Santa Barbara-Ventura Blog

The Ventura Fourth of July EV car show was major sucess. But there's more to come.

Could a meeting between the world's top physicist and the world's top environmentalist in Summer 1904 have saved the planet?

Wildlife and the Night Sky By Jim Hines Greetings Friends:        The sun goes down and new outdoor adventures begin.  There is a whole different world to explore when darkness covers our natural...

The Sierra Club Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter mourns the tragic death Friday of Ventura County Board of Supervisors Chair Carmen Ramirez, who left us at the apex of her life and career. Sierra Club local leaders share their memories.

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.

With our temperate weather, relatively flat cities and with infrastructure money now available to fund transportation, our region could become far more bike friendly.

America creates more plastic trash than any other nation in the world, and less than 9% is recycled. Annually, the average American throws away about 185 pounds of plastic. Which of these strategies will be part of your Climate Action Resolutions?

Read the latest news from the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter

Three lawsuits were filed against the Forest Service for failing to protect environment and cultural resources on Pine Mountain and Reyes Peak, backed by a coalition of environmental, business, and recreational groups.

Just in time for Summer, the website: "50 Great Public Land Destinations -- Santa Barbara and Beyond" has been updated and expanded by Deborah Williams.