
Upcoming events.

Polluters Pay Santa Barbara Inaugural Meeting
Polluters Pay Santa Barbara is aiming to build on the statewide momentum to pass the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund bill that has been introduced in California. The bill will take the burden off of taxpayers by making fossil fuel companies pay for their role in natural disasters fueled by climate change. Join us for an informational session on bill progress and tactics to advocate for legislation that will fund natural disaster recovery, resilience and a clean energy transition in our communities.

Plastic-Free Expo
The Community Environmental Council and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper’s 4th annual Plastic-Free Expo features over a dozen local organizations, businesses, and government agencies offering information and resources for eliminating plastic. Join us to learn how to reduce plastic in your life, enjoy free refreshments, and chances to win eco-friendly prizes!

Sierra Club Santa Barbara Group Monthly Gathering
The Santa Barbara Sierra Club Group is part of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. For 75 years the Santa Barbara Group has been working to protect wildlife and wildlands, clean air and water, public health, a sustainable future and a healthy environment across the Santa Barbara region.

Climate Fridays Santa Barbara
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month. At these events, climate activists, students, community partners, and friends gather to learn about regional climate change issues and how to take collective action to protect our planet. July's gathering will focus on plastic reduction and feature talks by CEC and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper.

Application Assistance: Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP)
If you want to purchase or lease a new or used battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell vehicle, now is the time to take advantage of incentives offered through the California Drive Clean Assistance Program. The application process can be intimidating, but CEC is here to help!

Single-Use Planet Santa Barbara Premiere and Panel Discussion
Don't miss the Santa Barbara premiere of Single-Use Planet, a powerful documentary exploring the political, economic, health, and environmental impacts of single-use plastics. Inspired by jaw-dropping encounters with massive ocean plastic gyres, director Steve Cowan exposes the full lifecycle of single-use plastics, from petrochemical plants to polluted coastlines. Following the film, CEC and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper staff will lead a panel discussion on local plastic pollution challenges and ongoing efforts to reduce single-use plastic distribution.

Climate Fridays Santa Barbara
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month to gather with fellow climate activists, students, allies, community partners, and friends.

Application Assistance: Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP)
If you want to purchase or lease a new or used battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell vehicle, now is the time to take advantage of incentives offered through the California Drive Clean Assistance Program. The application process can be intimidating, but CEC is here to help!

Sierra Club Santa Barbara Group Monthly Gathering
The Santa Barbara Sierra Club Group is part of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. For 75 years the Santa Barbara Group has been working to protect wildlife and wildlands, clean air and water, public health, a sustainable future and a healthy environment across the Santa Barbara region.

3C-REN High-Performance Happy Hour
Enjoy food, drinks, and great company at the third event in our High-Performance Happy Hour Series! Whether you’re a homeowner, architect, or simply curious about high-performance design, join us to dive into the next generation of passive solar design principles.
This event is presented by the Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN) and partnered with the American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara Chapter (AIA SB).

Climate Fridays Santa Barbara
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month to gather with fellow climate activists, students, allies, community partners, and friends.

Sierra Club Santa Barbara Group Monthly Gathering
The Santa Barbara Sierra Club Group is part of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. For 75 years the Santa Barbara Group has been working to protect wildlife and wildlands, clean air and water, public health, a sustainable future and a healthy environment across the Santa Barbara region.

Climate Fridays Santa Barbara
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month to gather with fellow climate activists, students, allies, community partners, and friends.

Sierra Club Santa Barbara Group Monthly Gathering
The Santa Barbara Sierra Club Group is part of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. For 75 years the Santa Barbara Group has been working to protect wildlife and wildlands, clean air and water, public health, a sustainable future and a healthy environment across the Santa Barbara region.

3C-REN High-Powered Happy Hour
Enjoy food, drinks, and great company at the last event in our High-Performance Happy Hour Series! Whether you’re a homeowner, architect, or simply curious about electrification, join us to learn how renewable energy and storage are shaping the building decarbonization landscape.
This event is presented by the Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN) and partnered with the American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara Chapter (AIA SB).

Climate Fridays Santa Barbara
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month to gather with fellow climate activists, students, allies, community partners, and friends.

Sierra Club Santa Barbara Group Monthly Gathering
The Santa Barbara Sierra Club Group is part of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. For 75 years the Santa Barbara Group has been working to protect wildlife and wildlands, clean air and water, public health, a sustainable future and a healthy environment across the Santa Barbara region.

Climate Fridays Santa Barbara
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month to gather with fellow climate activists, students, allies, community partners, and friends.

Sierra Club Santa Barbara Group Monthly Gathering
The Santa Barbara Sierra Club Group is part of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. For 75 years the Santa Barbara Group has been working to protect wildlife and wildlands, clean air and water, public health, a sustainable future and a healthy environment across the Santa Barbara region.

Application Assistance: Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP)
If you want to purchase or lease a new or used battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell vehicle, now is the time to take advantage of incentives offered through the California Drive Clean Assistance Program. The application process can be intimidating, but CEC is here to help!

Thought Leadership Series: The Changing Tides of Sea Level Rise and Coastal Development
The U.S. Green Building Council of California invites policymakers, scientists, urban planners, developers, and community leaders to come together for a forward-looking conversation about the future of our coast. Hosted at CEC's Environmental Hub and on Zoom, this event will explore how we can protect the beauty, accessibility, and environmental integrity of our shoreline — while ensuring resilience, equity, and affordability for generations to come. Topics will include climate adaptation strategies, nature-based infrastructure, sustainable development, and community-driven solutions for vulnerable populations.

Sierra Club Santa Barbara Group Monthly Gathering
The Santa Barbara Sierra Club Group is part of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. For 75 years the Santa Barbara Group has been working to protect wildlife and wildlands, clean air and water, public health, a sustainable future and a healthy environment across the Santa Barbara region.

Climate Fridays Santa Barbara
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month. At these events, climate activists, students, community partners, and friends gather to learn about regional climate change issues and how to take collective action to protect our planet. June's gathering will focus on actions for a healthy ocean in preparation for World Oceans Day on June 8. Stick around after the meeting for our quarterly happy hour to enjoy complimentary refreshments and network with the community.

Environmental Justice Through Grassroots Activism
Join us for a conversation with grassroots activists about their on-the-ground efforts in the fight for environmental justice. MiniNature Reserve Founder Diego Magaña and Climate Corps Fellow Solimar Gutierrez will share their insights on creating impactful change in Oxnard and surrounding underserved communities. Topics will include grassroots activism, guerrilla gardening, and food sovereignty.

Application Assistance: Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP)
If you want to purchase or lease a new or used battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell vehicle, now is the time to take advantage of incentives offered through the California Drive Clean Assistance Program. The application process can be intimidating, but CEC is here to help!

3C-REN High-Performance Happy Hour
Enjoy food, drinks, and great company at the first event in our High-Performance Happy Hour Series! Whether you’re a homeowner, architect, or simply curious about electrification, join us to explore how all-electric ADUs are shaping the future of housing in Santa Barbara.

An Evening of Wild Hope
The PBS series Wild Hope spotlights changemakers around the world who are restoring our Earth and reimagining our relationship with nature. Through captivating storytelling, episodes explore bold solutions and collaborations, showcase nature’s resilience, and spark renewed hope for the future of our planet. We invite you to join us for special screenings and an evening of inspiration, emceed by local author and Pullitzer Prize winner Ed Humes.

Sierra Club Santa Barbara Group Monthly Gathering
The Santa Barbara Sierra Club Group is part of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. For 75 years the Santa Barbara Group has been working to protect wildlife and wildlands, clean air and water, public health, a sustainable future and a healthy environment across the Santa Barbara region.

How To Live Simply and Sustainably with Robin Greenfield
Join truth seeker, activist, and social reformer Robin Greenfield as he shares reflections from his radical experiment living in Los Angeles with no money and only a few borrowed items. Now three months into his non-ownership journey, Robin is going on tour, inviting us to join him in questioning consumer culture, reconnecting with the Earth, and exploring more intentional ways of living. Co-hosted by CEC, this event offers a rare opportunity to engage with one of today’s boldest voices in sustainability and hear about his immersive experience firsthand

Turtle Walker
In the late 1970s, Satish Bhaskar embarked on an epic journey along India's coastline and the spectacular Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where he uncovered the vital nesting beaches of sea turtles. During his death-defying quest, he unravels mysteries surrounding these enigmatic ocean creatures – and sets out to save them from extinction. After a devastating tsunami strikes in 2004, Bhaskar grapples with a pressing question: What happens to sea turtles when their nesting beaches disappear? Introduction by director Taira Malaney

Climate Fridays Santa Barbara
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month to gather with fellow climate activists, students, allies, community partners, and friends.

Application Assistance: Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP)
If you want to purchase or lease a new or used battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell vehicle, now is the time to take advantage of incentives offered through the California Drive Clean Assistance Program. The application process can be intimidating, but CEC is here to help!

Prof Slam - All Gaucho Reunion
Join us for this All Gaucho Reunion signature event features lightning lectures from six talented UC Santa Barbara faculty. This fast-paced event challenges faculty to present their cutting-edge research in just three minutes. Expect fascinating insights, engaging storytelling and a whole lot of fun as complex ideas are made simple and entertaining for all.

Regenerative Agriculture: Building Soil Health & Climate Resilience
This event will explore how regenerative practices—such as cover cropping, composting, agroforestry, and holistic grazing—are transforming agriculture to enhance soil health, boost biodiversity, and increase climate resilience. Whether you're a farmer, land steward, policymaker, or simply curious about sustainable food systems, this is your chance to learn from leading voices in the movement.

Environmental Justice Through Grassroots Activism
This event has been postponed until May 29, 2025.
Join us for a conversation with grassroots activists about their on-the-ground efforts in the fight for environmental justice. MiniNature Reserve Founder Diego Magaña and Climate Corps Fellow Solimar Gutierrez will share their insights on creating impactful change in Oxnard and surrounding underserved communities. Topics will include grassroots activism, guerrilla gardening, and food sovereignty.

Earth Days: The Origin of the Environmental Movement
Join us for a look back at the local origin of the Earth Day movement, how it seeded an environmental revolution, and lessons learned for movement building today. Enjoy clips from "Earth Days," a documentary film about the history of the environmental movement in the United States, followed by a panel discussion featuring Santa Barbara Earth Day activists Sharyn Main and Denis Hayes, and CEC CEO and former Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival director Sigrid Wright.

Discover a Better Way to Recycle Plastics with Ridwell (5:30 pm)
Join us to celebrate the launch of Ridwell, a new service that keeps hard-to-recycle plastics — like snack wrappers and plastic packaging — out of landfills. Ridwell has already empowered over 110,000 households to recycle and reuse more effectively, and now they’re bringing their innovative solution to communities like Santa Barbara.

Discover a Better Way to Recycle Plastics with Ridwell (3:00 pm)
Join us to celebrate the launch of Ridwell, a new service that keeps hard-to-recycle plastics — like snack wrappers and plastic packaging — out of landfills. Ridwell has already empowered over 110,000 households to recycle and reuse more effectively, and now they’re bringing their innovative solution to communities like Santa Barbara.

Sierra Club Santa Barbara Group Monthly Gathering
The Santa Barbara Sierra Club Group is part of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. For 75 years the Santa Barbara Group has been working to protect wildlife and wildlands, clean air and water, public health, a sustainable future and a healthy environment across the Santa Barbara region.

Climate Fridays Santa Barbara
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month to gather with fellow climate activists, students, allies, community partners, and friends.

Application Assistance: Driving Clean Assistance Program (DCAP)
If you want to purchase or lease a new or used battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell vehicle, now is the time to take advantage of incentives offered through the California Drive Clean Assistance Program. The application process can be intimidating, but CEC is here to help!

Sierra Club Santa Barbara Group Monthly Gathering
The Santa Barbara Sierra Club Group is part of the Santa Barbara-Ventura Chapter, covering Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. For 75 years the Santa Barbara Group has been working to protect wildlife and wildlands, clean air and water, public health, a sustainable future and a healthy environment across the Santa Barbara region.

Climate Fridays Santa Barbara
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month to gather with fellow climate activists, students, allies, community partners, and friends.

Youth Climate Workshop - Sustainable Fashion
In this workshop, we'll focus on the impacts of the fashion industry and what we can do to lighten our footprint. Come meet local experts and enjoy fun activities!

"Do I Need This?" Film Screening and Discussion
Join us for the Santa Barbara premiere of "Do I Need This?," an acclaimed documentary about consumerism, excess, and the stuff from which happiness is truly made. The screening of the film will be followed by a panel discussion. This event is co-hosted by CEC and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club.

An Evening with Brian McLaren - Life After Doom
Join Way Collective for an evening with spirituality, activism, and climate crisis author Brian McLaren

Energy Equity: Pathways to a Green Economy on the Central Coast
Join us for an evening with climate and environmental justice author and researcher Dr. J. Mijin Cha. Dr. Cha will share her research on the intersection of inequality and the climate crisis and how we can advance a more just future. Following her talk, she will be joined in conversation by Dr. David Pellow to discuss her new book, "A Just Transition for All: Workers and Communities for a Carbon-Free Future."
Dr. Cha is an assistant professor of environmental studies at UC Santa Cruz, an advisory board member of the UC Santa Cruz Center for Labor and Community, and a fellow at Cornell University's Climate Jobs Institute and at the Climate and Community Institute. Dr. Pellow is a UC Santa Barbara Dehlsen Chair and Professor of Environmental Studies and Director of the Global Environmental Justice Project. This event is co-hosted by CEC, the Central Coast Climate Justice Network and the UC Santa Barbara Community Labor Center.

"Broke" Film Screening and Panel
This event has been cancelled due to weather. Ten years ago, a pipeline ruptured near Refugio State Beach, spilling over 100,000 gallons of crude oil into the ocean and contaminating one of the most biologically diverse areas on the California Central Coast. Join us for a screening of "Broke," a film that vividly captures the Refugio Oil Spill, followed by a discussion with local experts about the current proposal to restart the pipeline that caused the spill. This event is co-hosted by CEC and the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara.

Climate Fridays Santa Barbara
Join CEC, the Society of Fearless Grandmothers Santa Barbara, and the Santa Barbara Sierra Club on the first Friday of each month to gather with fellow climate activists, students, allies, community partners, and friends.