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 […]
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 […]
News Press Covers Transmission Threat
The Santa Barbara News Press covered the risks El Niño poses to the electricity transmission system that serves the South Coast area of Santa Barbara County. This issue is the impetus for SBR3 – the Academy’s plan to create a local, 100% renewable microgrid to serve the power needs of Southern Santa Barbara County. The […]
Nuclear Power: A Mistake in Search of a Mission
Update: As of mid October, 2015, this video has received nearly 170,000 hits on the UCSB TV website. Academy President Rinaldo S. Brutoco presents “Nuclear Power: A Mistake in Search of a Mission,” at the University of California Santa Barbara’s Walter H. Capps Center for the study of ethics, religion and public life. Brutoco mentions […]
How to Power Paradise? Santa Barbara Forum on Local Energy
The energy landscape is shifting in California. Renewable energy is now price-competitive with fossil fuels. Local and State targets mandate a shift to sources of power that do not pollute. Can Santa Barbara continue its legacy of leadership on environmental issues by creating a local energy system powered by 100% renewable energy? Can this shift […]
Santa Barbara Power Line Failure and Potential for Microgrids
This video is a Google Earth flyover of the transmission line that is “at risk,” for catastrophic failure in Santa Barbara County. Southern California Edison has determined that a line or tower failure would severely disrupt the availability of energy in Southern Santa Barbara County. Severe storms could prevent the repair and reconnection for weeks […]
