350 Santa Barbara Endorses Steyer, Hart, Capps, Valencia
If you haven’t voted, make sure you do. It’s too late to mail, but you can drop your ballot in a dropbox (locations here) or vote in person on June 2nd. Urge your friends and family to vote!
We endorse Tom Steyer for Governor because he is a true climate champion. We first ran into him many years ago in Oxnard, where he turned up at a rally and spoke eloquently to a state commission about the need to shut down the Ormond Beach power plant that was polluting low income neighborhoods nearby. He clearly cares about people’s health and understands the need to protect our future by switching to renewable energy.
Steyer is endorsed by 350 Founder, Bill McKibben, and many other climate activists and organizations, including the Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund, and California Environmental Voters. He has also garnered the support of labor unions, including the California Nurses Association, the California Teachers Association, and the California Federation of Labor Unions AFL-CIO.
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We endorse Gregg Hart as State Assemblymember for the 37th District. Hart will continue to fight oil development on our beautiful coastline. He will stand firm for immigrant rights and against ICE.
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For County Supervisors we endorse Laura Capps, District 2, and Ricardo Valencia, District 5.
Capps has successfully advocated for more solar installations in our county. She has fought hard against the restart of Sable Energy’s corroded pipeline.
Valencia is endorsed by the Central Coast Labor Council and by labor unions. The Sierra Club and CAUSE also endorse him. He supports “a responsible transition to clean energy that creates good-paying jobs while protecting our environment and local economy.”
June 5 – Climate Friday at CEC
What: Learn about Sea Level Rise in Santa Barbara
When: Friday, June 5, 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Where: CEC Community Environmental Council Hub, 1219 State Street
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month to gather with fellow climate activists, students, allies, community partners, and friends.
June is World Ocean Month! Hear from Melissa Hetrick, the City of Santa Barbara’s Adaptation and Resilience Manager, about the Waterfront Adaptation Plan about the city’s plan for sea level rise. How do we prepare our beloved Santa Barbara coastline for a changing climate? Learn about the status of the plan and how the community can participate.
In addition, Dan Galpern of the Climate Protection & Restoration Initiative will explain how you can sign the petition urging the United States to remain signed on to the World Climate Treaty.
June 8 – Science Pub – Investigating the Lithium Rush
What: Learn about Lithium Mining with Professor Javiera Barandiarán
When: Monday, June 8, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Where: Dargan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, 18 E. Ortega St.
In case you missed 350SB’s Book & Banter gathering with UCSB Professor Javiera Barandiarán this April, you have an opportunity to hear from her at the SB Museum of Natural History’s Science Pub at Dargan’s on June 8.
Photo: Prof. Barandiarán talks with 350SB supporters at April gathering.
In her book, Living Minerals, Prof. Barandiarán presents sobering examination of the history of lithium mining in the twentieth century. Attend her talk, and learn why the rush to mine more lithium is unlikely to resolve climate change unless a sustainable trade is developed. Understand more about the global scramble among nations and corporations to secure lithium reserves and the consequences for local communities and surrounding ecosystems.
May 28 – Oxnard Community Event on the Future of Clean Energy
What: Past, Present, Possibilities: Power on the Central Coast
When: Thursday, May 28, 5:30–7:00 pm
Where: Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 Hobson Way, Oxnard
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
CFROG, 3CJN, and CAUSE invite you to a community event, Past, Present, Possibilities: Power on the Central Coast, a bilingual presentation about energy, community, and the future of our region.
Learn what is changing across the Central Coast, and talk about how our communities can help shape what comes next. We’ll talk about local energy issues, climate, environmental justice, and jobs.
~ 350 Steering Committee