s Coal Addiction Costs Ratepayers Millions Energy bills are set to go up because the state wants to keep the Colstrip coal plant running

I remember when coal used to be "cheap" energy. It isn't anymore, and there's no clearer case of that than Montana's Colstrip plant:
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/monta...

Inside the student resistance to authoritarianism on campus Student activists have already won important victories over Trump’s authoritarian agenda and they’re just getting started.

The student-led resistance to authoritarianism derailed Trump's "campus compact" and is looking to win more victories. This is one of the great under-told stories of resistance to Trumpism. Read more in my latest piece for @wagingnonviolence.org:
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/stud...

Explained: How India Generates More Clean Energy Than Fossil India now generates more clean energy than fossil for the first time. This ABC Live explainer shows how reforms, transmission, storage

Climate hope: India has passed a crucial clean energy milestone five years ahead of schedule, now generating more energy from renewables than fossil fuels. While the US backslides, the rest of the world is moving forward with climate action!
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Something is shifting in US politics. There seems to be a real sense that Trump's influence has peaked and is on a downward trajectory, as more and more people push back against his agenda at the ballot box, in the streets, and even in Congress. Could this be a real turning point?

Almost everything Trump has done, and which so many people seem so surprised by, was entirely predictable if you were paying just a little bit of attention in 2024. The fact that millions of people weren't is why we're in this mess.

Another Washington logging project, another endangered species put in jeopardy: columbiainsight.org/logging-proj...

We need a roadmap to phase out coal, oil, and gas! The world is watching, and a livable future depends on ending the age of fossil fuels. #COP30

'Hope Is Alive!' Mamdani Victory in NYC Seen as Historic Turning Point | Common Dreams "If there is any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This is not only how we stop Trump. It is how we stop the next one."

Elections matter. Your vote matters, and it's still possible to defeat the forces of oligarchy at the ballot box. Nowhere was this clearer last night than in New York City.
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Tomorrow is Election Day. Even if you don't live in a state with high-profile races on the ballot, there are likely local candidates and issues to vote on. Make your voice heard!

Is Washington's plan to protect 77,000 acres the state's "largest forest conservation action in a generation," or smoke and mirrors? I tackle the hard questions here:
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With federal climate progress stalled, Simplify Solar advances local solutions As other climate campaigns go on the defensive, a new Third Act campaign aims to remove local and state-level barriers to solar energy.

At a time when it feels like the climate movement is on the defensive, it feels great to highlight a campaign going on the offensive to advance renewables at the local level. Simplify Solar is a project you should know more about:
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/10/simp...

70 percent of wolves "lethally removed" by the state in Washington were killed at the behest of one family business. Now they're targeting a pack with just two surviving members.
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Sea Turtles Rebounding Worldwide as Nests and Habitat are More Protected, Says 2025 NOAA Study With new protections and conservation efforts, sea turtle populations are rebounding worldwide, even as oceans change, says 2025 NOAA study.

Conservation works, as evidenced by the recent rebound in global sea turtle populations!
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/sea-turtles-...

Great job, everyone!

I have to work during the main No Kings protest in Bellingham this afternoon, but I couldn't miss out on one of the biggest days of protest in US history. So, I kicked things off early with my own solo protest on a busy street corner this morning.

'No Kings' Rallies Against Trump Authoritarianism Could Be 'Largest Protest in US History' | Common Dreams "On October 18 and everyday, we’ll show the world what democracy looks like," said one union leader. "No thrones! No clowns with crowns! No kings, just working people united in power to defend our dem...

Be there!
www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...

Reminder: the Nazis murdered 6 million Jews and millions of people belonging to other targeted groups. Saying you admire or support them is never a joke.

World hits a clean power milestone as solar and wind overtake coal In 2025’s first half, clean energy outpaced demand growth and overtook coal. A new chapter in the global energy transition has begun.

Renewables overtook coal worldwide in the first half of 2025. The clean energy revolution is unstoppable!
interestingengineering.com/energy/globa...

It's time the #BoycottTMobile for supporting authoritarianism.

Will Washington’s Groundbreaking Climate Law Inspire Other States? The Evergreen State is creating a road map for phasing out fossil fuels while boosting renewable energy

There's nothing quite like the feeling that comes from logging onto the site of a news source you respect and seeing the story you wrote on the home page.
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What Jane Goodall said in her last video message before her death Tributes poured in for Jane Goodall on Wednesday, following her death at age 91.

Jane Goodall was one of my earliest role models. RIP.
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Remember when we went four full years without a government shutdown under President Biden? Yeah, that was nice.

India's power-sector emissions decline by 1%, second drop in 50 years The fall was driven primarily by record additions in clean-energy capacity and unusually mild weather, which curbed electricity demand.

India's carbon emissions are declining for the first time in decades. This is a big deal, with India currently being the world's third-largest carbon emitter!
www.indiatoday.in/environment/...

Mendocino State Park, CA

Point Reyes National Seashore, CA.

Clam Beach County Park, California.

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California.

White pelicans on Upper Lake Klamath, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

'We have a duty': Saturday rally raises awareness about Roadless Rule change | Cascadia Daily News More than 100 people turned out for a rally against a proposed rule repeal that could endanger public lands

People in Northwest Washington are ready to stand up for our public lands!
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/sep/06/...

'Devastating' New Jobs Report Shows Labor Market 'Cracking' Under Trump | Common Dreams US economy adds only 22,000 jobs in August, well below expectations. Experts warn of weakening labor market and failed Trumponomics.

Trump's economy is crumbling.
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