Nick Engelfried
@nickengelfried.bsky.social
Writer, educator, activist. Trying to help do something about the climate crisis and global mass extinction. Always looking for inspiring grassroots movements to help amplify. Happily in a relationship.
More info: nickengelfried.com
More info: nickengelfried.com
Get ready to make some noise this year.
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Get ready to make some noise this year.
Trump/Vance/Rubio want to throw open the doors to Venezuela's oil industry, dooming us to a future of catastrophic climate warming. This insanity has to end.
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Trump's Venezuela Invasion is Nothing Less Than Climate Insanity
Throwing the doors to Venezuela's vast oil reserves open would be a disaster for the planet.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Trump/Vance/Rubio want to throw open the doors to Venezuela's oil industry, dooming us to a future of catastrophic climate warming. This insanity has to end.
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Trump has led the US into bombing another country and kidnapping its leader. He now says he will use US resources to "run" a foreign nation. What happened to America first?
January 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Trump has led the US into bombing another country and kidnapping its leader. He now says he will use US resources to "run" a foreign nation. What happened to America first?
This year's historic floods in the PNW may be over for now, but the environmental consequences will linger for years. Turns out restoring natural ecosystems is the best way to become more resilient to flooding:
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December 31, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This year's historic floods in the PNW may be over for now, but the environmental consequences will linger for years. Turns out restoring natural ecosystems is the best way to become more resilient to flooding:
columbiainsight.org/heres-how-de... via @columbiainsight.bsky.social
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2025 saw good news and bad for the climate. Whichever way you look at it, this was a pivotal year:
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2025: A Pivotal Year for Climate, in More Ways Than One
It seems likely 2025 will be remembered as a pivotal year in the global fight against climate change—though whether it will be seen more as a turning point toward the clean energy future or something ...
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December 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
2025 saw good news and bad for the climate. Whichever way you look at it, this was a pivotal year:
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The world isn't waiting for the U.S. to be a climate "leader" anymore. I think 2025 may go down in history as the year the rest of the planet moved on without us.
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Has Climate Action Moved on Without the United States?
It's possible 2025 will be remembered as the year the global energy transition left the U.S. behind.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The world isn't waiting for the U.S. to be a climate "leader" anymore. I think 2025 may go down in history as the year the rest of the planet moved on without us.
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The Supreme Court rebuffs Trump's unconstitutional attempt to take over Chicago:
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Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois
The Trump administration says troops are needed to protect immigration agents in the Chicago area, a move that local officials strongly object to.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Supreme Court rebuffs Trump's unconstitutional attempt to take over Chicago:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
After this year's COP30 climate summit, Indigenous narratives are more important than ever in the climate fight: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/cop3... My latest story on @wagingnonviolence.org
After COP30, Indigenous narratives are more important than ever
Frontline communities telling their own stories is essential for holding world leaders accountable to commitments made at COP30.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
After this year's COP30 climate summit, Indigenous narratives are more important than ever in the climate fight: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/cop3... My latest story on @wagingnonviolence.org
Historians have debated, and will continue to debate, the role oil did or did not play in the Iraq War disaster. They may do the same for Venezuela--but this time the people steering us into war explicitly say it's about oil, so maybe we should take them at their word.
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Historians have debated, and will continue to debate, the role oil did or did not play in the Iraq War disaster. They may do the same for Venezuela--but this time the people steering us into war explicitly say it's about oil, so maybe we should take them at their word.
I'm now on Substack! Subscribe, and help fend off the darkness.
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Why I'm on Substack: Stories Behind the Stories
As a freelance journalist, it’s always my goal to take readers beyond the surface.
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December 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm now on Substack! Subscribe, and help fend off the darkness.
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Is Energy Transfer one of the world's most destructive companies? You decide.
Have you ever had a bad neighbor? The kind that makes you sick, literally?
Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
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Big Oil company Energy Transfer is all of our neighbors. Their long history of spills, explosions, emissions, and safety violations proves that they’re harming communities.
Read More:
www.greenpeace.org/usa/bad-neig...
December 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Is Energy Transfer one of the world's most destructive companies? You decide.
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...
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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
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December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/monta...
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...
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/stud...
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.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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...
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/12/stud...
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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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
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December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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!
abclive.in/2025/12/02/i...
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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?
December 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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.
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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...
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Another Washington logging project, another endangered species put in jeopardy: columbiainsight.org/logging-proj...
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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'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."
www.commondreams.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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.
www.commondreams.org/news/zohran-...
www.commondreams.org/news/zohran-...
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!
November 3, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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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October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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:
columbiainsight.org/wash-says-it...
@wadnr.bsky.social
columbiainsight.org/wash-says-it...
@wadnr.bsky.social
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...
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/10/simp...
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.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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...
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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October 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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.
columbiainsight.org/washington-i...
columbiainsight.org/washington-i...
Conservation works, as evidenced by the recent rebound in global sea turtle populations!
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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.
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October 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Conservation works, as evidenced by the recent rebound in global sea turtle populations!
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/sea-turtles-...
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Great job, everyone!
October 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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.
October 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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.