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
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."
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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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@wadnr.bsky.social
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.
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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!
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www.goodnewsnetwork.org/sea-turtles-...
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.
Be there!
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www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
'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...
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October 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Be there!
www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
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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.
October 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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.
Renewables overtook coal worldwide in the first half of 2025. The clean energy revolution is unstoppable!
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interestingengineering.com/energy/globa...
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.
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October 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Renewables overtook coal worldwide in the first half of 2025. The clean energy revolution is unstoppable!
interestingengineering.com/energy/globa...
interestingengineering.com/energy/globa...
It's time the #BoycottTMobile for supporting authoritarianism.
Why are we calling for a #BoycottTMobile?
They’ve lobbied to pass Trump’s Big Bill, launched Trump Mobile on their network, partnered with far-right fascist Elon Musk’s Starlink, and their union busting is disgusting.
Sign the pledge + make the switch:
tmobileboycott.org
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They’ve lobbied to pass Trump’s Big Bill, launched Trump Mobile on their network, partnered with far-right fascist Elon Musk’s Starlink, and their union busting is disgusting.
Sign the pledge + make the switch:
tmobileboycott.org
@teslatakedown.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It's time the #BoycottTMobile for supporting authoritarianism.
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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www.sierraclub.org/sierra/will-...
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
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October 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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.
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/will-...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/will-...
Jane Goodall was one of my earliest role models. RIP.
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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.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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.
October 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Remember when we went four full years without a government shutdown under President Biden? Yeah, that was nice.
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!
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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.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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/...
www.indiatoday.in/environment/...
Mendocino State Park, CA
September 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Mendocino State Park, CA
Point Reyes National Seashore, CA.
September 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Point Reyes National Seashore, CA.
Clam Beach County Park, California.
September 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Clam Beach County Park, California.
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California.
September 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California.
White pelicans on Upper Lake Klamath, Klamath Falls, Oregon.
September 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
White pelicans on Upper Lake Klamath, Klamath Falls, Oregon.
People in Northwest Washington are ready to stand up for our public lands!
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'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
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September 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
People in Northwest Washington are ready to stand up for our public lands!
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Trump's economy is crumbling.
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'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.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Trump's economy is crumbling.
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Good going, New Jersey!
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New Jersey to expand community solar by 3 GW
With skyrocketing electric rates, New Jersey Gov. Murphy signed a new law to more than triple the capacity it currently has online and in the pipeline.
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August 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Good going, New Jersey!
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