Press Releases

SB CAN’s Continuing Series of Workshops on Best Practices in Sustainability

Submitted by sbcan_exec on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 13:36

SB CAN’s Continuing Series of Workshops on Best Practices in Sustainability

 

Lompoc Two-Part Public Workshop

 

“MOVING BEYOND RECYCLING”

May 5 and June 16

 

Beyond Recycling – “The Story of Stuff"

 

Wednesday, May 5, 7:00-9:00 P.M.
Lompoc Library, 501 East North Ave.
Presenter: Joerg Blischke, Chemical Process Engineer & Consultant

 

This free, public workshop moves us beyond mainstream recycling practices to explore some of the newest thinking about waste reduction and resource management.

 

A slideshow presentation will provide a diverse overview of what various communities in North America and Europe are doing to manage resources more wisely.

 

The workshop also features video clips of Annie Leonard’s entertaining talk on “The Story of Stuff,” and William McDonough and Michael Braungart’s inspirational vision of “Cradle to Cradle” product design that prevents waste from being manufactured in the first place by promoting the intelligent redesign of goods and services.

 

SB CAN Appoints Joyce Howerton as Advocacy Director

Submitted by sbcan_exec on Sat, 04/10/2010 - 15:46

 

The Story of "Stuff" - Transitioning from Waste to Resource

Submitted by sbcan_exec on Sat, 04/10/2010 - 15:40

 

SB CAN Opposes Propositions 1D and 1E

Submitted by ouribe on Thu, 05/07/2009 - 15:56

 For IMMEDIATE Release - May 7, 2009

 

Contact Olivia Uribe, Associate Director

Telephone 805-563-0463 / Olivia@sbcan.org

 

 

SB CAN Opposes Propositions 1D and 1E

 

SANTA BARBARA-- Today, Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN) announced its opposition to Propositions 1D and 1E on the May 19 Ballot. These propositions would take away funding from critical programs that help the most needy and vulnerable among us—at-risk children and people with mental health problems.

 

SUN Coalition Celebrates Community Involvement in UCSB’S LRDP

Submitted by ouribe on Mon, 03/09/2009 - 12:11
 For immediate release

Contact: Dick Flacks   805-962-2057

Olivia Uribe                 805-563-0463   

 

SUN COALITION CELEBRATES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN

Santa Barbara County Action Network Receives Grant Funding

Submitted by ouribe on Fri, 12/19/2008 - 10:41

 PRESS RELEASE

 For immediate release

 Contact:  Deborah Brasket, SB CAN Executive Director, deborah@sbcan.org, 805-722-5094.

 


Local environmental groups oppose Santa Barbara County Off-Shore Drilling proposal

Submitted by ouribe on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 00:00

               

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 26, 2008
Contacts: Linda Krop/David Landecker, EDC 805-963-1622
Tam Hunt/ Dave Davis, Community Environmental Council, 805-963-0583
Abraham Powell – Get Oil Out! 805-895-2355
Deborah Brasket – SBCAN – 805-722-5094

 

LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS OPPOSE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY OFFSHORE DRILLING PROPOSAL
SANTA BARBARA, CA

 

Four major local environmental groups, (EDC, CEC, GOO! and
SBCAN), together representing more than 120 years of activism to protect the quality of Santa Barbara
County’s environment, joined together today to express their opposition to a proposed letter from Santa
Barbara County to Governor Schwarzenegger, favoring increased oil exploration and extraction
offshore California.

 

SB CAN Supports Lawsuit About "Dumb-Growth" Veronica Meadows Project

Submitted by sbcan_exec on Wed, 01/31/2007 - 11:00

SBCAN Supports Lawsuit About “Dumb-Growth” Veronica Meadows Project in Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Jan 31, 2007 — Today, Santa Barbara County Action Network (SBCAN) announced its support of a lawsuit filed by Citizens Planning Association (CPA) against City of Santa Barbara and the owners of the proposed Veronica Meadows luxury housing project along Las Positas Road and Arroyo Burro in Santa Barbara. SB CAN has pledged an unspecified amount of funds to assist CPA with the lawsuit, which is based on whether the City properly followed the procedures required under the California Environmental Quality Act to approve the current project. “This project raises many policy issues that our members are concerned about regarding housing, open space, and transportation,” said SB CAN’s Executive Director, Deborah Brasket. “We are concerned that not all reasonable and feasible project alternatives were adequately explored or mitigated, thus causing unnecessary impacts on the creek environment and traffic in this heavily impacted corridor in Las Positas Valley.” In addition, SB CAN expressed its concern that the community would be subject to significant adverse impacts for the sake of expensive multi-million-dollar homes that the City had no obligation to approve. “SB CAN is committed to supporting projects that provide more of the workforce and low-income housing that our community really needs while addressing corresponding environmental and transportation issues.

SB CAN endorses Doreen Farr for 3rd District Supervisor & John Sterling for 4th District Supervisor.

Submitted by ouribe on Fri, 04/29/2005 - 23:25

 SB CAN endorses

Doreen Farr for 3rd District Supervisor &

John Sterling for 4th District Supervisor

 

SANTA MARIA-- Today, Santa Barbara County Action Network (SB CAN) announced its endorsements in the upcoming Santa Barbara County Supervisorial Primary Elections on June 3.  The SB CAN Board of Directors endorsed Doreen Farr for the 3rd District Supervisor and John Sterling for the 4th District Supervisor.