JOIN STATEWIDE EFFORTS TO PROTECT OUR OCEAN AND PUBLIC LANDS
There are many actions we can take to help protect California’s environment:
- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is moving to auction nearly 36,000 acres of federal public land and mineral rights to industrial oil development in the Carrizo Plain, one of the last undeveloped remnants of the southern San Joaquin Valley ecosystem. Its sweeping grasslands and rugged ridges support one of California’s greatest concentrations of rare and endangered plants and animals.
The BLM is accepting public comments through August 1 before completing its environmental review.
Take action: https://forestwatch.org/campaign/stop-new-oil-drilling-next-to-the-carrizo-plain/
- Time and time again, Sable Oil has disregarded our local government and our community right to protect our coasts and say NO! to big oil. This is not just an environmental justice issue; this is an issue of community self-determination and liberation from corporate manipulation.
The Fund for Santa Barbara and a coalition of environmental advocates are hosting an Ocean Protectors Summit Tuesday July 28, 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, to mobilize the Santa Barbara community in the effort to stop Sable and the 5-year offshore drilling plan. The event will include dinner and speakers from a statewide coalition organizing to protect our coast.
Take action: Tuesday July 28 attend Santa Barbara Ocean Protectors Summit. RSVP here.
MORE IMPORTANT DATES:
August 1 – 24 Go to the Land! Take photos of your favorite endangered back country or shoreline spot, then share on social media. Here’s the toolkit.
August 10 – 12 NOAA public meeting in Santa Monica. NOAA is reviewing the law that lets California say no to offshore oil. Show up to a hearing or put it in writing.
For background, Daily Nexus: Coastal commission under investigation by Trump administration.
August 12 – 14 CA Coastal Commission meets in Santa Cruz.
August 24 Submit a comment to BLM by this date. A proposed federal BLM rule would gut cleanup bonds, erase sacred site protections, and cut your right to comment by 90 per cent — across 245 million acres of public lands.
September 26 at Noon Hands Across the Sand statewide mass mobilization to protect our coast, organized by the Sierra Club. Early in August, there will be a Santa Barbara organizing meeting to plan our local event. To volunteer to help with the event, email 350santabarbara@gmail.com
Local Climate Events
August 4 6:30- 8:00pm Degrowth and Climate Justice: A Community Q&A at CEC Environmental Hub. Reserve a spot.
August 7 4:00- 5:30pm Climate Friday at CEC Environmental Hub. Hear from Dennis Allen and Karl Hutterer about the Better Buildings Pilot Program with the City of SB’s Sustainability Dept.
Thanks to the Sierra Club, Indivisible SB, 350.org, and Los Padres Forest Watch for these announcements.