Climate Fridays Santa Barbara
Friday, December 5, 2025
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month to gather with fellow climate activists, students, allies, community partners, and friends. December’s gathering will focus on sustainability wins in Goleta. We will hear from City of Goleta Sustainability Manager Dana Murray, City of Goleta Councilmember Stuart Kasdin, and Clean Coalition to learn more about trail expansion, bike access, battery storage facility updates, and more. Stay after for a special happy hour with holiday cookies and beverages. Learn more and register.
Other Opportunities
Gather for good this holiday season at CEC’s Environmental Hub
The holidays are just around the corner — host your end-of-year celebration in a space that reflects your values!
CEC’s Environmental Hub in downtown Santa Barbara offers sustainably designed, flexible venues for festive gatherings of all kinds. From office holiday parties to end-of-year banquets, every booking supports local climate solutions. Explore rates and availability today.
Become a Resilience Hub and Help Your Community Prepare for Disasters
The California Central Coast faces growing challenges from extreme heat, wildfire smoke, flooding, and poor air quality. Community resilience hubs — trusted local spaces like schools, libraries, community centers, and churches — can provide aid and resources before, during, and after these events. CEC can help activate your site to:
Provide clean air during smoke events
Act as cooling locations during extreme heat
Distribute food
Serve as an emergency shelter or hub for emergency services
Facilitate disaster preparedness training and neighborhood organizing
Host off-grid charging during power outages or shutdowns
Take our short survey to learn more and get support or use our toolkit to get started today.
Support Critical Work Like This
Recognized as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year and a City of Santa Barbara Climate Hero, CEC is led by CEO Sigrid Wright, 2022 Congressional Woman of the Year. See our most recent impact report to learn how we are serving California’s Central Coast by advancing rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis.
Learn more about how you can invest in CEC’s work to accelerate regional climate solutions at cecsb.org/donate.
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Gather for good this holiday season at CEC’s Environmental Hub
The holidays are just around the corner — host your end-of-year celebration in a space that reflects your values!
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CEC’s Environmental Hub in downtown Santa Barbara offers sustainably designed, flexible venues for festive gatherings of all kinds. From office holiday parties to end-of-year banquets, every booking supports local climate solutions. Explore rates and availability today.
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Introducing the Sustainable Chill Guide: Energy-Efficient Refrigeration for a Healthy Planet
Commercial refrigeration units consume a lot of energy and the refrigerants that keep them cool contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. By replacing old units with healthy, energy-efficient options, businesses can lower their energy bill, reduce their environmental impact, and keep their perishable goods fresher for longer. The Community Environmental Council and the Santa Barbara County Food Action Network have developed a guide for California small businesses that explains the benefits of healthy refrigeration, offers affordable solutions, and points to funding sources and resources to help make the switch.
View Sustainable Chill: A Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient Refrigeration.
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Become a Resilience Hub and Help Your Community Prepare for Disasters
The California Central Coast faces growing challenges from extreme heat, wildfire smoke, flooding, and poor air quality. Community resilience hubs — trusted local spaces like schools, libraries, community centers, and churches — can provide aid and resources before, during, and after these events. CEC can help activate your site to:
- Provide clean air during smoke events
- Act as cooling locations during extreme heat
- Distribute food
- Serve as an emergency shelter or hub for emergency services
- Facilitate disaster preparedness training and neighborhood organizing
- Host off-grid charging during power outages or shutdowns
Take our short survey to learn more and get support or use our toolkit to get started today.
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Support Critical Work Like This
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Recognized as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year and a City of Santa Barbara Climate Hero, CEC is led by CEO Sigrid Wright, 2022 Congressional Woman of the Year. See our most recent impact report to learn how we are serving California’s Central Coast by advancing rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis.
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Learn more about how you can invest in CEC’s work to accelerate regional climate solutions at cecsb.org/donate.
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