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Santa Barbara Sierra Club marks its 75th Anniversary thanks to Kathleen Goddard Jones
October 6, 2024
This is the first of a two part series on Sierra Club leader Kathleen Goddard Jones written by Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter Director Jonathan Ullman
Good Energy
March 5, 2024
Sierra Club Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter was honored to attend the official ribbon cutting last Thursday for the Strauss Wind Farm, the first coastal wind farm in the State of California. Just 27 turbines in Santa Barbara County power the...
Electric Car Resources
December 6, 2023
Around a quarter of all new cars sold in California are now electric. Find out how you can go electric too.
Climate Action Means More Bikes, Fewer Cars
August 12, 2022
With our temperate weather, relatively flat cities and with infrastructure money now available to fund transportation, our region could become far more bike friendly.
Renewable energy is here, now
August 12, 2022
Examples of renewable energy projects enabled and procured by Central Coast Community Energy include the Mountain View Wind Project and the first geothermal plant to be built in California in the last 30 years.
The Santa Maria to Santa Barbara all-electric bus runs on nothing but sunshine
April 22, 2022
Santa Barbara County’s first-ever electric commuter bus is unveiled on January 28, at the Avenue of the Flags in Buellton.
What is 30 X 30? And why?
April 22, 2022
Thirty-by-Thirty is global movement that seeks to conserve 30 percent of lands and coastal waters by the year 2030, or 30 X 30.
Biologists tell us we’re in a global crisis for biodiversity, as countless species of animals and plants could be...
Santa Barbara County Rejects ExxonMobil Oil-Trucking Plan
March 8, 2022
Exxon Oil Trucking project was denied today. Supervisors voted 3-2 against the project, citing public safety, oil-spill concerns.
Electric Car Resources
March 7, 2022
Want to pay a few bucks to refuel your car, rather than hundreds of dollars every month? With gas prices high, now is a great time to consider an EV. Used electric cars are now an option, and new ones have longer ranges, with more public charging...