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		<title>Community Environmental Council — Receive tax benefits for your year-end donation</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Receive tax benefits for your year-end donation
If you are 70½ years of age or older, you can transfer up to $100,000 from your IRA to the Community Environmental Council (CEC) as a charitable gift, reducing taxable income and satisfying your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year.<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/community-environmental-council-receive-tax-benefits-for-your-year-end-donation/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>May 9 — SBCC presenting Panel on &#8216;Advancing Sustainable Development in an Era of Housing Growth&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 16:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SANTA BARBARA — Join  Community Environmental Council, the Santa Barbara Independent and Santa Barbara City College School of Extended Learning for a thought-provoking panel discussion at CEC Environmental Hub (1219 State Street) on Thursday, May 9, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. The discussion is about advancing sustainable development in an era of unprecedented housing growth. Learn more about the challenges such significant growth poses to advancing goals for sustainable development, and hear possible solutions that can inform further community discussion. This is an effort to understand the impacts and planning of nearly 15,000 housing units on the South Coast by the County of Santa Barbara and its incorporated cities over the next eight years. Register for the panel discussion.<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/may-9-sbcc-presenting-panel-on-advancing-sustainable-development-in-an-era-of-housing-growth/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>SANTA BARBARA</strong> — J<span class="e2ma-style">oin  <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/d4opuh/hj39gq/5djhh8" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-name="Community Environmental Council" data-type="url">Community Environmental Council</a>, the <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/d4opuh/hj39gq/l6jhh8" data-name="Santa Barbara Independent" data-type="url">Santa Barbara Independent</a> and <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/d4opuh/hj39gq/1ykhh8" data-name="Santa Barbara City College School of Extended Learning " data-type="url">Santa Barbara City College School of Extended Learning</a> for a thought-provoking panel discussion at CEC Environmental Hub (1219 State Street) on Thursday, May 9, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. The discussion is about advancing sustainable development in an era of unprecedented housing growth. Learn more about the challenges such significant growth poses to advancing goals for sustainable development, and hear possible solutions that can inform further community discussion. This is an effort to understand the impacts and planning of nearly 15,000 housing units on the South Coast by the County of Santa Barbara and its incorporated cities over the next eight years. <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/d4opuh/hj39gq/hrlhh8" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-name="Register for the panel discussion" data-type="url">Register for the panel discussion</a>.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="e2ma-style"><b>Panelists include: </b><br />
Introduction by Dave Davis, Chair, Board of Directors, S.B. Metropolitan Transit District<br />
Michael Chiacos, Climate Policy Director, Community Environmental Council<br />
Rob Fredericks, Executive Director/CEO, Housing Authority of the City of S.B.<br />
Peter Lewis, Developer/Building Industry<br />
Ryan Cruz, News Reporter, Santa Barbara Independent<br />
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<span class="e2ma-style"><b><u>EVENT DETAILS</u></b><br />
<b>Advancing Sustainable Development in an Era of Housing Growth Panel</b><br />
Thursday, May 9, 2024<br />
6:00-7:30 p.m.<br />
Community Environmental Council Environmental Hub<br />
1219 State St., Santa Barbara</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="e2ma-style"><b>About SBCC — </b></span>Established in 1909, Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) is one of the oldest community colleges in California. The district consists of SBCC’s main campus on Santa Barbara’s beachfront coast, two separate campuses for its School of Extended Learning programs, as well as a Cosmetology school. The college offers a range of associate degree, certificate and transfer programs and is recognized by the Department of Education as an official <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/d4opuh/hj39gq/dcnhh8" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-name="Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI)" data-type="url">Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI)</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 01:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After hosting more than 22,000 community members back to Alameda Park for the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival at the end of April — the first time since 2019 — CEO Sigrid Wright announced today the success of CEC’s 50th Anniversary Protect Our Climate Campaign. Over $16.97 million was pledged to immediately tackle the urgent threat of climate change on the Central Coast, exceeding the $15 million goal. 
 
Inspired by CEC’s proven reputation for developing and scaling innovative local solutions to complex problems, over 300 donors pledged $16.97 million to reverse and repair from climate change in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Of this, roughly $10.25 million is funding a growth sprint of CEC’s climate programs and the build-out of an innovative Environmental Hub in downtown Santa Barbara. The remaining pledges — about $6.75 million — will be fulfilled in coming decades through long-term legacy gifts, ensuring the future sustainability of the organization. The unexpectedly strong support shown by donors making legacy commitments in their estate plans led to the campaign surpassing its goal. View a complete list of campaign contributors here.
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<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #993300;"><strong><em>Propelling CEC’s Work to Advance Equitable and Just Solutions to the Climate Crisis</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><a href="https://cecsb.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-71642" src="http://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC.png" alt="" width="350" height="165" srcset="https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC.png 908w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-300x141.png 300w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-768x362.png 768w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-560x264.png 560w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-260x123.png 260w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-160x75.png 160w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></a>SANTA BARBARA </strong>— After hosting more than 22,000 community members back to Alameda Park for the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival at the end of April — the first time since 2019 — CEO Sigrid Wright <strong>announced today the success of CEC’s <em>50th Anniversary Protect Our Climate Campaign</em></strong>. Over $16.97 million was pledged to immediately tackle the urgent threat of climate change on the Central Coast, exceeding the $15 million goal.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Inspired by CEC’s proven reputation for developing and scaling innovative local solutions to complex problems</strong>, over 300 donors pledged $16.97 million to reverse and repair from climate change in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Of this, roughly $10.25 million is funding a growth sprint of CEC’s climate programs and the build-out of an innovative Environmental Hub in downtown Santa Barbara. The remaining pledges — about $6.75 million — will be fulfilled in coming decades through long-term legacy gifts, ensuring the future sustainability of the organization. The unexpectedly strong support shown by donors making legacy commitments in their estate plans led to the campaign surpassing its goal. View a complete list of campaign contributors <a href="https://mcusercontent.com/6e984b366297ce64347238270/files/a07f96ff-88c0-153b-dfe1-f2e93ab4bc5c/50th_Anniversary_Campaign_Donors_.pdf?utm_source=Unknown+List&amp;utm_campaign=a3fcd5fe1f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_05_05_04_29&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-a3fcd5fe1f-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>here</strong></a>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Central Coast donors made it clear that they are deeply concerned about climate change and resonated with CEC’s message of hopeful action,” said Jon Clark, President, James S. Bower Foundation.<strong> “CEC thinks big and thinks long-term, and the organization demonstrates results over and over again.”</strong></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">There were several foundations and individuals who made <strong>$1 million-plus donations</strong> to the campaign: James S. Bower Foundation, Patricia &amp; Paul Bragg Foundation, Karen and John Jostes, and Zegar Family Foundation.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition, the following investors made gifts of $250,000 and above: Sheila and Tom Cullen, Katie Davis, Hutton Parker Foundation, Jean Kaplan, Dorothy Largay and Wayne Rosing, Natalie Orfalea Foundation, Paul Relis and Fanny Pearce, Sea Forward Fund, Judy Stapelmann, Michel Saint-Sulpice, Suzanne and John Steed, Yardi Systems, and Anonymous.A cornerstone of the campaign was the creation of the <strong>first-of-its kind Environmental Hub </strong>— centrally located on Santa Barbara&#8217;s State Street. CEC’s new Environmental Hub is a 10,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility designed to be an epicenter for community activism, education, entrepreneurship, media, and art. <strong>A Grand Opening community celebration will take place on Thursday, July 6, at 5:30 p.m. </strong>as a part of downtown Santa Barbara&#8217;s 1st Thursday Art Walk.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition, the campaign, which launched in 2021,  kickstarted CEC’s five-year effort to accelerate regional climate solutions through climate justice, regional and state policy, climate resilience, climate smart agriculture, a new Climate Stewards certification program, and other programs.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“We are incredibly inspired by our community,  which understands the pivotal moment we are in and sees <strong>CEC as a beacon of hope for protecting the Central Coast</strong>,” said CEO Sigrid Wright. “By investing the funds as we’ve raised them, we’ve been able to double down with some incredibly bold goals – meaning that we’ve doubled staff, doubled programming, and expanded our geographic reach.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The campaign was led by a Steering Committee chaired by Jon Clark, President, James S. Bower Foundation, and Merryl &amp; Chuck Zegar of the Zegar Family Foundation. Committee members included: Dennis Allen, Mary Becker, Leslie Bhutani, Emily Engel, Laura Francis, Carolyn Fitzgerald, Karl Hutterer, David Jackson, Pat McElroy, Maryanne Mott, Charles Newman, Matt Riley, Lisa Murphy Rivas, Ken Saxon, and Sigrid Wright.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>About the Community Environmental Council (CEC) — </strong>CEC advances rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis – including ambitious zero carbon goals, drawdown of excess carbon, and protection against the impacts of climate change. CEC was recognized as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year and a City of Santa Barbara Climate Hero, and is led by CEO Sigrid Wright who was recently named 2022 Congressional Woman of the Year. CEC has worked since 1970 to incubate and innovate real life environmental solutions that directly affect the California Central Coast. Our programs lead to clean vehicles, solar energy, resilient food systems and reduction of single-use plastic. Learn more about why CEC is one of only five nonprofits in Santa Barbara County to have the highest possible ratings on Charity Navigator and Guidestar at <a href="http://cecsb.org/impact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CECSB.org/impact</a>. Find CEC on the web at <a href="http://cecsb.org/">CECSB.org</a> and on <a href="http://facebook.com/CECSB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook.com/CECSB</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/CEC_SB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram.com/CEC_SB</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/CECSB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter.com/CECSB</a>, and <a href="http://linkedin.com/company/cecsb/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Linkedin.com/company/cecsb/</a></p>
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		<title>Community Environmental Council Welcomes New Staff and Board Members, Elects New Slate of Board Officers</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Community Environmental Council (CEC) continues to expand upon its mission to tackle pressing climate impacts across California’s Central Coast region, and recently welcomed five new staff members and one new board member to its growing roster. In addition, the Board elected a new slate of Ocers.

New to the Board this year is Christopher Knowlton, former staff writer and London Bureau Chief for Fortune Magazine and the retired president of Knowlton Brothers Inc. See bio below. CEC’s Board of Directors is composed of 16 community leaders with a diverse breadth of experience in business management, non-profit governance and financial oversight, providing strong direction and leadership to help CEC fulfill its mission.<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/community-environmental-council-welcomes-new-sta0-and-board-members-elects-new-slate-of-board-o0cers/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
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<p><span style="color: #993300;"><em><strong>CEC Hits the Ground Running on Climate Action in 2023 With New Staff &amp; Board Leadership</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://cecsb.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-37787 size-full" src="http://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Community-Environmental-Council.jpg" alt="" width="282" height="95" /></a>SANTA BARBARA</strong> — The <a href="https://cecsb.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Community Environmental Council (CEC)</a> continues to expand upon its mission to tackle pressing climate impacts across California’s Central Coast region, and recently welcomed five new staff members and one new board member to its growing roster. In addition, the Board elected a new slate of Ocers.</p>
<p>New to the Board this year is Christopher Knowlton, former staff writer and London Bureau Chief for Fortune Magazine and the retired president of Knowlton Brothers Inc. See bio below. CEC’s Board of Directors is composed of 16 community leaders with a diverse breadth of experience in business management, non-profit governance and financial oversight, providing strong direction and leadership to help CEC fulfill its mission.</p>
<p>In addition, the Board elected the following slate of Ocers at its January meeting: President — Barbara Lindemann; 1st Vice President — Charles Newman; 2nd Vice President — Nadra Ehrman; Secretary — Christine DeVries; and Treasurer — Chris Knowlton.</p>
<p>“We are doubling down on our commitment to solve climate change and have more than doubled the size of our team over the last two years thanks to the community’s investment,” said Community Environmental Council CEO &amp; Executive Director, Sigrid Wright. “This year we are focusing on adding expertise in financial and project management, organizational development, and bringing on staff members with bilingual skills and deep roots in the Central Coast communities we serve.”</p>
<p>The Community Environmental Council also welcomed four new staff members in recent months. These individuals bring a wealth of knowledge and local experience, building CEC’s capacity to go all-in together on halting the climate crisis — rapidly and equitably. New staff include:</p>
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<li>Emily Kopp, Development Assistant</li>
<li>Juan Lares, Energy &amp; Transportation Associate</li>
<li>Sean McArthur, Energy &amp; Transportation Associate (starts 2/13/23) Rosheil</li>
<li>Ramirez, Climate Education &amp; Leadership Program Associate Michael</li>
<li>Sarrassat, Energy &amp; Transportation Projects Manager</li>
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<p><strong>About New Board Member Christopher Knowlton</strong></p>
<p>Knowlton is a former staff writer and London Bureau Chief for Fortune Magazine and the retired president of Knowlton Brothers Inc., a money management firm that invested in emerging technology and medical companies. Chris has served on the board of directors of the Foundation for Child Development, a New York non-profit devoted to the reform of public-school education in the U.S., on the Council of Fellows of the Morgan Library &amp; Museum, and on the board of trustees of the Teton Raptor Center in Wilson, Wyoming. More recently, he spent six years as a trustee of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center, where he chaired the board. Chris has a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University. He is the author of two business and environmental histories: Cattle Kingdom (Houghton Miin Harcourt, 2017), about the connection between the open range cattle era and the conservation movement; and Bubble in the Sun (Simon &amp; Schuster, 2020),about the impact of the Florida land boom on the Florida Everglades.</p>
<p>Visit www.cecsb.org to see full membership lists and bios for Board of Directors, Partnership Council, President’s Council, and CEC staff.</p>
<p><strong>About the Community Environmental Council (CEC)</strong></p>
<p>Recognized as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year and 2020 City of Santa Barbara Climate Hero, CEC has worked since 1970 to incubate and innovate real life environmental solutions that directly affect the California Central Coast. Our current work advances rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis – including ambitious zero carbon goals, drawdown of excess carbon, and protection against the impacts of climate change. Our programs lead to clean vehicles, solar energy, resilient food systems and reduction of single-use plastic. Learn more about why CEC is one of only five nonprofits in Santa Barbara County to have the highest possible ratings on Charity Navigator and Guidestar at CECSB.org/impact. Find CEC on the web at CECSB.org and on Facebook.com/CECSB, Instagram.com/CEC_SB, Twitter.com/CECSB, and <a href="http://www.LinkedIn.com/CECSB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LinkedIn.com/CECSB</a></p>
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		<title>March 22 — Bilingual report — Community Environmental Council presenting webinar &#8216;Prescribed Grazing for Ecological and Wildfire Resilience&#8217;</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join the Community Environmental Council’s webinar to learn about new legislation recently introduced by Senator Monique Limón that will enhance wildfire mitigation efforts by expanding statewide prescribed grazing efforts.<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/march-22-bilingual-report-community-environmental-council-presenting-webinar-prescribed-grazing-for-ecological-and-wildfire-resilience/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
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<p dir="ltr"><strong><span class="ContentPasted0"><a href="http://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-9.png" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-70450" src="http://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-9.png" alt="" width="650" height="650" srcset="https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-9.png 1080w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-9-300x300.png 300w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-9-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-9-150x150.png 150w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-9-768x768.png 768w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-9-560x560.png 560w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-9-260x260.png 260w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/image-9-160x160.png 160w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></a>Who:</span></strong><span class="ContentPasted0"> Community Environmental Council</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="ContentPasted0"><strong>What:</strong> </span><span class="ContentPasted0">Putting Nature to Work Series: Prescribed Grazing for Ecological and Wildfire Resilience</span><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><span class="ContentPasted0">When:</span></strong><span class="ContentPasted0"><strong> </strong>Wednesday, March 22, 11:30 a.m.  &#8211; 1:00 p.m.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><span class="ContentPasted0">Where: </span></strong><span class="ContentPasted0">Zoom-  <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6916783096815/WN_N-z7kUkASN-Bd-lcBjifPw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6916783096815/WN_N-z7kUkASN-Bd-lcBjifPw</a></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><span class="ContentPasted0">Why:</span></strong><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span class="ContentPasted0">Join the Community Environmental Council’s webinar to learn about new legislation recently introduced by Senator Monique Limón that will enhance wildfire mitigation efforts by expanding statewide prescribed grazing efforts.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><span class="ContentPasted0">Cost: </span></strong><span class="ContentPasted0">FREE</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><span class="ContentPasted0">Info/Tickets: </span></strong><span class="ContentPasted0"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6916783096815/WN_N-z7kUkASN-Bd-lcBjifPw">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6916783096815/WN_N-z7kUkASN-Bd-lcBjifPw</a></span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="ContentPasted0">More details</span><span class="ContentPasted0"> [add an expanded description of event &#8212; see example from Earth Day below]</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="ContentPasted0">Ever wonder what those four-legged herbivores are doing in your neighborhood, along your favorite walking trail, or dotting the hillsides on your daily commute? As wildfires in California have increased in frequency and intensity, prescribed or planned grazing of sheep, goats, and other ruminant animals is being utilized to manage the overgrowth of fine, dry brush that adds fuel to these fires – and their climate impacts.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.05em;"><span class="ContentPasted0">Join the Community Environmental Council’s webinar to learn about new legislation recently introduced by Senator Monique Limón that will enhance wildfire mitigation efforts by expanding statewide prescribed grazing efforts. </span><span class="ContentPasted0">Hear from local rangeland contractors, conservationists, and policymakers about the need to scale this important ecological and fire resilience tool – and how Senate Bill 675 will ensure that prescribed grazing is better integrated into existing statewide wildfire resilience programs and strategies. </span><span class="ContentPasted0"> Spanish interpretation will be available at the event. </span></b></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span class="ContentPasted1">La naturaleza de nuestro lado: una serie de seminarios web</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="ContentPasted1">El pastoreo planificado para la resiliencia ecológica contra los incendios forestales</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span class="ContentPasted1">miércoles, 22 de marzo</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="ContentPasted1">11:30 a.m. &#8211; 1:00 p.m. PST</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><span class="ContentPasted1">¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué hacen esos cuadrúpedos herbívoros por nuestro vecindario a lo largo de tu caminata favorita, o esparcidos por los cerros durante tu viaje al trabajo?  Mientras que los incendios forestales han aumentado en frecuencia e intensidad, el pastoreo planificado o prescrito de las ovejas, cabras y otros animales rumiantes está siendo utilizado para controlar el crecimiento excesivo de maleza seca que empeora estos incendios– y sus impactos en el clima.</span></p>
<p class="elementToProof" dir="ltr"><span class="ContentPasted1">Acompáñanos en este seminario web del  CEC para aprender de una nueva propuesta de ley que fue presentada recientemente por la senadora Monique Limón, la cual mejorará la mitigación de los incendios forestales al expandir el pastoreo planificado a nivel estatal.  Escucharemos de  especialistas en la gestión de pastizales, ecologistas y legisladores sobre la necesidad de ampliar esta importante herramienta ecológica de resiliencia ante los incendios– y cómo la propuesta de ley SB675 asegurará que el pastoreo planificado sea integrado en los programas y estrategias actuales contra los incendios forestales del estado.</span></p>
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		<title>June 27 — Bilingual report — Community Environmental Council (CEC) in Santa Barbara presents free bilingual community webinar on financial incentives and programs available to make going electric more affordable</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, June 27,  the Community Environmental Council (CEC) will host a free, interactive webinar, offered in English and Spanish, from 12 to 1:15 p.m. PST that will review the tax credits and incentive programs available to make going electric affordable, and describe how homeowners can combine these financial incentives to make their homes more efficient and climate friendly. Participants will also learn how to access CEC’s newElectrify Your Life service, which walks individuals through the process of determining their eligibility and applying for financial incentives.<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/june-27-bilingual-report-community-environmental-council-cec-in-santa-barbara-presents-free-bilingual-community-webinar-on-financial-incentives-and-programs-available-to-mak/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #993300;"><em><b>Go Electric! Experts To Help Homeowners Make Clean Energy Upgrades</b></em></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><a href="https://cec.pub/allelectricwebinar" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-71642" src="http://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC.png" alt="" width="350" height="165" srcset="https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC.png 908w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-300x141.png 300w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-768x362.png 768w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-560x264.png 560w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-260x123.png 260w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-160x75.png 160w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></a>SANTA BARBARA — </strong>Meteorologists warn that this year could become the hottest on record due to the combined effects of climate change and the return of a strong El Niño. When temperatures rise, home electricity use skyrockets. The average U.S. homeowner spends $121 per month on electricity, and in California that amount is even higher—particularly during extreme heat events when air conditioning and refrigeration use ramp up. By transitioning to highly efficient all-electric homes we can reduce the cost to homeowners and avoid compounding climate impacts.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">On Tuesday, June 27,  the Community Environmental Council (CEC) will host a <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7716858382386/WN_iLWXQl5yTai64X5zmgBeBQ#/registration"><strong>free, interactive webinar</strong></a><strong>, offered in English and Spanish, from 12 to 1:15 p.m. PST</strong> that will review the tax credits and incentive programs available to make going electric affordable, and describe how homeowners can combine these financial incentives to make their homes more efficient and climate friendly. Participants will also learn how to access CEC’s new<a href="http://cecsb.org/eyl">Electrify Your Life service</a>, which walks individuals through the process of determining their eligibility and applying for financial incentives.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Leah Stokes, a featured speaker for the webinar and Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics at UC Santa Barbara, emphasized the importance of this topic. “The fires in Canada and orange skies across the East Coast last week are proof that climate action cannot wait. One of the most powerful actions we can take is to electrify our lives, running our homes on machines powered by clean electricity,” she said. Stokes will cover how households can take advantage of game-changing credits and rebates in the Inflation Reduction Act to go all-electric, and how to build a personal electrification plan and calculate energy bill and emissions savings with  Rewiring America, where she also serves as a senior policy consultant.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to Stokes, webinar speakers include Michael Forrester, Acting Principal Deputy Director at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of State and Community Energy Programs; and Juan Lares, Energy &amp; Transportation Associate at the Community Environmental Council. The event is hosted by CEC’s Executive Director, Sigrid Wright.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Not all homeowners realize the variety of federal, state, and local tax credits and incentive programs that are available and can help make going electric affordable,” said Forrester. “The Community Environmental Council’s Electrify Your Life service is filling a much-needed role by providing one-on-one assistance to help make going all-electric approachable and accessible for California Central Coast residents.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">From electric vehicles and plug-in charging to home heat pumps and all-electric appliances, the Community Environmental Council’s Electrify Your Life service provides one-on-one assistance to single-family homeowners, property managers, businesses, and nonprofits to help make the switch to cleaner energy more cost-effective.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Electrify Your Life is helping single-family homeowners, multifamily property managers, and businesses on the Central Coast move away from gasoline and natural gas as quickly as possible,” said Cameron Gray, CEC’s Director of Climate Mitigation. “Offered in English and Spanish, the service provides an accessible climate solution that will accelerate our transition to all-electric homes and buildings so we can keep pace with the unprecedented rate of climate change.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Electrify Your Life is part of a broader effort by CEC and its collaborators to address climate change impacts by rapidly moving the Central Coast to 100% renewable electricity that powers our homes, businesses, and cars from clean sources. CEC’s programs ensure local communities are taking strong actions to develop innovative, equitable, and replicable programs that serve as a beacon for other regions.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">To register for the June 27 webinar visit: <a href="https://cec.pub/allelectricwebinar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cec.pub/allelectricwebinar</a></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><u>About The Community Environmental Council: </u></strong>CEC advances rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis – including ambitious zero carbon goals, drawdown of excess carbon, and protection against the impacts of climate change. CEC was recognized as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year and a City of Santa Barbara Climate Hero, and is led by CEO Sigrid Wright who was recently named 2022 Congressional Woman of the Year. CEC has worked since 1970 to incubate and innovate real life environmental solutions that directly affect the California Central Coast. Our programs lead to clean vehicles, solar energy, resilient food systems and reduction of single-use plastic. Learn more about why CEC is one of only five nonprofits in Santa Barbara County to have the highest possible ratings on Charity Navigator and Guidestar at <a href="http://cecsb.org/impact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CECSB.org/impact</a></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Find CEC on the web at <a href="http://cecsb.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CECSB.org</a> and on <a href="http://facebook.com/CECSB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook.com/CECSB</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/CEC_SB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram.com/CEC_SB</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/CECSB">Twitter.com/CECSB</a>, and <a href="http://linkedin.com/company/cecsb">Linkedin.com/company/cecsb</a></p>
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<h3 style="font-weight: 400;"><strong style="letter-spacing: 0.05em;">¡Arriba la electricidad! Expertos ayudarán a propietarios a hacer modernizaciones ecológicas de energía </strong></h3>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>El 27 de junio se llevará a cabo un seminario web comunitario, en inglés y español, en el que se hablarán de los incentivos económicos y los programas disponibles para hacer más asequible el uso de la electricidad.</strong></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>SANTA BARBARA &#8211; &#8211; </strong>Los meteorólogos advierten de que este año podría convertirse en el más caluroso jamás registrado debido a los efectos combinados del cambio climático y el regreso del fuerte fenómeno de El Niño. Cuando suben las temperaturas, el consumo doméstico de electricidad se dispara. El propietario promedio de una vivienda en EE.UU. gasta 121 dólares al mes en electricidad, y en California esa cantidad es aún mayor, sobre todo durante los episodios de calor extremo, cuando se dispara el uso del aire acondicionado y la refrigeración. Con la transición a viviendas totalmente eléctricas y de alta eficiencia podemos reducir el costo para los propietarios y evitar que se agrave el impacto climático.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">El martes 27 de junio, el Consejo Comunitario del Medioambiente  (CEC) organizará un <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7716858382386/WN_iLWXQl5yTai64X5zmgBeBQ#/registration"><strong>seminario web interactivo y gratuito</strong></a><strong> ofrecido en inglés y español, de 12 a 1:15 p.m. PST</strong> que repasará los créditos fiscales y los programas de incentivos disponibles para hacer que el cambio a la electricidad sea accesible, y describirá cómo los propietarios de viviendas pueden combinar estos incentivos financieros para hacer sus casas más eficientes y favorables al clima. Los participantes también aprenderán a acceder al nuevo servicio del CEC Vida que guía a las personas a través del proceso para determinar su elegibilidad y solicitud de incentivos financieros.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Dra. Leah Stokes, una presentadora del seminario web y Profesora Asociada Anton Vonk de Política Medioambiental en la UC Santa Barbara, resaltó la importancia de este tema. &#8220;Los incendios de la semana pasada en Canadá y los cielos anaranjados de la Costa Este son la prueba de que la acción climática no puede esperar. Una de las acciones más poderosas que podemos emprender es electrificar nuestras vidas, haciendo funcionar nuestros hogares con máquinas alimentadas por electricidad limpia&#8221;, afirmó. Stokes explicará cómo los hogares pueden aprovechar los créditos y reembolsos de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación para hacer todo eléctrico, y cómo elaborar un plan personal de electrificación y calcular la factura energética y el ahorro de emisiones con Rewiring America, donde también trabaja como asesora política principal.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Además de Stokes, los presentadores del seminario web incluyen a Michael Forrester, Director Adjunto Principal en Funciones en los EE.UU. Oficina de Programas Energéticos Estatales y Comunitarios del Departamento de Energía; y Juan Lares, Socio de Energía y Transporte del Consejo Comunitario del Medioambiente. El evento será presentado por la Directora Ejecutiva de la CEC, Sigrid Wright.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;No todos los propietarios de viviendas son conscientes de la variedad de créditos fiscales y programas de incentivos federales, estatales y locales que existen y que pueden ayudar a que la electricidad sea más accesible&#8221;, afirma Forrester. “El servicio Electrifica Tu Vida del Consejo Comunitario del Medioambiente está desempeñando un papel muy necesario al proporcionar asistencia personalizada para que los residentes de la costa central de California puedan hacer una transición completamente eléctrica&#8221;.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Desde vehículos eléctricos y recarga de enchufes hasta bombas térmicas domésticas y electrodomésticos totalmente eléctricos, el servicio Electrifica Tu Vida del Consejo Comunitario del Medioambiente ofrece asistencia personalizada a propietarios de viviendas unifamiliares, administradores de fincas, empresas y organizaciones sin fines de lucro para ayudarles a hacer el cambio a una energía más limpia y económica.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Electrifica Tu Vida está ayudando a los propietarios de viviendas unifamiliares, a los encargados de propiedades multifamiliares y a las empresas de la Costa Central a abandonar la gasolina y el gas natural lo antes posible&#8221;, ha declarado Cameron Gray, Director de Mitigación del Cambio Climático de la CEC. &#8220;Ofrecido en inglés y español, el servicio proporciona una solución climática accesible que acelerará nuestra transición hacia hogares y edificios totalmente eléctricos para que podamos seguir el ritmo del cambio climático impredecible.&#8221;</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Electrifica Tu Vida forma parte de un esfuerzo más amplio del CEC y sus colaboradores para hacer frente a los impactos del cambio climático mediante la rápida transición de la Costa Central a una electricidad 100% renovable que abastece nuestros hogares, empresas y automóviles a través de fuentes limpias. Los programas de la CEC garantizan que las comunidades locales adopten medidas enérgicas para desarrollar programas innovadores, equitativos y reproducibles que sirvan de modelo para otras regiones.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Para inscribirse al seminario web del 27 de junio, visite <a href="https://cec.pub/allelectricwebinar">cec.pub/allelectricwebinar</a></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Acerca del Consejo Comunitario del Medio Ambiente (CEC) — </strong>El Consejo Comunitario del Medioambiente (CEC) promueve soluciones rápidas y equitativas para la crisis climática, incluyendo los ambiciosos objetivos de llegar a cero emisiones de carbono, la reducción del exceso de carbono y la protección contra los impactos del cambio climático. El CEC fue reconocido como la Mejor Organización No Lucrativa de California en el 2020 y como un Héroe Climático de la ciudad de Santa Bárbara, y es dirigido por Sigrid Wright, quien fue recientemente reconocida como Mujer Congresista del Año 2022. El CEC ha trabajado desde 1970 para incubar e innovar soluciones ambientales reales que afectan directamente a la Costa Central de California. Nuestros programas resultan en más vehículos ecológicos, energía solar, sistemas alimenticios resilientes y la reducción del plástico de un solo uso. Conozca más sobre el por qué el CEC es una de las cinco organizaciones no lucrativas en el condado de Santa Bárbara con las puntuaciones más altas posibles en el Charity Navigator y el Guidestar en <a href="http://cecsb.org/impact">CECSB.org/impact</a>. Encuentre al CEC en la web en <a href="http://cecsb.org/">CECSB.org</a> y en <a href="http://facebook.com/CECSB">Facebook.com/CECSB</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/CEC_SB">Instagram.com/CEC_SB</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/CECSB">Twitter.com/CECSB</a>, y <a href="http://linkedin.com/company/cecsb/">Linkedin.com/company/cecsb/</a></p>
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		<title>July 6 — Community Environmental Council opening Central Coast’s first Environmental Hub</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Community Environmental Council is opening the Central Coast’s first Environmental Hub - and you’re invited to the party!

Please join us on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. for the Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration! Part of Downtown Santa Barbara’s 1st Thursday Art Walk, the grand opening will feature “Return of the Western Monarch Butterfly: A Photographic Exhibit and Scientific Roadmap for Protecting this Endangered Species” by resident artist Elizabeth Weber.<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/july-6-community-environmental-council-opening-central-coasts-first-environmental-hub/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://cecsb.org/environmental-hub-rsvp" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-71642" src="http://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC.png" alt="" width="350" height="165" srcset="https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC.png 908w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-300x141.png 300w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-768x362.png 768w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-560x264.png 560w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-260x123.png 260w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-160x75.png 160w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></a>SANTA BARBARA</strong> — The Community Environmental Council is opening the Central Coast’s first Environmental Hub &#8211; <strong class="ContentPasted0">and you’re invited to the party!</strong></p>
<p class="ContentPasted0">Please join us on <strong class="ContentPasted0">Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. for the Ribbon Cutting</strong> and Grand Opening Celebration! Part of <a class="ProsemirrorEditor-link ContentPasted0" href="https://www.downtownsb.org/events/1st-thursday" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-loopstyle="linkonly">Downtown Santa Barbara’s 1st Thursday Art Walk</a>, the grand opening will feature “Return of the Western Monarch Butterfly: A Photographic Exhibit and Scientific Roadmap for Protecting this Endangered Species” by resident artist Elizabeth Weber.</p>
<p class="ContentPasted0">CEC’s Environmental Hub is a 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art collaborative space at 1219 State Street in Santa Barbara, designed to be an epicenter for community activism, education, entrepreneurship, media, and art. Join us: <a class="ProsemirrorEditor-link ContentPasted0" href="https://cecsb.org/environmental-hub-rsvp" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-loopstyle="linkonly">cecsb.org/environmental-hub-rsvp</a></p>
<p class="ContentPasted0"><strong class="ContentPasted0">Who:</strong> Community Environmental Council</p>
<p class="ContentPasted0"><strong class="ContentPasted0">What: </strong>CEC Environmental Hub Grand Opening &amp; Ribbon Cutting</p>
<p class="ContentPasted0"><strong class="ContentPasted0">When:</strong> Thursday, July 6, 2023, 5:00 &#8211; 8:00 p.m. PT</p>
<p class="ContentPasted0"><strong class="ContentPasted0">Where: </strong>1219 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101</p>
<p class="ContentPasted0"><strong class="ContentPasted0">Why: </strong>The Community Environmental Council is opening the Central Coast’s first Environmental Hub &#8211; <strong class="ContentPasted0">and you’re invited to the party! </strong></p>
<p class="ContentPasted0"><strong class="ContentPasted0">Cost: </strong>Free</p>
<p><strong class="ContentPasted0">Info/Tickets: </strong><a class="ProsemirrorEditor-link ContentPasted0" href="https://cecsb.org/environmental-hub-rsvp" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-loopstyle="linkonly">cecsb.org/environmental-hub-rsvp</a></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Community Environmental Council and partners to host in-person and online events focused on plastic pollution and plastic-free initiatives during month of July SANTA BARBARA — More than 10 million metric tons of plastics enter the ocean each year, and&#8230;<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/july-12-20-27-plastic-free-july-events-highlight-plastic-pollution-solutions/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #993300;"><strong><em>The Community Environmental Council and partners to host in-person and online events focused on plastic pollution and plastic-free initiatives during month of July</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><a href="http://cecsb.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-71642" src="http://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC.png" alt="" width="350" height="165" srcset="https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC.png 908w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-300x141.png 300w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-768x362.png 768w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-560x264.png 560w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-260x123.png 260w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-160x75.png 160w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></a>SANTA BARBARA</strong> — More than 10 million metric tons of plastics enter the ocean each year, and the United States is one of the top contributors to plastic pollution. The <a href="https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Plastic Free July</a> movement is an annual reminder that individuals can play an important role in the solution to plastic pollution. Since the movement’s inception in 2010, over 100 million people in 190 countries have pledged to refuse single-use plastics in July (and beyond).</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">During the month of July, the Community Environmental Council (CEC) and its partners are hosting several events focused on building awareness about the impacts of plastic pollution and how we can take steps to reduce our reliance on single-use plastics.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;We must continue our efforts to reduce plastic waste and move us toward a circular system in which packaging is a service instead of a product. This will save valuable resources and reduce climate emissions caused by plastic production,” said CEC’s Director of Leadership &amp; Education, Kathi King. “That’s why we are proud of the role we played in successfully advocating for a comprehensive plastic reduction law in the City of Goleta and supporting SB 54, a landmark statewide regulation that requires manufacturers to take responsibility for their packaging and to significantly increase recycling percentages by 2032. And there is more work to be done.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>A </strong><a href="https://www.boonegraphics.net/trivia" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>trivia night on July 12</strong></a><strong>, hosted by Boone Graphics, will benefit the Community Environmental Council </strong>and feature trivia questions about plastic pollution, recycling, and sustainability. Boone Graphics has partnered with SB Biergarten to produce a weekly Trivia Night to help bring awareness and support to  nonprofits throughout the Central Coast.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">California communities alone spend more than $428 million annually to clean up and manage plastic pollution. Fortunately, the State of California, and the Central Coast region in particular, has become a leader in preventing ocean plastic pollution by passing bans on single-use plastics and enforcing stricter requirements for plastic producers.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>On Thursday, July 20 from 12-1:15 p.m. CEC will</strong><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3016881418636/WN_0UEwIrNvQX2BfRWbJCJR8w"><strong> host a</strong> <strong>free webinar</strong></a>, Plastic Free July: How You Can Reduce Waste to Make a Lasting Impact, in English with Spanish interpretation. Speakers will share what local organizations are doing to reduce distribution of single-use plastic items in our region—and how the public can get involved. The webinar features Lindsay Johnson, Executive Director at Explore Ecology; Mac Sellars, Manager of Partnerships at rCup, America’s #1 reuse platform;  Kiersten Ozhelevskiy, Owner, Sunkissed Pantry, a refill and zero waste shop in Santa Barbara; and Sarah Palladino,  Sr. Mgr. of People, Planet and Community, Toad&amp;Co.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>On Thursday, July 27 at 5:30 p.m. CEC and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper will present the second annual </strong><a href="https://cecsb.org/plastic-free-july" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Plastic Free July Expo</strong></a>, held at CEC’s brand new Environmental Hub  at 1219 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. This in-person event features a number of local partners—including Heal the Ocean, City of Santa Barbara Recycling, City of Goleta, and Marborg Industries—who will share about reducing plastic waste and making sustainable choices. Participants will learn about eco-friendly alternatives to single-use plastics and discover ways to reduce their plastic use through games, interactive booths, and more. Space is limited, so <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plastic-free-july-expo-tickets-663240579427" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RSVPs are strongly encouraged</a>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to policy advocacy and outreach work focused on zero-waste efforts, CEC takes local action. In 2022, CEC led the effort to install eight public water stations in the City of Santa Barbara, bringing the total to 123 bottle filling hydration stations in schools, parks, and public spaces throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties—saving over seven million single-use plastic bottles from reaching landfills. In addition, CEC recently worked with the El Gato Channel Foundation to provide two new refill stations: one at the Stevens Park trail head, and one at Oak Park on West Junipero Street.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><u>About The Community Environmental Council</u></strong> — CEC advances rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis – including ambitious zero carbon goals, drawdown of excess carbon, and protection against the impacts of climate change. CEC was recognized as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year and a City of Santa Barbara Climate Hero, and is led by CEO Sigrid Wright who was recently named 2022 Congressional Woman of the Year. CEC has worked since 1970 to incubate and innovate real life environmental solutions that directly affect the California Central Coast. Our programs lead to clean vehicles, solar energy, resilient food systems and reduction of single-use plastic. Learn more about the work of CEC and why it receives high ratings from both Charity Navigator and Guidestar at <a href="http://cecsb.org/impact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CECSB.org/impact</a>. Find CEC on the web at <a href="http://cecsb.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CECSB.org</a> and on <a href="http://facebook.com/CECSB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook.com/CECSB</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/CEC_SB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram.com/CEC_SB</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/CECSB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter.com/CECSB</a>, and <a href="http://linkedin.com/company/cecsb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Linkedin.com/company/cecsb</a></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;" align="center"><b>Los eventos por “Un mes de julio sin plásticos” destacan las soluciones ante la contaminación de plásticos</b></h3>
<p style="text-align: left;" align="center"><span style="color: #993300;"><strong><i>El Consejo Comunitario del Medioambiente y sus aliados celebrarán eventos presenciales y virtuales enfocados en iniciativas ante la contaminación de los plásticos durante el mes de julio.</i></strong></span></p>
<p><strong>SANTA BARBARA</strong> &#8211; &#8211; Más de 10 millones de toneladas métricas de plásticos llegan al océano cada año, y Estados Unidos es uno de los principales contribuyentes a la contaminación de plásticos. El movimiento de <a href="https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/">Un julio sin plástico</a> es un recordatorio anual de que las personas pueden desempeñar un papel importante en la solución de la contaminación de plásticos. Desde la creación del movimiento en 2010, más de 100 millones de personas de 190 países se han comprometido a rechazar los plásticos de un solo uso en julio (y mas allá).</p>
<p>Durante el mes de julio, el Consejo Comunitario del Medioambiente (CEC) y sus aliados llevaran a cabo varios eventos enfocados en la concientización de los impactos que tienen los plásticos en la contaminación y cómo podemos tomar medidas para reducir nuestra dependencia en los plásticos de un solo uso.</p>
<p>&#8220;Debemos seguir esforzándonos por reducir los desechos plásticos y avanzar hacia un sistema circular en el que los envases sean un servicio en lugar de un producto. De este modo se ahorrarán valiosos recursos y se reducirán las emisiones al medioambiente causadas por la producción de plástico&#8221;, declara Kathi King, directora de educación y liderazgo del CEC. &#8220;Por eso estamos orgullosos del papel que hemos desempeñado en la abogacía exitosa de una ley integral de reducción de plástico en la ciudad de Goleta y en el apoyo a la SB 54, una ley estatal histórica que obliga a los fabricantes a responsabilizarse de sus envases y a aumentar significativamente los porcentajes de reciclaje para 2032&#8243;. Y hay más trabajo por hacer&#8221;.</p>
<p><b> </b><a href="https://www.boonegraphics.net/trivia"><b>Una noche de trivia el 12 de julio</b></a><b> organizada por Boone Graphics, será a beneficio del Consejo Comunitario del Medioambiente</b> e incluirá preguntas sobre la contaminación de plásticos, el reciclaje y la sustentabilidad. Boone Graphics se ha aliado con SB Biergarten para producir una Noche de trivia semanal y así ayudar a concientizar y organizar apoyo para las organizaciones no lucrativas a lo largo de la costa central.</p>
<p><b>El jueves 20 de julio de 12:00 p.m. a 1:15 p.m. El CEC presentará </b><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3016881418636/WN_0UEwIrNvQX2BfRWbJCJR8w"><b>un seminario web gratuito</b></a><b> </b>Un julio sin plástico: Cómo puedes reducir desechos para hacer un impacto duradero, en inglés con interpretación al español. Los presentadores compartirán lo que las organizaciones locales están haciendo para reducir la distribución de artículos de plástico de un solo uso en nuestra región, y cómo puede participar el público. El seminario web cuenta con la participación de Lindsay Johnson, directora ejecutiva de Explore Ecology; Mac Sellars, Director de Asociaciones de rCup, la plataforma de reutilización número 1 de Estados Unidos; Kiersten Ozhelevskiy, dueña de la despensa Sunkissed, una tienda de reabastecimiento y cero deshecho en Santa Bárbara; y Sarah Palladino, Gerente Superior de  People, Planet and Community, Toad&amp;Co.</p>
<p>jueves, 27 de julio a las 5:30 p.m.<b> El CEC y <i>Santa Bárbara Channelkeeper</i> presentarán la segunda exposición anual </b><a href="https://cecsb.org/plastic-free-july"><b>Exposición &#8220;Un julio sin plástico</b></a> que se celebrará en el nuevo Centro Ambiental del CEC, ubicado en 1219 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. En este evento presencial participarán varios aliados locales, como <i>Heal the Ocean</i>, el programa de reciclaje de la Ciudad de Santa Bárbara, la Ciudad de Goleta, y las industrias Marborg, que hablarán sobre cómo reducir los desechos plásticos y optar por opciones mas sustentables. Aquellos que participen aprenderán de alternativas ecológicas a los plásticos de un solo uso y descubrirán formas de reducir su consumo de plástico a través de juegos, puestos interactivos y mucho más. El espacio es limitado, por lo que <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/plastic-free-july-expo-tickets-663240579427" target="_blank" rel="noopener">se recomienda encarecidamente que se confirme la asistencia</a>.</p>
<p>Las comunidades de California solas gastan más de 428 millones de dólares al año en limpiar y gestionar la contaminación de plásticos. Afortunadamente, el estado de California, y la región de la costa central en particular, se ha convertido en líder en la prevención de la contaminación de plásticos de los océanos mediante la aprobación de prohibiciones de plásticos de un solo uso y la aplicación de requisitos más estrictos para los productores de plásticos.</p>
<p>Además de la abogacía legislativa y la labor de alcance enfocada en reducir a cero los desechos, el CEC lidera la movilización local. En 2022, el CEC lideró la instalación de ocho estaciones públicas de agua en la ciudad de Santa Bárbara, que lleva el total a 123 fuentes de agua para llenar botellas en escuelas, parques y espacios públicos en los condados de Santa Bárbara y Ventura, lo que evita que más de siete millones de botellas de plástico de un solo uso lleguen a los vertederos. Además, el CEC ha colaborado recientemente con la Fundación del Canal El Gato (<i>El Gato Channel Foundation</i>) para instalar dos nuevas fuentes de agua: una en la cabecera del sendero de Stevens Park y otra en Oak Park, en la calle West Junipero.</p>
<p><b>Acerca del Consejo Comunitario del Medioambiente (CEC)</b> &#8211; &#8211; El Consejo Comunitario del Medioambiente (CEC) promueve soluciones rápidas y equitativas para la crisis climática, incluyendo los ambiciosos objetivos de llegar a cero emisiones de carbono, la reducción del exceso de carbono y la protección contra los impactos del cambio climático. El CEC fue reconocido como la Mejor Organización No Lucrativa de California en el 2020 y como un Héroe Climático de la ciudad de Santa Bárbara, y es dirigida por Sigrid Wright, quien fue recientemente reconocida como Mujer Congresista del Año 2022. El CEC ha trabajado desde 1970 para incubar e innovar soluciones ambientales reales que afectan directamente a la costa central de California. Nuestros programas resultan en más vehículos ecológicos, energía solar, sistemas alimentarios resilientes y la reducción de plástico de un solo uso. Obtén más información sobre la labor del CEC y por qué recibe altas calificaciones tanto de Charity Navigator como de Guidestar en <a href="http://cecsb.org/impact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CECSB.org/impact</a>.</p>
<p>Encuentra al CEC en la web en <a href="http://cecsb.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CECSB.org</a> y en <a href="http://facebook.com/CECSB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook.com/CECSB</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/CEC_SB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram.com/CEC_SB</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/CECSB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter.com/CECSB</a>, y <a href="http://linkedin.com/company/cecsb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Linkedin.com/company/cecsb</a></p>
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					<description><![CDATA[SANTA BARBARA — You are invited to the Community Environmental Council and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper’s 2nd Annual Plastic Free July Expo featuring plastic-free information and activities. Meet local organizations working on plastic-free initiatives and learn how you can get involved. Join us at our brand-new CEC Environmental Hub for an evening of action, fun, and prizes!  Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited, RSVP is strongly encouraged.<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/july-27-community-environmental-council-to-present-plastic-free-july-expo/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://cecsb.org/plastic-free-july" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-72524" src="http://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-plastic-free-july-cec-sbck.jpg" alt="" width="650" height="565" srcset="https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-plastic-free-july-cec-sbck.jpg 1221w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-plastic-free-july-cec-sbck-300x261.jpg 300w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-plastic-free-july-cec-sbck-1024x891.jpg 1024w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-plastic-free-july-cec-sbck-768x668.jpg 768w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-plastic-free-july-cec-sbck-560x487.jpg 560w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-plastic-free-july-cec-sbck-260x226.jpg 260w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-plastic-free-july-cec-sbck-160x139.jpg 160w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></a>SANTA BARBARA</strong> — <span class="ContentPasted0">You are invited to the Community Environmental Council and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper’s 2nd Annual Plastic Free July Expo featuring plastic-free information and activities. </span>Meet local organizations working on plastic-free initiatives and learn how you can get involved. Join us at our brand-new CEC Environmental Hub for an evening of action, fun, and prizes!  Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited, RSVP is strongly encouraged.</p>
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<li dir="ltr"><span class="ContentPasted0">Who:</span><span class="ContentPasted0"> Community Environmental Council</span></li>
<li><span class="ContentPasted0">What:</span><span class="ContentPasted0"> Plastic Free July Expo </span></li>
<li dir="ltr"><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span class="ContentPasted0">When:</span><span class="ContentPasted0"> Thursday, July 27, 5:30 &#8211; 8:00 P.M.</span></li>
<li dir="ltr"><span class="ContentPasted0"> </span><span class="ContentPasted0">Where: 1219 STATE ST., SANTA BARBARA, CA</span></li>
<li><span class="ContentPasted0">Why: </span><span class="ContentPasted0">You are invited to the Community Environmental Council and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper’s 2nd Annual Plastic Free July Expo featuring plastic-free information and activities.</span></li>
<li><span class="ContentPasted0">Cost: FREE </span></li>
<li><span class="ContentPasted0">Info/Tickets: Register: </span><span class="ContentPasted0"><a href="https://cecsb.org/plastic-free-july" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://cecsb.org/plastic-free-july</a></span></li>
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		<title>Aug. 24 — Community Environmental Council to present &#8216;Arresting Science&#8217; Preview Screening &#038; Panel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2023 13:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SANTA BARBARA — Join us for an exciting evening of exploration and discussion at the "Arresting Science" Preview Screening &#038; Panel event.

Holly Becker's documentary, "Arresting Science" follows Dr. Peter Kalmus, an impassioned climate scientist, who commits his first act of civil disobedience in downtown Los Angeles.<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/aug-24-community-environmental-council-to-present-arresting-science-preview-screening-panel/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arresting-science-preview-screening-panel-tickets-689611856627?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-71642" src="http://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC.png" alt="" width="350" height="165" srcset="https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC.png 908w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-300x141.png 300w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-768x362.png 768w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-560x264.png 560w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-260x123.png 260w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-Community-Environmental-Council-CEC-160x75.png 160w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></a>SANTA BARBARA</strong> — Join us for an exciting evening of exploration and discussion at the &#8220;Arresting Science&#8221; Preview Screening &amp; Panel event.</p>
<p class="p1">Holly Becker&#8217;s documentary, &#8220;Arresting Science&#8221; follows Dr. Peter Kalmus, an impassioned climate scientist, who commits his first act of civil disobedience in downtown Los Angeles. Historically, scientists have been neutral and data-driven, but the climate emergency has forced him and some colleagues out of their labs and into the streets. LAPD responds to the protest en masse. Dr. Kalmus emerges even more determined to take on the system and inspire change.</p>
<p class="p1">Following the screening, engage in a lively panel featuring climate activist Steven Starr from the film, climate scientist Peter Kalmus (via video), filmmaker Holly Becker and UCSB professor emerita Catherine Gautier. This event is free and space is limited.</p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><b>Hosted by:</b> Community Environmental Council with CarpEvents</p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><b>When:</b> Thursday, August 24 from 6:30-8:30PM</p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><b>Where: CEC Environmental Hub, 1219 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101</b></p>
<p class="p1" style="text-align: center;"><b>Cost: </b>Free Admission, RSVP Here: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arresting-science-preview-screening-panel-tickets-689611856627?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arresting-science-preview-screening-panel-tickets-689611856627?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></p>
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		<title>Bilingual report — Statement from Community Environmental Council CEO/Executive Director on Today’s Supreme Court Ruling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In response to today’s Supreme Court ruling on the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants, Community Environmental Council CEO/Executive Director, Sigrid Wright released this statement:

“The Supreme Court's decision is out-of-touch with science and the values that the vast majority of Americans share. It puts polluters ahead of people. Fortunately, we are not relying on or waiting for national policy, as we painfully learned during the last Administration. We are forging local and state solutions like never before with unrelenting, focused and inclusive climate action. The science dictates that it is not too late to mitigate and adapt; we will follow the science, not the Supreme Court.” <p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/statement-from-community-environmental-council-ceo-executive-director-on-todays-supreme-court-ruling/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><span data-contrast="none"><a href="https://cecsb.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright wp-image-64108" src="http://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Community-Environmental-Council-1024x464.png" alt="" width="350" height="159" srcset="https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Community-Environmental-Council-1024x464.png 1024w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Community-Environmental-Council-300x136.png 300w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Community-Environmental-Council-768x348.png 768w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Community-Environmental-Council-560x254.png 560w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Community-Environmental-Council-260x118.png 260w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Community-Environmental-Council-160x72.png 160w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Community-Environmental-Council.png 1214w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></a>SANTA BARBARA —</span></b><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="none">In response to today’s Supreme Court ruling on the Environmental Protection Agency&#8217;s ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants, Community Environmental Council CEO/Executive Director, Sigrid Wright released this statement:</span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">“The Supreme Court&#8217;s decision is out-of-touch with science and the values that the vast majority of Americans share. It puts polluters ahead of people. Fortunately, we are not relying on or waiting for national policy, as we painfully learned during the last Administration. We are forging local and state solutions like never before with unrelenting, focused and inclusive climate action. The science dictates that it is not too late to mitigate and adapt; we will follow the science, not the Supreme Court.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></strong></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">The Community Environmental Council (CEC) advances rapid andequitable solutions to the climate crisis – including ambitious zero carbon goals, drawdown of excess carbon, and protection against the impacts of climate change. CEC was recognized as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year and a City of Santa Barbara Climate Hero, and CEO Sigrid Wright was recently named 2022 Congressional Woman of the Year. CEC has worked since 1970 to incubate and innovate real life environmental solutions that directly affect the California Central Coast. Our programs lead to clean vehicles, solar energy, resilient food systems and reduction of single-use plastic. Learn more about why CEC is one of only five nonprofits in Santa Barbara County to have the highest possible ratings on Charity Navigator and Guidestar at <a href="http://cecsb.org/impact" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CECSB.org/impact</a></span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Find CEC on the web at </span><a href="https://cecsb.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast="none">CECSB.org</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> and on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CECSB/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast="none">Facebook.com/CECSB</span></a><span data-contrast="none">,</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/cec_sb/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast="none">Instagram.com/CEC_SB</span></a><span data-contrast="none">, </span><a href="https://twitter.com/cecsb" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast="none">Twitter.com/CECSB</span></a><span data-contrast="none">, and </span><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/cecsb" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast="none">LinkedIn.com/CECSB</span></a><span data-contrast="none">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:200}"> </span></p>
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<h3 class="elementToProof"><b class="elementToProof">Declaraci</b><b>ó</b><b>n de la CEO/Directora Ejecutiva del Consejo Ambiental Comunitario sobre la decisión actual del Tribunal Supremo</b></h3>
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<div><b><span class="x_x_TextRun x_x_MacChromeBold x_x_SCXW266975901 x_x_BCX0" lang="EN-US"><span class="x_x_NormalTextRun x_x_SCXW266975901 x_x_BCX0">SANTA BARBARA &#8212;</span></span><span class="x_x_TextRun x_x_SCXW266975901 x_x_BCX0" lang="EN-US"><span class="x_x_NormalTextRun x_x_SCXW266975901 x_x_BCX0"> </span></span></b><span class="x_x_TextRun x_x_SCXW266975901 x_x_BCX0" lang="EN-US"><span class="x_x_NormalTextRun x_x_SCXW266975901 x_x_BCX0">En respuesta al dictamen de la Corte Suprema sobre la capacidad de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental para regular ampliamente las emisiones de carbono de las centrales eléctricas existentes, la Directora Ejecutiva del Consejo Ambiental Comunitario, Sigrid Wright, emitió esta declaración.</span></span><b><br />
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<div class="elementToProof"><b><span class="x_x_TextRun x_x_SCXW266975901 x_x_BCX0" lang="EN-US"><span class="x_x_NormalTextRun x_x_SCXW266975901 x_x_BCX0">“La decisión de la Corte Suprema está fuera de contacto con la ciencia y los valores que comparte la gran mayoría de los estadounidenses. Pone a los contaminadores por delante de las personas. Afortunadamente, no estamos dependiendo ni a la espera de la política nacional, como dolorosamente aprendimos durante la pasada Administración. Estamos forjando soluciones locales y estatales como nunca antes con una acción climática implacable, enfocada e inclusiva. La ciencia dicta que no es demasiado tarde para mitigar y adaptarse; seguiremos a la ciencia, no a la Corte Suprema.”</span></span></b></div>
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<p><b>Sobre el Consejo Comunitario del Medio Ambiente (CEC)</b> — Reconocida como la mejor organización sin fines de lucro en California del año 2020 y como “héroe climático” de la ciudad de Santa Bárbara del 2020, el CEC ha trabajado desde 1970 para incubar e innovar soluciones ambientales de la vida real que afectan directamente a la costa central de California. Nuestro trabajo actual promueve soluciones rápidas y equitativas para la crisis climática, incluyendo los ambiciosos objetivos de llegar a cero emisiones de carbono, la reducción del exceso de carbono y la protección contra los impactos del cambio climático. Nuestros programas conllevan al uso de vehículos limpios, energía solar, sistemas alimenticios resilientes y la reducción de plástico de un solo uso. Obtenga más información sobre por qué el CEC es una de las cinco organizaciones sin fines de lucro en el condado de Santa Bárbara que tiene las calificaciones más altas posibles en Charity Navigator y Guidestar en<a href="http://cecsb.org/impact" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> CECSB.org/impact</a>. Encuentre al CEC en la web en<a href="http://www.cecsb.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> CECSB.org</a> y en<a href="http://facebook.com/CECSB" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Facebook.com/CECSB</a>,<a href="http://instagram.com/CEC_SB" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Instagram.com/CEC_SB</a>,<a href="http://twitter.com/CECSB" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter.com/CECSB</a>, y<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/cecsb/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> LinkedIn.com/CECSB</a>.</p>
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		<title>Dec. 6 — Community Environmental Council Climate Action Webinar: &#8216;How the Momentum of Recent Climate Policy is a Win For You&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2022 09:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Community Environmental Council Climate Action Webinar: "How the Momentum of Recent Climate Policy is a Win For You," will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 via Zoom.

Want to know why the recent wave of federal and California climate legislation is so exciting – and how it can help your pocketbook? Join us to learn how these tremendous policy developments are catalyzing climate momentum like never before. Better yet, get the inside scoop on how they will help you maximize savings on energy upgrades with the latest local, state, and federal consumer tax credits and rebates. Ask your burning questions, and get inspired by the wave of climate progress on the horizon!<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/dec-6-community-environmental-council-climate-action-webinar-how-the-momentum-of-recent-climate-policy-is-a-win-for-you/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8616686343481/WN_fa5MjJ33Rj-dkQLPDHTlFw" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-68761" src="http://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12.2022-Policy-Webinar-Square-FINAL.jpg" alt="" width="650" height="650" srcset="https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12.2022-Policy-Webinar-Square-FINAL.jpg 1800w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12.2022-Policy-Webinar-Square-FINAL-300x300.jpg 300w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12.2022-Policy-Webinar-Square-FINAL-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12.2022-Policy-Webinar-Square-FINAL-150x150.jpg 150w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12.2022-Policy-Webinar-Square-FINAL-768x768.jpg 768w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12.2022-Policy-Webinar-Square-FINAL-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12.2022-Policy-Webinar-Square-FINAL-560x560.jpg 560w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12.2022-Policy-Webinar-Square-FINAL-260x260.jpg 260w, https://amigos805.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/12.2022-Policy-Webinar-Square-FINAL-160x160.jpg 160w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px" /></a>SANTA BARBARA</strong> — The Community Environmental Council Climate Action Webinar: &#8220;How the Momentum of Recent Climate Policy is a Win For You,&#8221; will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 via Zoom.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Want to know why the recent wave of federal and California climate legislation is so exciting – and how it can help your pocketbook? Join us to learn how these tremendous policy developments are catalyzing climate momentum like never before. Better yet, get the inside scoop on how they will help you maximize savings on energy upgrades with the latest local, state, and federal consumer tax credits and rebates. Ask your burning questions, and get inspired by the wave of climate progress on the horizon!</p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>Jamal Lewis, </b>a Young, Gifted &amp; Green 40 Under 40 award recipient for his leadership in Environmental Justice, will break down how the federal Inflation Reduction Act can help you save, and CEC’s Alexis Rizo and Michael Chiacos will review how this year&#8217;s historic local and regional policy wins affect tri-county communities. They will also unveil the Community Environmental Council’s new Policy Platform—a powerhouse plan designed to support local governments.</p>
<p dir="ltr">To register, visit <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8616686343481/WN_fa5MjJ33Rj-dkQLPDHTlFw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/8616686343481/WN_fa5MjJ33Rj-dkQLPDHTlFw</a></p>
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		<title>Community Environmental Council Increases Impact With New Staff</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2021 15:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Community Environmental Council (CEC) is pleased to announce the addition of new staff members who are meeting this urgent moment in the climate crisis. Each new member represents strengthened resilience within the organization and in the climate work at hand.<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/community-environmental-council-increases-impact-with-new-staff/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
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<td class="mcnTextContent" valign="top"><strong>SANTA BARBARA —</strong> The Community Environmental Council (CEC) is pleased to announce the addition of new staff members who are meeting this urgent moment in the climate crisis. Each new member represents strengthened resilience within the organization and in the climate work at hand.</td>
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<h3 class="null" dir="ltr">Nicole Eads: Director of Development</h3>
<p>Nicole has over 10 years of experience working in non-profit fundraising. Prior to working at CEC, Nicole was the Director of Development for California State University, Northridge&#8217;s Nazarian College of Business. In her role at CEC, she is the lead for fundraising and networking opportunities. She is passionate about the outdoors, specifically gardening, and enjoys spending her free time with her husband and children. Nicole received her bachelor’s degree in Cultural Anthropology from California State University Long Beach.</p>
<h3 class="null" dir="ltr">Elizabeth Fry: Accounting Manager</h3>
<p>Elizabeth has worked in finance and accounting for over 20 years, primarily in the nonprofit sector. In her role at CEC, she is responsible for preparing financial statements and related variance analysis reports. Elizabeth grew up in El Salvador and, because of this, travel is a big part of her life. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, cooking, and crocheting. She received her bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University.</p>
<h3 class="null" dir="ltr">Siena Hooper: Santa Barbara County Food Rescue Coordinator</h3>
<p>Siena has experience in a wide range of volunteer programs including the Isla Vista Compost Collective and UC Santa Barbara&#8217;s Global Environmental Justice Project. In her role at CEC, she conducts outreach to new food donor and recipient agencies, coordinates donations, and tracks food donation data to help maximize food recovery. Siena is passionate about food justice, food waste reduction, sustainable fashion, marine conservation, and environmental and social justice. She received her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from the University of California Santa Barbara.</p>
<h3 class="null" dir="ltr">Natalie McGuire: Executive Assistant and Board Liaison</h3>
<p>Natalie has experience as an Executive Assistant at a tech start-up. In her role at CEC, she supports the CEO and helps facilitate close ties with CEC’s Board members. Natalie is excited about being a part of CEC because the work aligns with her personal passions as a nature advocate. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outside hiking, cycling, and camping with her son and dog. Natalie received her bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University.</p>
<h3 class="null" dir="ltr">Molly Taylor: Climate Smart Agriculture Program Manager</h3>
<p>Molly most recently managed a ranching operation in Northern California and worked with producers to transition to climate-smart agricultural practices. In her role at CEC, she bridges the gap between the agriculture industry and environmentalists to help local farmers turn their land into carbon sinks while turning a profit. Molly is an ecological monitor and enjoys watching landscapes change as they respond to careful management. Molly studied Urban Planning at New York University.</p>
<h3 class="null" dir="ltr">Alexis Rizo: Climate Policy Assistant</h3>
<p>Alexis has worked in city government and interned for Senator Dianne Feinstein researching environmental legislation. In her role at CEC, she helps move forward local climate policy goals, including some she became familiar with as an intern at CEC and through taking CEC&#8217;s new UC Climate Stewards certification course. Passionate about environmental justice, she is particularly interested in the effects of pesticide exposure on farmworkers in her hometown of Oxnard, CA. She enjoys traveling, yoga, and watching sunsets on the beach. Alexis received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from California Lutheran University.</td>
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<p>Naomi found her passion in the environment and reducing human impact on the planet after researching the lack of policy for climate refugees. In her role at CEC, she supports efforts to build climate leadership and also to reduce waste and plastic. She enjoys going on beach walks with her dog and is a passionate animal rights advocate. Naomi is currently working on a master’s degree in Public Policy at Pepperdine University, with hopes of working in the field of environmental policy.</p>
<p><strong>Meet CEC&#8217;s full staff at <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=93f223b6f7&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">https://cec.pub/OurStaff</a>.</strong></td>
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<h3>About the Community Environmental Council (CEC)</h3>
<p>Recognized as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year and a 2020 City of Santa Barbara Climate Hero, CEC has worked since 1970 to incubate and innovate real life environmental solutions that directly affect the California Central Coast. Our current work advances rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis – including ambitious zero carbon goals, drawdown of excess carbon, and protection against the impacts of climate change. Our programs lead to clean vehicles, solar energy, resilient food systems and reduction of single-use plastic. Learn more about why CEC is one of only eight Santa Barbara County nonprofits to have the highest possible ratings on independent watchdogs Charity Navigator and Guidestar at <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=7e2c797987&amp;e=89baf6e4d0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CECSB.org/impact</a>, and find CEC on the web at <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=00c58bd22d&amp;e=89baf6e4d0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CECSB.org</a> and on <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=d7c914f693&amp;e=89baf6e4d0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook.com/CECSB</a>, <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=d64fee8c11&amp;e=89baf6e4d0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram.com/CEC_SB</a>, and <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=26ceee9f61&amp;e=89baf6e4d0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter.com/CECSB</a>.</td>
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		<title>Planned Parenthood San Luis Obispo Health Center Goes Solar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2021 21:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Planned Parenthood California Central Coast celebrated its first solar electric system at its San Luis Obispo health center, as part of a regional plan to increase its reliance on renewable energy sources. The system is expected to net $250,000 in financial savings over the next 30 years. The project was part of CEC’s Solarize Nonprofit program and was made possible by support from Asteri Solar.

CEC’s Solarize Nonprofit pilot program is designed to help local nonprofits go solar and run off renewable energy without an upfront cost. The program grew out of CEC’s residential Solarize program, which has helped 858 homeowners go solar. The installation at Planned Parenthood was completed in partnership with CEC, funded by Asteri Solar, and installed by local company Solarponics Energy Management Systems.<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/planned-parenthood-san-luis-obispo-health-center-goes-solar/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
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<p><strong>SAN LUIS OBISPO —</strong> Planned Parenthood California Central Coast celebrated its first solar electric system at its San Luis Obispo health center, as part of a regional plan to increase its reliance on renewable energy sources. The system is expected to net $250,000 in financial savings over the next 30 years. The project was part of CEC’s Solarize Nonprofit program and was made possible by support from Asteri Solar.</p>
<p>CEC’s Solarize Nonprofit pilot program is designed to help local nonprofits go solar and run off renewable energy without an upfront cost. The program grew out of CEC’s residential Solarize program, which has helped 858 homeowners go solar. The installation at Planned Parenthood was completed in partnership with CEC, funded by Asteri Solar, and installed by local company Solarponics Energy Management Systems.</p>
<p>Planned Parenthood California Central Coast is the seventh nonprofit to complete installation through the program, following the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition, Girls Inc. of Carpinteria, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Central Coast–Santa Maria Campus, Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, the Sea Center in Santa Barbara, and the Wildling Museum in Solvang.</p>
<p>PPCCC President &amp; CEO Jenna Tosh said, “Going solar has been a goal of ours for years. We are so grateful for the partnership of CEC and Asteri Solar who helped us make this possible.”</p>
<p>“Supporting Planned Parenthood California Central Coast’s transition to solar power is one more important step toward moving our entire region to renewable energy,” noted CEC Energy Projects Manager Danny Ettelson.</p>
<p>The move was lauded by former San Luis Obispo Mayor Heidi Harmon. Harmon said, “Protecting our planet and protecting the health of our communities are inextricably linked. I am excited to see Planned Parenthood – an organization that protects the reproductive health of people in San Luis Obispo – show leadership to protect our planet.”</p>
<p>The solar project is part of an organization-wide effort at Planned Parenthood California Central Coast to be more environmentally sustainable. PPCCC also launched a food scraps composting program at its Santa Barbara location this year and plans to implement solar energy at its health centers in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.</p>
<p>Asteri Solar launched in 2018 to support the community through impact investing in solar for nonprofit organizations.</p>
<p>While Solarize Nonprofit has already identified several nonprofits for funding through the pilot, there may be additional capacity for the program. Eligible nonprofits must own their buildings or be in long-term leases and have facilities suitable for solar. Nonprofits may apply at <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=e9c7d5fa05&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">cec.pub/solarize-nonprofit</a>.</td>
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<h3 class="null">About Planned Parenthood</h3>
<p>We work to improve our communities’ sexual and reproductive health outcomes through health care, education, and advocacy. Our doctors and nurses provide a wide variety of essential health services, including cancer screenings, birth control, medication and in-clinic abortion, STD testing and treatment, well-person exams, and gender affirming care. Last year over 31,000 people received care at PPCCC’s five tri-county health centers. Our goal is to build a future where all people have equitable opportunity to experience health and wellness including high-quality sexual and reproductive health care provided with respect and without judgement.</td>
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<h3>About the Community Environmental Council (CEC)</h3>
<p>Recognized as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year and 2020 City of Santa Barbara Climate Hero, CEC has worked since 1970 to incubate and innovate real life environmental solutions that directly affect the California Central Coast. Our current work advances rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis – including ambitious zero carbon goals, drawdown of excess carbon, and protection against the impacts of climate change. Our programs lead to clean vehicles, solar energy, resilient food systems and reduction of single-use plastic. Learn more about why CEC is one of only five nonprofits in Santa Barbara County to have the highest possible ratings on Charity Navigator and Guidestar at <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=70b09e57a9&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">CECSB.org/impact</a>. Find CEC on the web at <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=cb6ec69449&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">CECSB.org</a> and on <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=adcfeef60a&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">Facebook.com/CECSB</a>, <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=20b874b33c&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">Instagram.com/CEC_SB</a>, <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=2852343b9d&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">Twitter.com/CECSB</a>, and <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=b11a3e19d1&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">LinkedIn.com/CECSB</a>.</td>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Community Environmental Council (CEC) and Electric Drive 805 coalition partners are proud to sponsor a variety of free, in-person and virtual events leading up to and throughout National Drive Electric Week through October 2, 2021. The public is invited to learn about the wide range of electric vehicles (EVs) that can fit most every lifestyle and budget.<p class="more-link-p"><a class="more-link" href="https://amigos805.com/community-environmental-council-and-electric-drive-805-coalition-partners-invite-public-to-learn-about-benefits-of-driving-electric-through-oct-2/">Read more &#8594;</a></p>]]></description>
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<h4 class="null"><span style="color: #993300;"><em><strong>Organizations Push For Swift Change And Commitment During National Drive Electric Week</strong></em></span></h4>
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<p dir="ltr"><strong>SANTA BARBARA —</strong> The Community Environmental Council (CEC) and Electric Drive 805 coalition partners are proud to sponsor a variety of <strong>free, in-person and virtual events leading up to and throughout National Drive Electric Week through October 2, 2021</strong>. The public is invited to learn about the wide range of electric vehicles (EVs) that can fit most every lifestyle and budget.</p>
<p>National Drive Electric Week is a nationwide celebration to help the U.S. transition rapidly and equitably to cleaner transportation that protects communities from pollution and worsening climate change impacts. Current emission and pollution statistics are behind California’s push to have five million zero-emission vehicles on the roads by 2030 and 100% zero-emission car sales by 2035.</p>
<p>“The most recent IPCC report states explicitly that humans are the cause for the rise in Earth’s temperature,” stated Michael Chiacos, CEC Climate and Energy Program Director, who has driven an electric car since 2012. “Transportation is the leading cause of greenhouse gas in California, so driving less and switching to electric is critical to meeting state and local climate goals – and ultimately creating a liveable climate and sustainable world.”</p>
<p>These events will also spread the message that electric vehicles are for everyone, regardless of income level due to increased incentives available for eligible low-to-moderate income households. “EVs can save people hundreds of dollars a month on transportation costs, especially when they can utilize local and state EV incentives,” commented Jen Hernández, CEC’s Energy &amp; Climate Associate who recently used incentives to get her own clean vehicle. Speaking to why more people do not take advantage of the incentives, Hernández noted, “Until you start to do the research about potential savings and see EV options that are available, it is not always clear how an EV can fit your lifestyle and budget.”</p>
<p>Here is a current list of incentives, with additional state funding anticipated later in 2021 or early 2022:</p>
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<li role="presentation">The <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=88cade41c6&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">California Clean Fuel Rewards</a> program</li>
<li role="presentation"><a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=888532b449&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">Southern California Edison</a> EV Rebates &amp; Incentives</li>
<li role="presentation">Central Coast Community Energy <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=ba019b2fe8&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">Electrify Your Ride</a></li>
<li role="presentation"><a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=46d59038a4&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">Clean Vehicle Rebate Project</a></li>
<li role="presentation"><a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=13e1580d87&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">Clean Vehicle Assistance</a> program (currently closed)</li>
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<p>A range of free events throughout the week highlight the many benefits – including affordability – of all-electric and plug-in hybrid cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more. They also highlight the strong growth of electric charging stations and other infrastructure that makes it easier than ever to drive electric.</td>
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<p>Catered to community members who are new to the electric vehicle movement, each webinar is free and requires advanced registration.</p>
<p><strong>SLO Climate Coalition and ZDS Communications Present: E-Biking 101 Webinar – Saturday, September 25</strong><br />
<em>11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. PT</em><br />
For anyone who wants to learn more about electric bikes, cargo bikes, scooters, and the proliferation of electric carsharing services.<br />
Register here: <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=261f0e06c5&amp;e=89baf6e4d0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://driveelectricweek.org/event?eventid=2865</a></td>
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<em>7:00 p.m. &#8211; 8:00 p.m. PT</em><br />
People curious about whether electric vehicles are right for them are particularly encouraged to attend. Experts in the field will share everything you need to know to start driving electric.<br />
Register here: <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=45a87c4ce5&amp;e=89baf6e4d0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cec.pub/2021-EV101</a></td>
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<h2 class="null">In-person events:</h2>
<p>Experience electric vehicles first hand, get questions answered, and gain the support and confidence required to make the switch to electric. A team of EV experts and volunteer EV owners will be at each event, available to assist attendees and give guidance so others can find the perfect electric vehicle for their transportation needs.</p>
<p><strong>EV Advocates of Ventura County at the Oxnard EV Showcase and Ride &amp; Drive – Sunday, September 26</strong><br />
<em>9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.</em><br />
Channel Islands Harbor<br />
3610 South Harbor Blvd., Oxnard CA 93035<br />
Learn more: <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=d375750e4f&amp;e=89baf6e4d0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=2857</a></p>
<p><strong>CEC at the Goleta Farmers’ Market EV Showcase – Sunday, September 26</strong><br />
<em>10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.</em><br />
Camino Real Marketplace<br />
7004 Market Place Dr., Goleta, CA 93117<br />
Learn more: <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=60f38d4437&amp;e=89baf6e4d0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=2944</a></p>
<p><strong>SLO Climate Coalition at the SLO Electrify Your Life Showcase – Thursday, September 30</strong><br />
<em>5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.</em><br />
SLO Farmers Market<br />
1022 Morro St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401<br />
Learn more: <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=5c55a622a6&amp;e=89baf6e4d0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=2894</a></p>
<p><strong>SLO Climate Coalition at the 4th Annual SLO EV Ride &amp; Drive – Saturday, October 2</strong><br />
<em>9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.</em><br />
Madonna Inn<br />
100 Madonna Rd., San Luis Obispo, CA 93405<br />
Learn more: <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=793d4e9be5&amp;e=89baf6e4d0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://driveelectricweek.org/event.php?eventid=2830</a></p>
<p>Live events will adhere to all County COVID guidelines, and are subject to change based on these guidelines. All attendees and volunteers are required to wear face masks whenever they are within six feet of another person at all National Drive Electric Week 2021 events. For more information, see the in-person event safety requirements we are following at <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=abfff1072d&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">https://driveelectricweek.org/event-safety</a>.</p>
<p>Those interested in learning more and making the switch to clean transportation are encouraged to visit <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=c3cdfcfde8&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">ElectricDrive805.org</a>, a coalition led by CEC that works to increase access to electric vehicles.</td>
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<h3>About the Community Environmental Council (CEC)</h3>
<p>Recognized as a 2020 California Nonprofit of the Year and 2020 City of Santa Barbara Climate Hero, CEC has worked since 1970 to incubate and innovate real life environmental solutions that directly affect the California Central Coast. Our current work advances rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis – including ambitious zero carbon goals, drawdown of excess carbon, and protection against the impacts of climate change. Our programs lead to clean vehicles, solar energy, resilient food systems and reduction of single-use plastic. Learn more about why CEC is one of only five nonprofits in Santa Barbara County to have the highest possible ratings on Charity Navigator and Guidestar at <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=59cba262aa&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">CECSB.org/impact</a>. Find CEC on the web at <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=6286558c50&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">CECSB.org</a> and on <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=809857fb3b&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">Facebook.com/CECSB</a>, <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=d68181be9f&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">Instagram.com/CEC_SB</a>, <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=bcfb22eaf1&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">Twitter.com/CECSB</a>, and <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=45d13be001&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">LinkedIn.com/CECSB</a>.</td>
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<h3>About Electric Drive 805</h3>
<p>Electric Drive 805 is a coalition led by the Community Environmental Council that is dedicated to achieving a rapid transition to electric vehicles in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties. We help businesses and communities improve health and prosperity by reducing emissions from the largest source of pollution in our region: the cars we drive. Learn more at <a href="https://cecsb.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6e984b366297ce64347238270&amp;id=a234bfadf8&amp;e=89baf6e4d0">ElectricDrive805.org</a>.</td>
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