50 Years After the Santa Barbara Oil Spill: A Call to Action #actonclimate
Community Environmental Council (CEC), Environmental Defense Center (EDC), Get Oil Out! (GOO!), and UCSB’s Department of Environmental Studies are proud…
Community Environmental Council (CEC), Environmental Defense Center (EDC), Get Oil Out! (GOO!), and UCSB’s Department of Environmental Studies are proud…
We are pleased to welcome new members to our Board and staff whose strong environmental advocacy will support our green…
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…
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…
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…
We are pleased to announce the addition of a new member to our Board of Directors, which plays a vital…
The Community Environmental Council (CEC) has achieved the Platinum GuideStar Nonprofit Profile level, and a 4-star Rating from Charity Navigator. CEC…
The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District and Community Environmental Council — along with dozens of supporters and 10…
As part of larger regional efforts to transition the Central Coast to alternative fuels, CEC is partnering in a series…
CEC regularly initiates or signs on to letters to state and regional officials on issues effecting climate change. Here are where…
CEC Board Emeritus Paul Relis, who helped start the grassroots environmental movement with the Community Environmental Council after the 1969…
Dave Davis, President & CEO of the Community Environmental Council (CEC), released the following statement today in response to yesterday’s…
Measure P – the Healthy Air and Water Initiative – would protect our air, water, and public health by banning new risky, polluting oil extraction techniques in Santa Barbara County. Unfortunately, the oil industry that is funding the opposition is spreading misinformation regarding the true impact of this measure. As an attorney who assisted in the drafting of Measure P, I am compelled to set the record straight so the voters can base their opinions on the true facts.
On November 4, we will be going to the polls to make Santa Barbara County the first major oil-producing region in the nation to ban high-risk oil extraction techniques. It is a chance to protect the people of our county from extreme forms of oil development that are severely damaging communities around the US.
Here in Santa Barbara County we have co-existed with the oil industry for a long time and if Measure P passes in November, will continue to do so. The initiative exempts all current oil operations and so does not affect any current oil jobs or revenue. It also doesn’t limit future oil wells using conventional techniques.