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Make Your Voice Heard: Tell Goleta to Adopt an Electric Vehicle Reach Code
On Tuesday, September 3, 2024, the City of Goleta will vote to adopt an EV reach code. EV reach codes are one of the most powerful ways to expand charging access at multifamily properties and workplaces so that renters and those without access to charging at home can more easily and affordably use electric vehicles. We ask for your help to ensure Goleta constructs EV-ready residential and commercial buildings.
Act Now on County of Santa Barbara's Climate Action Plan
Join us to tell the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors that this Climate Action Plan must include emissions from oil and gas facilities. Attend the Board meeting and provide public comment, Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at the Board Chambers in Santa Maria
La Crisis del Plástico: Ciencia y Soluciones
El plástico está en todas partes. Como resultado, nuestros cuerpos y ecosistemas naturales contienen multitudes de microplásticos dañinos.
5 Ways To Cut Plastic Out of Your Life
Here are five actions you can take now to start cutting plastic out of your life, with links to lots of helpful resources.
Community Environmental Council Hosts 2024 Green Gala: “Regeneration” – A Celebration of Hope and Climate Action
Community Environmental Council Hosts 2024 Green Gala: “Regeneration” – A Celebration of Hope and Climate Action
Laura Francis: Inspiring Future Generations
A love of nature, coupled with a deep-rooted sense of responsibility for our shared world, have been defining factors in Laura Francis’ life.
Featured Legacy Donors: John and Karen Jostes
John Jostes grew up in Oakland, CA exploring urban creeks and taking regular backpacking and fishing excursions in the Sierras. Those early experiences in nature shaped his core environmental values.
CEC Provides Climate Leadership Opportunities
The Community Environmental Council’s Climate Leadership initiatives are working to educate, unite, and activate a broad range of Central Coast residents.
Jasmin Tupy: Connecting Community to Key Environmental Resources
Jasmin Tupy, a surfer, artist, communicator, and environmentalist, completed CEC’s Climate Stewards Certification Program in Spring 2023.
End of Legislative Session Newsletter
While it was difficult to surpass 2022’s unprecedented climate wins, the successes we saw this year in California are keeping the winds at our backs, maintaining our momentum toward rapid and equitable climate solutions.
Angela Antenore - Supporting Environmental Justice and Health
Angela Antenore grew up in Long Beach, CA where she gained a deep appreciation for the outdoors through hiking, camping and exploring the diverse environments of Southern California, from the ocean and beaches to mountains, rivers, and open spaces.
Accelerating Toward Zero-Emission Transportation during National Drive Electric Week
Did you know that transportation is responsible for more than half of California’s carbon emissions, 80 percent of smog-forming pollution, and 95 percent of toxic diesel emissions?
Stop Fast Fashion to Slow Climate Change: Spotlight on CEC Climate Stewards Debra Eve
Debra Eve, an alumnus of the Community Environmental Council’s Climate Stewards certification program, wants to raise awareness about the environmental and social consequences of unsustainable “fast” fashion and manufacturing.
Plastic Free July and Beyond - Let’s Keep the Momentum Going!
California’s Central Coast has looked to recycling as a landfill diversion solution for several decades—but it’s not enough. That’s why the Community Environmental Council (CEC) is driving progress towards a zero-waste society, turning hard-to-reach waste streams into valuable resources that further reduce climate emissions.
Breaking Up With Fossil Fuels Series: The All-Electric Home: Everything Homeowners Need to Know
Did you know that the average U.S. homeowner spends $121 per month on electricity, and even more in California?
Beat the Heat: Lessons Learned from the Fastest Warming County in the Nation And How You Can Ensure Neighbors Are Safe When Temperatures Rise
Did you know Ventura County is warming faster than almost anywhere else in the US?
Featured Legacy Donors: Karl and Nancy Hutterer
Karl Hutterer has been a key figure at the Community Environmental Council (CEC) for a number of years, and we are thrilled to feature him and his wife Nancy in this month's Legacy Donor profile.
CEC Partner Spotlight: Rooted Language Justice
The Community Environmental Council is expanding its work in the areas of language access and language justice with the guidance and support of local partner Rooted Language Justice (RLJ).
Empowering Communities to Take Climate Action
This year’s severe winter storms rocked California's Central Coast region—and laid bare the disproportionate impacts felt by at-risk communities during times of disaster.
