By Rinaldo S. Brutoco, Founding President of World Business Academy In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action. – Dag Hammarskjöld, U.N. Secretary-General (1953-1960) If we are to address the many challenges of our era, ranging from climate change to income inequality, leaders must increasingly embrace a unique combination […]
Whitepaper Published on The Methane Accelerator
On June 6, 2019, the World Business Academy released for publication a 31-page whitepaper addressing a global phenomenon it calls the “Methane Accelerator”: cumulative emissions from massive deposits of methane gas, sequestered for millennia in permafrost, glaciers and marine sediment, but which are now being released due to warmer atmospheric and ocean temperatures. For at […]
Solutions News Updates: March 2019
The World Business Academy’s newest project, “Solutions News” with host Rinaldo Brutoco, has hit the ground running! Each week, the show offers listeners inspiring ideas, new solutions and clever strategies to solve the local, national and global challenges we face each day. We also feature interviews with solutions thinkers from various fields who are courageously […]
WATCH: Video of Global Citizens Club Feb 2019 Event – “The Year of Climate Mobilization”
Please enjoy this video recording of the Feb 19, 2019 GCC Public event “2019: The Year of Climate Mobilization” focusing on grassroots mobilization in the face of the greatest challenge to our society since WWII. Speakers: Joan Hartmann, Margaret Klein Salamon, Rose Strauss. Panel Moderated by Rinaldo Brutoco. Video Message from Bill McKibben. Location: Belmond […]
Global Citizens Club Meeting Feb. 19 to Focus on Climate Change Grassroots Action
The World Business Academy’s Global Citizens Club is hosting a meeting on Feb. 19 titled, “2019: The Year for Climate Mobilization.” The event features a video statement from Climate Change icon Bill McKibben and a panel discussion with climate activists and local experts discussing grassroots mobilization. Club members and the public are invited to attend […]
Follow Our New Radio Program “Solutions News” on KZSB 1290AM Friday Afternoons at 5 p.m.!
We have some exciting news to kick off the New Year: The World Business Academy is going live on local radio! Beginning Friday, January 11, we will begin broadcasting a new weekly radio talk show called “Solutions News.” Hosted by Rinaldo, each broadcast will feature a spirited and informative discussion concerning solutions to local, national […]
Watch: Video of community meeting on MCMI (Nov. 14, 2018)
The World Business Academy and the Clean Coalition have teamed up to provide the Montecito community with a sustainable energy solution during times of crisis. Kristy Jansen, Chief of Staff for the World Business Academy and Craig Lewis, Executive Director for the Clean Coalition, presented on this exciting and ambitious initiative at the Montecito Community […]
Montecito Community Microgrid Initiative Public Meeting
The World Business Academy and the Clean Coalition have teamed up to provide the Montecito community with a sustainable energy solution during times of crisis. When completed, the Montecito Community Microgrid Initiative (MCMI) will ensure that vital services remain running during emergencies, and serve as a replicable model for other communities looking to transition California […]
Learn All About the Montecito Community Microgrid at a Public Meeting on Nov. 14
One of the most important ongoing projects of the World Business Academy is the Montecito Community Microgrid, an energy system that would deliver local energy daily and power emergency facilities during outages caused by extreme weather events and system failures. A Community Microgrid is a new approach for designing and operating an electric grid based […]
SCE Acknowledges Causation of Thomas Fire: a Prelude to Public Safety Power Shutoffs
On October 30, 2018, Southern California Edison (SCE) issued a press release acknowledging that their equipment started the Thomas Fire in at least one of the two locations identified as flashpoints. This admission is material, as SCE will now be exposed to an undetermined amount of liability from a variety of claims. SCE simultaneously disclosed […]
UPDATE on PCIA CTA: Expect Negative Impact on Community Choice Movement (Sigh!)
Thanks to all our members who sent opposition letters to their California legislators and the acting Public Utility Commissioners earlier this month. For those not familiar with this specific call to action, the letters urged the CPUC not adopt a decision that would dramatically increase costs associated with the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) charge, […]
Watch: Santa Barbara’s Redistricting Future – a Debate on Measures G & H
On October 23rd, the Global Citizen’s Club hosted a vigorous debate on Measures G 2018 and H 2018 – two ideas on how to appoint an Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw Santa Barbara County’s district lines after the 2020 census. This is an important local issue, and we wanted to help our community be better […]