Environmental Defense Center

"EDC, which represents many of the organizations fighting efforts to restart Exxon’s former assets, applauded the Fire Marshal’s decision. “The analysis failed to adequately address a worst-case scenario,” said Alex Katz, EDC’s executive director. “We already know the risk,” he stated, listing the 150-mile stretch of coastline that was impacted by the spill, “the untold number of animals killed,” and the “hundreds of millions” spent on cleaning up the mess. Restarting the pipeline, he charged, would invite further disasters and generate the single largest source of greenhouse gases in the county." https://lnkd.in/gs_ACAYy

Heads up that EDC's popular TGIF summer happy hour series is starting on July 12! Where else can you enjoy local wine and beer, delicious (and healthy) bites from a featured food truck, and live music with 200-300 good people, all while learning about some of the amazing environmental work being done in our region? Only at TGIF! Season passes are only $95 ($125 value) and get you entry to all 3 events, a commemorative wine glass, 6 raffle tickets per event, a membership to EDC, and entry to a special season pass raffle for a chance to win an overnight stay at Caravan Outpost in Ojai, CA. More info, season passes & tickets: Http://https://lnkd.in/g97YVmZv Want to volunteer? Contact Brandi: Brandi@environmentaldefensecenter.org or 805-963-1622 x104

A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS! We are still looking for more helping hands on Sunday, June 9th to make Green & Blue: A Coastal Celebration a success! We have a range of opportunities from bartending to helping run our silent auction to helping ensure a smooth check out. Email Brandi@environmentaldefensecenter.org or call EDC today to sign up! 805-963-1622x104

We are excited to present Hillary Hauser with our 2024 Environmental Hero Award at Green & Blue on Sunday, June 9th. Hillary has been a force for protection and appreciation of the ocean. As a writer, photojournalist, diver, adventurer, environmental activist, and leader of Heal the Ocean, Hillary has been on the front lines of this fight for more than five decades. With Hillary at the helm, Heal the Ocean has won many victories – removing miles of septic systems from the Santa Barbara coast, upgrading wastewater treatment plants, protecting wildlife from Styrofoam pollution, and organizing countless beach cleanups. More recently, HTO has been leading the effort to cap the leaking oil wells off the coast of Summerland. Get your tickets to Green & Blue today and join us in honoring Hillary for all that she’s done for our ocean and communities. The event will take place at the Stow House in Goleta, brining together 500 guests to celebrate the many victories we’ve won together for nature and the communities of California’s central coast. Guests will enjoy food by @duocatering, wine from @theojaivineyard, beer from @rinconbreweryinc and live music from @willbremanmusic. There will also be a large silent auction, an energetic live auction with unique trips, a surf board and an electric bike by @radpowerbikes available, and a short program with the presentation of our Environmental Hero Award! We hope you’ll join us on June 9th, 2-5:30PM. Tickets and more info: https://lnkd.in/gP3m4Ptq

VOTE FOR EDC TODAY! We’ve been selected as a candidate for @lazyacressb “Envirotokens” program. But we need your vote today. HOW TO VOTE: ✅ 1. Visit lazyacres.com/vote (🔗 in bio) 2. Select the Santa Barbara store 3. Vote for the Environmental Defense Center! ☑️ 4. Enter your email address and zip code (used for information only), and submit! Envirotokens are 10 cent tokens shoppers receive at checkout for each reusable bag they bring, and can then select one of the chosen nonprofits to be the recipient. Please spread the word. This is an easy, fun way to raise some funds to support our work and encourage our community to bring their reusable shopping bags! Thank you for making a difference.

Tickets are now available online (sponsorships too) for our biggest event of the year, Green & Blue, on Sunday, June 9th at the Stow House in Goleta. We'll have a silent auction packed with unique items and experiences, food from @duocatering, drinks from @theojaivineyard and @rinconbreweryinc, and an energetic live auction. And this year, our 2024 Environmental Hero award will be presented to Hillary Hauser, ocean advocate and Executive Director of Heal the Ocean, for her decades of work and leadership. Hope to see you there! Details at https://lnkd.in/gsNbf_Hf

We're looking for a full-time Development Director to join our team in Santa Barbara!

CalGEM is in the process of a statewide plan to cease the approval of all permit applications (including renewals) for well-stimulation treatments, such as fracking, that involve pumping fluid into the well. While EDC and our partners, Santa Barbara–Ventura chapter of the Sierra Club are in support of this regulation coming from CalGEM, we will ask them to strengthen it to include steam injection methods that have some of the same threats but are even more energy intensive. 100% of the onshore projects proposed in Santa Barbara County in the past decade have been steam injection projects. CalGEM will hold a public hearing on March 26 at 5:30PM. You can register to join us here: https://lnkd.in/gX9eZ3Nq

If you’re looking for an opportunity to join a passionate, driven, fun team dedicated to protecting nature, wildlife and the health of communities across the south central coast of California, here it is!