Original Alert: Call Assemblymember Monique Limón today to share your support for 100% carbon-free energy in California by 2045.
Result: The 78 calls made by CEC's followers contributed to the passage of SB 100, which requires California to move to 100% carbon-free energy by 2045. It will next need to pass the Senate, and be signed by Governor Jerry Brown.
We are proud to announce our latest program designed to #rethinkfood in our region: SBC Food Rescue. Why Food Rescue?…
Reprinted from the Santa Barbara Independent Edison to Shut Down Power During Extreme Fire Weather Drastic Measure Deemed ‘Lesser of…
We are pleased to announce new additions to our President's Council, Partnership Council, and Intern Program. Addition to CEC President's…
Original Alert: Support Community Choice Energy for Santa Barbara by signing a petition or speaking at any of three hearings on July 17: Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, Goleta City Council, or Santa Barbara City Council.
Result: About 145 people signed a petition or came out to speak at the three hearings on July 17, 2018. Coupled with over a decade of encouragement from the Community Environmental Council and other advocates, the County of Santa Barbara and the Cities of Santa Barbara and Goleta each independently voted to move forward with launching a local Community Choice program.
Original Alert: Tell Santa Barbara City Council to reduce or eliminate single-use plastics by signing a petition or speaking at the July 17 City Council hearing.
Result: With a hundred signatures and individuals showing up to testify at City Council, a ban on Styrofoam food service items & retail sales will go into effect January 1, 2019, as well as a ban on plastic straws with a provision that food providers must ask customers if they need plastic cutlery or stirrers before providing.
CEC's community-led, solar group-purchasing program is back to help residents of Southern Santa Barbara County #gosolar. The 2018 program will…
Thanks to programs that CEC has helped initiate, our region has one of the highest per capita rates of electric…
We are proud to announce the recipients of our 2018 Environmental Hero Award: water activist and author Florencia Ramirez of…
CEC is proud to announce the launch of Solarize Nonprofit, a new pilot program to help local nonprofits go solar…
We are pleased to announce new members to our Board of Directors and Partnership Council. Addition to CEC Board of…
Community Town Hall – Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 7:00 PM, The Granada Theatre Join the Facebook page here and invite…
The Community Environmental Council (CEC), Cachuma Resource Conservation District (CRCD), and Ted Chamberlin Ranch have been awarded a major statewide…
With the suspension of proposed power plants in Oxnard and Goleta, a turning point approaches to transition our local economy…
We are pleased to announce our new Board officers, as well as the addition of multiple new people to our…
This op-ed article by Dr. Karl Hutterer, CEC's Board Treasurer, originally appeared in the Santa Barbara Newspress on January 7.…
The Community Environmental Council (CEC), Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, and the Santa Barbara Foundation will hold Building Our Resilient…
CEC is heavily invested in ways to #rethinkfood. In Paul Hawken’s Project Drawdown – a comprehensive plan to reverse global…
We are pleased to announce the addition of a new member to our Board of Directors, which plays a vital…