Academy Seeks Rehearing in Lawsuit against “Ticking Time Bomb” Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant We pledge to continue to push for an environmental review of Diablo Canyon, all the way to the California Supreme Court Vowing to take the case all the way to the California Supreme Court, the World Business Academy has filed new court […]
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Setting the Record Straight on New Solar Panel Rules
This op-ed was featured in Noozhawk on June 14, 2018. On May 22, Noozhawk published an opinion column by Ron Fink titled “New Solar Panel Rules Equal Higher Electric Rates” that contained numerous factual errors. The World Business Academy would like to correct the record and present the accurate facts. The California Energy Commission recently voted to add new provisions to the California Building […]
Call to Action: Save Our Hydrogen Infrastructure!
By Robert Perry, Director of Energy Research Dear Supporters of a Renewable Hydrogen Economy, As you are aware from our last blog post, Gov. Brown issued Executive Order B-48-18, requesting $92 million to add at least 40 more hydrogen refueling stations to the existing network, $25 million for low-carbon fuel (i.e., hydrogen) production/supply and $17.5 […]
California Doubles Down on Hydrogen Infrastructure
By Robert Perry, Director of Energy Research California is once again taking a global leadership role, doubling down on its commitment to build a clean, green transportation system in a second round of funding. In response to Executive Order B-48-18 issued by Gov. Brown in January, the California Energy Commission (“CEC”) has allocated $92 million […]
Published… But Censored
The Difficult Truth of Diablo Canyon Sometimes we tell a truth that people don’t want to hear because it’s controversial, it doesn’t meet a certain political agenda, or it makes people uncomfortable. This is the case with the aging and dangerous Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo County. We spoke an inconvenient […]
Rebuilding Montecito Community Meeting
Global Citizens Club Meeting Explores Grid Resiliency in Montecito The Academy’s February 20th Global Citizens Club meeting Rebuilding Montecito: Pathways to a Resilient Future explored resiliency on a personal, community, and countywide level as we addressed the rebuilding of a community deeply affected by climate change. Following the Thomas Fire and Montecito landslides, we need to pursue solutions […]
Climate Change in our Backyard
Santa Barbara has been the home of the World Business Academy for more than a decade, and as such, has been the hub of much of our project based work as we practice “think globally, act locally.” Over the past month, the global impacts of climate change have hit our local community harder and sooner […]
2017: A Year in Review
A letter from the Academy team on the clean energy progress we’ve made this year: Dear Friends, It is with great pleasure at this time of year that we write to you and fill you in on the impact that the World Business Academy has created over the past 12 months. Our focus has been […]
Beyond Nuclear Energy Video
Our safe energy initiative team is committed to the pursuing the decommissioning of existing nuclear power plants such as Diablo Canyon and finding feasible solutions for the permanent disposal of radioactive waste. As outlined in our video, an important part of securing a clear energy present and future is coming to terms with the events of Fukushima and how we can […]
Rejection of Gas Power Plant in Oxnard Presents New Opportunity for Renewable Energy
An evaluation and recommendation by a California Energy Commission committee to reject a new natural gas peaker plant in Oxnard provides additional impetus towards the development of a safe, renewable energy system within the region. On October 5, the two-person committee issued a statement recommending denial of the proposed 262-megawatt Puente Power Project in Oxnard […]
CPUC Rejects Ellwood Proposal in Favor of Renewable Energy
As we celebrate a victory for the families who live and work near the Ellwood natural gas peaker plant in Goleta, the World Business Academy also sees this decision as an opportunity to advance the larger end goal of developing a renewable, community-based distributed energy system in Santa Barbara. The Academy applauds the unanimous decision […]
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% […]
