• CEC Webinar: Electric Vehicles (EVs) Are For Everyone

    Zoom

    Do you want to electrify your ride? We’re here to help! In this EV101 webinar you’ll learn about the benefits of EV over gas-powered cars and current EV makes/models. We’ll also break down incentives and rebates available that make owning/leasing an EV more affordable, the logistics of EV charging, and more. Presented in English with …

  • CEC Climate Stewards: Local Activists Creating Waves of Action

    Zoom

    Get inspired by a powerful showcase of community-led action. You’ll hear from a handful of CEC’s Climate Stewards (a growing alumni network now 120+ strong) who will share their experience taking the course, information about the community action projects they designed, and how they are putting new-found climate knowledge to work within their communities. You’ll …

  • Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival

    Recurring
    Alameda Park 1400 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara

    Join us for the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival on April 27 and 28 in Alameda Park. Highlights of this year’s event include the Green Car show featuring free “Ride & Drive'' experiences, over 200 eco-friendly exhibitors, a Beer & Wine Garden, Kid's Zone, two full days of live music, plant-forward Food Court, and so …

  • Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival

    Recurring
    Alameda Park 1400 Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara

    Join us for the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival on April 27 and 28 in Alameda Park. Highlights of this year’s event include the Green Car show featuring free “Ride & Drive'' experiences, over 200 eco-friendly exhibitors, a Beer & Wine Garden, Kid's Zone, two full days of live music, plant-forward Food Court, and so …

  • CEC Climate Talks: Dr. Flávia Maia

    1219 State St 1219 State St, Santa Barbara

    Dr. Flávia Maia, Obama Scholar, and Dalai Lama Fellow, believes that, in the midst of our legitimate concerns of a climate collapse, we also need spaces of joy and possibility. Her current project, a book on the future of climate leadership, draws inspiration from her direct experience as a medicine woman (mulher medicina), her work …

    Free
  • Total Garbage: Lecture and Book Signing with Author Ed Humes

    1219 State St 1219 State St, Santa Barbara

    Meet Ed Humes, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of “Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World.” Ed will discuss how cutting waste can upgrade our lives and save our planet, offering practical tips to reduce your impact.

    Free
  • Plastic Free July Expo

    1219 State St 1219 State St, Santa Barbara

    Our annual Plastic Free July Expo features more than a dozen local organizations, businesses, and government agencies that offer information and resources for eliminating plastic during the month of July and beyond. Join us to learn about plastic-free initiatives in our community and how you can get involved. Each attendee will take home a copy …

    Free
  • The Plastic Crisis: Science and Solutions

    Zoom

    Plastic is everywhere. As a result, our bodies and natural systems contain multitudes of harmful microplastics. In addition, fossil fuel-based plastic manufacturing disproportionately impacts communities of color while exacerbating the climate crisis.  For the health of our planet and the people living on it, we need to drastically reduce the amount of plastics entering the …

  • CEC’s Green Holiday Market

    1219 State St 1219 State St, Santa Barbara

    Celebrate the season sustainably at CEC's Green Holiday Market, a festive evening filled with eco-friendly shopping, creative crafting, and community cheer. Explore a curated lineup of vendors offering thoughtful, sustainably-made gifts, including ceramics, jewelry, paper goods, and vintage finds. This collaborative event, hosted by Beachside Babes Market and CEC, will feature flash tattoos, the chance to …

  • CEC Climate Stewards Course: Winter 2026

    Recurring
    Zoom

    Taking bold measures to stop the climate crisis requires many of us — non-profit leaders and staff, professionals, business owners, recent college graduates, retirees, high school students, and community members — to work together. With recent federal rollbacks threatening hard-won climate progress, there has never been a more critical time to take meaningful local action. …

  • CEC Climate Stewards Course: Winter 2026

    Recurring
    Zoom

    Taking bold measures to stop the climate crisis requires many of us — non-profit leaders and staff, professionals, business owners, recent college graduates, retirees, high school students, and community members — to work together. With recent federal rollbacks threatening hard-won climate progress, there has never been a more critical time to take meaningful local action. …

  • CEC Climate Stewards Course: Winter 2026

    Recurring
    Zoom

    Taking bold measures to stop the climate crisis requires many of us — non-profit leaders and staff, professionals, business owners, recent college graduates, retirees, high school students, and community members — to work together. With recent federal rollbacks threatening hard-won climate progress, there has never been a more critical time to take meaningful local action. …

  • CEC Climate Stewards Course: Winter 2026

    Recurring
    Zoom

    Taking bold measures to stop the climate crisis requires many of us — non-profit leaders and staff, professionals, business owners, recent college graduates, retirees, high school students, and community members — to work together. With recent federal rollbacks threatening hard-won climate progress, there has never been a more critical time to take meaningful local action. …

  • CEC Climate Stewards Course: Winter 2026

    Recurring
    Zoom

    Taking bold measures to stop the climate crisis requires many of us — non-profit leaders and staff, professionals, business owners, recent college graduates, retirees, high school students, and community members — to work together. With recent federal rollbacks threatening hard-won climate progress, there has never been a more critical time to take meaningful local action. …

  • CEC Climate Stewards Course: Winter 2026

    Recurring
    Zoom

    Taking bold measures to stop the climate crisis requires many of us — non-profit leaders and staff, professionals, business owners, recent college graduates, retirees, high school students, and community members — to work together. With recent federal rollbacks threatening hard-won climate progress, there has never been a more critical time to take meaningful local action. …