BELLINGHAM - Western Washington University's Huxley College of the Environment is offering a free talk by a local anti-coal activist on Thursday, Jan. 17.

Matt Krogh of RE Sources for Sustainable Communities will give his presentation, "Coal at Cherry Point: Local Battle, Global Fallout" at 4 p.m. in Academic West room 204. A question-and-answer period will follow. The talk is open to the public.

Krogh, a Huxley graduate, is also the northwest Washington director of the Power Past Coal coalition.

For more information on Huxley's winter quarter speaker series, call 360-650-3520.

Reach RALPH SCHWARTZ at ralph.schwartz@bellinghamherald.com or call 715-2298.