One thing is for certain: folks in the Santa Barbara area who are passionate about the environment have not grown weary of vocalizing their support for it. This was evident over the weekend when about 1,000 people turned out for the Santa Barbara People’s Climate Rally, held at the Santa Barbara City College stadium. The […]
Powering Paradise: You Can Help Santa Barbara Lead
What are your renewable energy goals? Are you seeking to lower your monthly electric bill? Want to help fight climate change by reducing your carbon footprint? Are you worried about having a backup power source if there’s a blackout? How about all of the above… We can help! Powering Paradise is a Safe Energy Project […]
Send the Trump Administration a Message about Climate Justice: Join Us at The People’s Climate Rally on April 29 in Santa Barbara
Take a stand for climate justice and support clean energy by joining the World Business Academy and thousands of supporters as we rally in Santa Barbara – and in cities worldwide – on Saturday, April 29. SAVE THE DATE: The Santa Barbara People’s Climate Rally will be held at noon at Santa Barbara City College’s […]
Advocacy Works: Goleta Peaker Plant on Hold
April 13, 2017 Our constant advocacy for clean, safe and sustainable energy over dangerous forms of power sometimes falls on deaf ears—it can be thankless work advocating for the future. However, this week we are celebrating a victory for the families who live and work near the Ellwood natural gas peaker plant in Goleta, the […]
Urgent Action Needed to Stop Assault on Local Energy
April 12, 2017 We must take action to keep our communities moving towards a clean energy future. Major utility companies and their allies in government are working to undermine local efforts to assert community control over their electricity. A new State Senate bill in California sponsored by a longtime utility company executive seeks to roll […]
Market and Consumer Fear on the Rise
With the failure of the unified Republican federal government to shred Obamacare, the prospect for other aggressive legislative action has darkened. This means the major tax cut and potential infrastructure spending are in question. Wall Street is reacting—after a real run in the wake of the Trump election, the market is uncertain. We explore the […]
Safe Energy Project Update: March 2017
This video is an update to our Safe Energy Project overview, outlining the goals and accomplishments of the Academy’s campaign to end nuclear power and replace fossil fuels with 100% renewable, distributed energy.
Academy Opening Brief in Suit Against State Lands Commission
The World Business Academy filed its Opening Brief with the Los Angeles County Superior Court in its lawsuit against the California State Lands Commission, demanding that the state order an Environmental Impact Report addressing the well-known, significant environmental and human health dangers that would result from continued operation of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
Democratizing Power: Fossil Fuels to 100% Renewables
This presentation was given on December 1, 2015 by Rinaldo S. Brutoco at the Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Ethics, Religion, and Public Life at UC Santa Barbara. You can download the slides by clicking here.
Get Conscious Now! Guest: Rinaldo Brutoco
Founder of the World Business Academy, Rinaldo Brutoco shares his wisdom on conscious business practices, and specifically conscious energy and environmental policy with Patricia and Stu of Get Conscious Now! Instrumental in the closing of the San Onofre nuclear power plant, Rinaldo is currently spearheading the Clean Energy Moonshot project that would have California run 100% […]
KEYT Report: South Santa Barbara County’s Power Infrastructure Highly Vulnerable
Reporter Beth Farnsworth and the news team at our local ABC affiliate KEYT Channel 3 led their nightly newscast on November 12, 2015, with an excellent report on the vulnerability of the South County electricity supply. View the video below:
Blackout or Bright Future? SBR3: Reliable, Resilient, 100% Renewable
Santa Barbara’s aging infrastructure threatens to wipe out power for the South Coast community for weeks or even months. One minor landslide could result in chaos, confusion, and even economic collapse for the coastal community that relies on a thriving tourism sector and a world-class University. Read more about this situation and our proposed solution […]