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 […]
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: video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Click here to read the full transcript and a statement from […]
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 […]
A Call to Arms for Renewable Energy
Those attending our monthly meetings or perusing our website know that the World Business Academy was established first as a non-profit business think tank, action incubator, and network of business and thought leaders, with the core mission objective of inspiring business to assume responsibility for the whole of society and assisting those in business who […]