The Board of Directors, Staff, and family at the Academy would like to congratulate the World Business Academy’s founding president, Rinaldo S. Brutoco, who has been honored as the recipient of the inaugural 2017 Santa Barbara Peace Prize from the United Nations Association of Santa Barbara & Tri Counties. The United Nations Association (UNA) of […]
Rejection of Gas Power Plant in Oxnard Presents New Opportunity for Renewable Energy
An evaluation and recommendation by a California Energy Commission committee to reject a new natural gas peaker plant in Oxnard provides additional impetus towards the development of a safe, renewable energy system within the region. On October 5, the two-person committee issued a statement recommending denial of the proposed 262-megawatt Puente Power Project in Oxnard […]
CPUC Rejects Ellwood Proposal in Favor of Renewable Energy
As we celebrate a victory for the families who live and work near the Ellwood natural gas peaker plant in Goleta, the World Business Academy also sees this decision as an opportunity to advance the larger end goal of developing a renewable, community-based distributed energy system in Santa Barbara. The Academy applauds the unanimous decision […]
The Academy’s 2017 Gala was a Huge Success
All of us at the World Business Academy wish to thank our friends and supporters who turned out for our annual Gala and Awards Dinner this year as we celebrate the Academy’s 30th anniversary! Our Gala took place on Sunday, September 17, at the beautiful and historic Belmond El Encanto resort hotel in downtown Santa […]
Join the Academy and Sara Miller McCune at our 2017 Awards Gala and Dinner in Santa Barbara
We are thrilled to report that Sara Miller McCune, founder and the executive chair of SAGE Publishing, will serve as the Honorary Committee Chair for our annual Awards Gala and Dinner coming up on Sunday, Sept. 17. Come celebrate with us! At the Gala this year, we will honor global leader, author and scientist Deepak […]
We’ll Keep Fighting the Good Fight Against Diablo Canyon
No one told us it would be easy to wage a legal battle against the California State Lands Commission or power goliath, and convicted felon, PG&E. No one said it would be a walk in the park to go up against a corporate-mentality Superior Court judge to try to make our case against the Diablo […]
Trial in Lawsuit Against Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Begins July 11
Our legal fight to prevent a radioactive disaster at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant begins July 11 at 9:30am. Please join us at the courthouse to support our case and view the proceedings; the courthouse is located at 111 N. Hill St., Department 82, in downtown Los Angeles. We hope to see you there! […]
Shifting Energy: Fukushima Brings the Peril of Nuclear Power into Clear Focus
We are one world. When a massive, earthquake-spawned tsunami slams into a nuclear power plant on the coast of Japan and melts down three reactors, as it did six years ago, it impacts the whole planet. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station disaster in March 2011 resulted in 100,000 gallons of radioactive water spilling from […]
Victory: Santa Barbara Commits to 100% Renewable Energy
Under the deep, dark crush of wrong-headed environmental decisions that have been coming out of the White House virtually every day since January 20, our fair city keeps on shining bright. On Tuesday, Santa Barbara became the 30th city in America to fully commit to renewable energy. By 2030, our city will use 100 percent […]
One Landslide or Natural Disaster and It’s “Lights Out” for Santa Barbara
Why We Need the Santa Barbara Microgrid Now More than Ever If there’s any doubt that communities in California, especially Santa Barbara, are vulnerable to long-term blackouts in the blink of an eye, consider this: on May 20, a large swath of Pacific Coast Highway north of San Luis Obispo was buried in millions of […]
Women and the Environment Conference
It was my great privilege to attend the first annual Women and the Environment Conference put on by the Social Justice Foundation formerly Miller-McCune Center for Research, Media and Public Policy. The event began the night before at the Granada Theatre where we all gathered to hear the wisdom of Naomi Klein. The Academy gave […]
State and PG&E Ignoring Cancer, Infant Mortality Risks from Diablo Canyon
An Environmental Impact Report Must be Prepared on this Dangerous and Aging Nuclear Plant Before it’s Allowed to Keep Operating Through 2025. The California State Lands Commission and Pacific Gas & Electric Company are willfully ignoring the dangers from increased rates of cancer and infant mortality around the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant in Avila Beach, […]