The Westside Ventura Gas Vigil begins
June 22, 2021
Yesterday, Sierra Club Los Padres Chapter Condor Call editor John Hankins (a.k.a. Condor John) and I attended a vigil by neighbors and allies in front of the SoCalGas’ compressor station site expansion on the Westside of Ventura.
Bring Back Beavers
June 5, 2021
There are moves afoot to bring back beavers to our local creeks, and the Sierra Club is one of its advocates.
Support 30x30
June 5, 2021
The eminent biologist E.O. Wilson has argued that to preserve biodiversity, we need to set aside half the planet for wild nature. Now, conservation groups, including the Sierra Club, are laying out a road map to reach that "half Earth" goal,...
Floating offshore wind project to power 1.6 million homes
June 5, 2021
The Biden Administration announced an agreement to allow for offshore wind development miles off the Northern and Central coasts of California, affecting the Morro Bay and Humboldt areas powering up to 1.6 million homes.
A swell deal for solar and battery
June 4, 2021
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Climate is nothing like Covid
June 4, 2021
Climate is not like COVID. It never was. It’s as the International Energy Agency said in its report recently: “perhaps the greatest challenge humankind has ever faced."
How Jobs and Climate connect
June 4, 2021
Last year, President Biden and Vice President Harris ran and won on the boldest climate Presidential platform in history: pledging to spend at least $2 trillion on climate investments, target 100% clean electricity by 2035, and to ensure that 40% of...
Venturans insist on gas plan review
June 4, 2021
The Ventura City Council passed a resolution to ask the state to do more environmental study of the SoCalGas cleanup and expansion proposal located at 1555 N. Olive St. on Ventura’s Westside.
The Hines Chronicles: Trumpers still lurk in DC
June 4, 2021
By popular demand, we continue with the Jim Hines Chronicles, which reflects the emails by our premier lobbyist on the ins and outs of environmental activism. This covers the last two months. Jim is our chapter vice-chair and conservation director...
Santa Barbara Councilwoman named region's Coastal Commissioner
June 4, 2021
The empty seat on the California Coastal Commission that is reserved for an elected official in the south-central coast region was given to Meagan Harmon, a Santa Barbara city council member, via an appointment by Gov. Gavin Newsom.