How to stop unwanted catalogues and other junk mail
February 5, 2022
Every year 100 million trees are cut down for junk mail. Especially during the holidays, you might be deluged with junk mail. This article describes easy and cost-free ways to stop it. Enjoy these New Year’s Climate Resolutions!
Beware of those who would block the sun
February 4, 2022
As we speak, monopolies are unleashing an unprecedented attack on Californians’ access to the sun. The changes proposed in California would “decimate the cost effectiveness of rooftop solar,” according to the Sierra Club.
What do you want your legacy to be?
February 4, 2022
What do you want your legacy to be? A planned gift to the Los Padres Chapter will create a legacy that provides for a sustainable and healthy future for Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
Wilderness Basics Course leader changed lives
February 4, 2022
It all started with a public notice in the 2009 issue of Condor Call: “For the first time ever, the Los Padres Chapter is sponsoring a Wilderness Basics Course beginning January 20 (2010), thanks to the efforts of organizer Teresa Norris and a cadre...
As oil showdowns near, newspaper asks: Is Big Oil in SB County dead?
February 4, 2022
Marking the January anniversary of the 1969 oil spill, the Santa Barbara Independent posed the provocative question, “Is Big Oil Dead in Santa Barbara?” It called recent developments, “so wildly unlikely they would not have been imaginable even a...
February March 2022 Condor Call Newsletter
February 1, 2022
Read the latest news from the Los Padres Chapter
Drive for ‘safe passage’ around Mission’s arteries
December 3, 2021
Over the years, the development of the Santa Barbara Riviera area and increased traffic generated worries about safety around the Santa Barbara Mission. In 2011 a group of local citizens came together to address long-standing traffic safety issues...
Ventura County considers reopening troubled waste water plant in Santa Paula
December 3, 2021
The wastewater plant in Santa Paula, closed by an explosion in 2014, has sat dormant for the last seven years but that could soon change if the County of Ventura approves an application to reopen the facility.
Climate Watch Regeneration
December 3, 2021
Our collective choices and actions are creating the planet we will gift to future generations. Do we want those future generations to say, “What were they thinking?!?” or give descendants reasons to say: “Thank goodness they came to their senses and...
A round up of recent activities and activism in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties
December 3, 2021
The last two months have provided some good success, but of course being a champion for our local slice of the planet is a steady job. Here's a recap of activities that have kept us busy over the last two months.