March 17, 2026 Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are forcing global energy markets to reassess long-standing LNG supply assumptions. In this Q&A for a national news outlet, World Business Academy Founder & President Rinaldo S. Brutoco discusses how the Iran conflict could reshape the LNG market and accelerate broader shifts in global energy … Continue Reading
2017: A Year in Review
A letter from the Academy team on the clean energy progress we’ve made this year:…
First Santa Barbara UN Association Peace Prize awarded to Rinaldo S. Brutoco
The Board of Directors, Staff, and family at the Academy would like to congratulate the…
CPUC Rejects Ellwood Proposal in Favor of Renewable Energy
As we celebrate a victory for the families who live and work near the Ellwood…
The Academy’s 2017 Gala was a Huge Success
All of us at the World Business Academy wish to thank our friends and supporters…
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…
Victory: Santa Barbara Commits to 100% Renewable Energy
Under the deep, dark crush of wrong-headed environmental decisions that have been coming out of…
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…
Women and the Environment Conference
It was my great privilege to attend the first annual Women and the Environment Conference…









