On August 14, 2018, Santa Barbara City Council held a public meeting to discuss the revitalization of State Street. In an effort to recapture economic vitality in the downtown area, members hosted a panel-discussion for concerned residents and business owners. A group of stakeholders, led by Amy Cooper, Chair of the World Business Academy’s State […]
AB 813: Regional Grid Not The Best Path to Fight Climate Change
World Business Academy Opposes Proposed Bill to Create a Multi-State Power Grid In energy, there is only one end game: transitioning our planet away from fossil fuels to a resilient, renewable energy system that reliably provides energy with little to no impact to the environment. How we get there is an entirely different matter, and […]
Powering Paradise Program Helps Local Homeowner Fight Climate Change
When President Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate treaty, Fred Hunter was so angry that he took money from his retirement savings and bought a solar system for his small home in Santa Barbara with assistance from the World Business Academy’s Powering Paradise program. The free program offers consultations, contractor referrals, […]
Closing Diablo Canyon: Academy Files with Supreme Court
The World Business Academy asked the California Supreme Court on Monday July 23, to weigh in on its lawsuit to force Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to study the environmental and human health dangers stemming from continued operation of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in Avila Beach. The Academy filed a Petition for Review […]
SCE’s Energy RFP Looking More Like a Trap
By Robert Perry, Director of Energy Research Sometimes I hate being right. Back in March, I wrote about my hopes and concerns regarding Southern California Edison’s proposed Request for Proposals (RFP) proceeding, that sought to develop approximately 95 megawatts (MW) of capacity, preferably in Santa Barbara County to help resolve its resiliency issues. On July […]
State Street Retail: Developing a Plan for the Future
On June 28, the World Business Academy’s Global Citizens Club hosted its second panel discussion on reimagining State Street and Downtown Santa Barbara, yielding some very good news: the World Business Academy announced that Amy Cooper, owner of the Plum Goods store on State Street, will head a new Santa Barbara Retail Task Force to help […]
Reinventing State Street: Developing a Plan for the Future
On June 28, the World Business Academy’s Global Citizens Club hosted its second panel discussion on reimagining State Street and Downtown Santa Barbara, yielding some very good news: the World Business Academy announced that Amy Cooper, owner of the Plum Goods store on State Street, will head a new Santa Barbara Retail Task Force to help […]
Academy Files for Rehearing in Diablo Canyon Case
Academy Seeks Rehearing in Lawsuit against “Ticking Time Bomb” Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant We pledge to continue to push for an environmental review of Diablo Canyon, all the way to the California Supreme Court Vowing to take the case all the way to the California Supreme Court, the World Business Academy has filed new court […]
ACI Grid Scale Conference: The Hydrogen Energy Paradigm
The Hydrogen Energy Paradigm: From Fossil Fuels to the Future Official Transcript – Recorded June 7th, 2018 Well, thank you everyone. My name is Rinaldo Brutoco. I’m very happy to be with you today. This talk is called “From Fossil Fuels to the Future”. Why that’s so important is because the hydrogen paradigm, which you’ve […]
The Great Grid Debate: Distributed Energy Resources vs. Regionalization
By Robert Perry, Director of Energy Research In energy, there is one end game: transition our planet away from fossil fuels to a resilient, renewable energy system that reliably provides energy with little to no impact to the environment. No matter how heated the debate becomes, we must all remember that we all want the […]
Setting the Record Straight on New Solar Panel Rules
This op-ed was featured in Noozhawk on June 14, 2018. On May 22, Noozhawk published an opinion column by Ron Fink titled “New Solar Panel Rules Equal Higher Electric Rates” that contained numerous factual errors. The World Business Academy would like to correct the record and present the accurate facts. The California Energy Commission recently voted to add new provisions to the California Building […]
Call to Action: Save Our Hydrogen Infrastructure!
By Robert Perry, Director of Energy Research Dear Supporters of a Renewable Hydrogen Economy, As you are aware from our last blog post, Gov. Brown issued Executive Order B-48-18, requesting $92 million to add at least 40 more hydrogen refueling stations to the existing network, $25 million for low-carbon fuel (i.e., hydrogen) production/supply and $17.5 […]