Sigrid Wright 8/20/21 Sigrid Wright 8/20/21

Countering Code Red With Something Better Than Hope

CEC Staff 8/12/21 CEC Staff 8/12/21

Attention property owners! Incentives are here to help you install electric vehicle chargers.

CEC Staff 8/10/21 CEC Staff 8/10/21

Help us achieve 100% renewable electricity. Stay opted in to Community Choice Energy.

CEC Staff 7/21/21 CEC Staff 7/21/21

Climate and Economics – Moving Toward a Circular Model to Reduce Waste

Get inspired by the circular economy model and hear from leaders of local companies who are implementing its best practices. Learn how they are growing businesses while reducing impact and find out how you can become a part of this global movement.

Guest User 7/21/21 Guest User 7/21/21

WIN: All-electric new building construction is the future of Santa Barbara

On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, Santa Barbara City Council and Mayor Cathy Murillo voted unanimously to enact a new building ordinance prohibiting natural gas infrastructure in newly constructed buildings, with the exception of restaurants and applications where there isn't yet a viable electric alternative to gas. With this vote, the City takes an important step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting our 2035 carbon neutrality goal.

Kathi King 7/15/21 Kathi King 7/15/21

Let's unwrap our planet with Plastic Free July

Kathi King 7/14/21 Kathi King 7/14/21

Unwrapping the Earth: Why We Need a Circular Economy, Now.

Sharyn Main 7/9/21 Sharyn Main 7/9/21

Drought. Heat. Fire. Here are your solutions to build resilience to climate threats.

CEC Staff 6/30/21 CEC Staff 6/30/21

Climate and Culture – Using Art To Inspire Activism & Change

What role do the arts play in communicating climate science? CEC sat down with local arts leaders in Santa Barbara to learn more and talk about the impact of the recent Earth Day mural, “Nurture Our Mother.”

Sigrid Wright 6/24/21 Sigrid Wright 6/24/21

The key to climate resilience is in agriculture

Allegra Roth 5/26/21 Allegra Roth 5/26/21

The Worms That Make up the Gaviota SOIL Program

Sigrid Wright 5/24/21 Sigrid Wright 5/24/21

Remembering CEC co-founder Hal Conklin

Leslie Dinaberg 5/24/21 Leslie Dinaberg 5/24/21

CEC Tribute to Hal Conklin

CEC Staff 5/11/21 CEC Staff 5/11/21

Be a steward for the planet

CEC Staff 5/5/21 CEC Staff 5/5/21

A Steward for the Planet and the Community Environmental Council

Sigrid Wright 4/30/21 Sigrid Wright 4/30/21

Our Impact

Kathi King 4/14/21 Kathi King 4/14/21

WIN: AB1276 passes to help eliminate single-use plastics from take-out and delivery orders #SkipTheStuff

Thank you for helping pass AB1276! We now have a policy in place that requires that restaurants and online food delivery platforms list the accessories they provide so that customers can choose only what they need. This will help eliminate millions of tons of single-use foodware from entering the waste stream. Local jurisdictions are creating their own implementation strategies and CEC is working with the City of Goleta in the hopes that they will include an EPS (Styrofoam) ban in their plan.