SANTA BARBARA, CA — On December 10 , 2019, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a Declaration of a Climate Emergency introduced by County Supervisor Das Williams. The declaration followed a Washington Post article featuring Santa Barbara, which is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the country. In under two […]
Rinaldo Brutoco on VoiceAmerica’s Conscious Business for a Flourishing World
On December 13th, 2019, VoiceAmerica launched the first episode of a radio show titled Conscious Business for a Flourishing World. The second episode, along with a Conscious Business magazine edition, will debut in January 2020. VoiceAmerica is the leading worldwide producer of radio programming. The broadcaster covers topics like health and wellness and empowerment, and […]
Celebrating 2019 at the Gratitude Gathering
We are grateful to have enjoyed the company of our close family and friends at our annual Gratitude Gathering. This year, in addition to thanking our friends and supporters for a fantastic year of active participation, we celebrated independent journalism, both in our local community and throughout the world. Given the fragile state of our democratic […]
WATCH: Video of Global Citizens Club November 2019 Event “Designing Dreams from Derricks”
On November 6th, 2019 we concluded the Global Citizens Club 2019 conference series on “Greening our Infrastructure.” With the company of over 100 Santa Barbara community members and four key panelists, “Designing Dreams from Derricks” focused on the new discussion of the decommissioning of oil platforms off the coast of Santa Barbara. Panel Moderated by: Rinaldo […]
Building Harmony between Spirit and Community to Face Climate Change: Monika Penukonda Taylor to appear on Solutions News Radio on November 15, 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California — On Friday, November 15th, Solutions News radio will host Monika Penukonda Taylor, Director at Divine Lineage Healing Center located in Mendocino County, California. Monika will be in Santa Barbara to raise awareness and funding for projects that will exhibit possible ways to live in harmony as a community in times of […]
A Letter to Business Roundtable
Earlier this week, the Academy’s own Rinaldo S. Brutoco sent a letter to Business Roundtable President and CEO Joshua Bolten. In light of Business Roundtable’s new definition of corporations to serve all stakeholders, Mr. Brutoco has put forth the mission of the Academy as well as the potential of Business Roundtable to benefit from working […]
Global Citizens Club Meeting: Designing Dreams from Derricks
On November 6th, 2019, we concluded the Global Citizens Club 2019 conference series on “Greening our Infrastructure.” With the company of over 100 Santa Barbara community members and four key panelists, “Designing Dreams from Derricks” focused on the new discussion of the decommissioning of oil platforms off the coast of Santa Barbara. With a controversial […]
Designing Dreams from Derricks
Global Citizens Club Community Meeting Wednesday, November 6, 2019 5:00pm – 7:00pm Belmont El Encanto Hotel SANTA BARBARA, California – The future of the stranded oil derricks off of the Santa Barbara coastline will be the subject of a community meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Belmond El Encanto Hotel & Spa. “Designing Dreams […]
Repurposing Offshore Oil Infrastructure to Save the Planet
By Robert Perry When most people think of climate change, they focus on the atmosphere. In truth, it is our oceans, lakes and other water resources that serve as the bulwark in preserving a livable climate and are closer to collapse than most realize. Indeed, acceleration of climate change will reach a whole new level […]
PSPS Outages Expected in Santa Barbara This Week (including Montecito)
Southern California Edison (SCE) has recently announced that a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) is possible for some Santa Barbara County areas starting Friday, due to high wind conditions. The length of the outages is currently unknown and depends on weather conditions. Santa Barbara county urges residents, for all PSPS events, to be prepared for […]
Urban Housing Development in Santa Barbara: A symposium presented by the local UC Berkeley Community
On July 10th, 2019, the World Business Academy hosted a Global Citizens Club meeting focusing on housing solutions for a vibrant Santa Barbara. The incredible turnout at this event underscored how much our audience cares about making our community work well. Topics addressed in July included millennial housing, project affordability, and policy allowances. The panelists and […]
Rinaldo S. Brutoco to Appear on ‘Coast to Coast’ Radio Show Thursday night (Oct. 3)
SANTA BARBARA, California – Rinaldo S. Brutoco, noted Santa Barbara business leader, co-author of Freedom from Mid-East Oil, and futurist, will discuss the evolving crisis in the Middle East and its implications for the U.S. economy and the global environment and clean-energy options when he appears this week for a two-hour segment on the popular […]