Conservation Organizations Join Legal Effort to Protect Endangered Blue Whale:
November 19, 2009Recent Ship Strike Mortalities Again Demonstarte Consequences of Government’s Decade-Long Delay in Implementing Blue Whale Recovery Plan
Friends of the Earth, Pacific Environment, and Center for Biological Diversity, national and international conservation organizations with a combined membership of more than 120,000 people, today joined a notice of intent (submitted by EDC in August) to sue NMFS for the agency’s failure to implement the 1998 Blue Whale Recovery Plan.
Local Conservation Working Group Named National Marine Sanctuary Partner of the Year
October 26, 2009On Tuesday, October 27, the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Advisory’s Conservation Working Group (CWG) was presented with the Partner of the Year Award by the Office of the National Marine Sanctuaries for its outstanding dedication and service. The CWG is being recognized for its volunteer work to support the Sanctuary, and–in particular–to help the Sanctuary identify and minimize new and rising threats to the Santa Barbara Channel including ocean acidification.
County Takes Steps to Rescind A Giveaway at Naples
October 20, 2009On October 20, the Board of Supervisors initiated the rescission of two ill-conceived development agreements for the Santa Barbara Ranch Project at Naples. The Board also took steps to facilitate Coastal Commission review of the Project and restated its own commitment to reviewing Naples related issues with a wide lens and an open mind.
Conservation Groups Bring Lawsuit Channenging Government’s Failure to Protect Southern Sea Otters
September 30, 2009The Otter Project and the Environmental Defense Center filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on September 30, in response to the Service’s failure to issue a final decision repealing the no otter zone–an outdated rule prohibiting southern sea otters from reestablishing historic populations in California waters south of Point Conceptions.
Letter to the Editor
July 21, 2009Goleta Beach Decision a Victory for Area’s Beaches
The California Coastal Commission’s recent 9-1 vote to deny a massive erosion control structure proposed for GoletaBeach County Park was a victory for beaches and people who love the coast.
Coastal Commission Denies Santa Barbara County Beach Armouring in Resounding 9-1 Vote
July 08, 2009Local environmentalists applauded the Coastal Commission’s denial today of Santa Barbara County’s proposed groin project at Goleta Beach. The opposition was led by the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) and its client, the Surfrider Foundation, who were joined by other groups including the More Mesa Preservation Coalition, Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and Urban Creeks Council.
County Rejects Santa Barbara Ranch Project MOU Revisions
March 03, 2009On March 3, 2009, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors revisited a controversial proposal to develop more than 70 estates at Naples on the Gaviota Coast; by voting to reject an amendment to the Santa Barbara Ranch project MOU, approvals may not be set in stone.
City of Carpinteria Asks Court to Review the Legality of Venoco’s Oil Drilling Initiative
March 02, 2009For the past three years, the Environmental Defense Center, Citizens for the Carpinteria Bluffs, Get Oil Out! and the Sierra Club Los Padres Chapter, along with hundreds of Carpinteria residents, have participated in the City of Carpinteria’s review of the proposed Venoco oil drilling project known as “Paredon.”
Environmental Defense Center and Get Oil Out! Receive 2009 Ryerson Memorial Award
February 26, 2009The Environmental Defense Center and Get Oil Out! announced today that they have both received 2009 grant awards from the Jim Ryerson Environmental Foundation. The Awards were presented to the two groups by his widow, Christine, on Thursday, February 19, in commemoration of what would have been Jim’s 63rd birthday.
Environmental Groups Urge CA State Lands Commission to Support Deal to End Offshore Oil Drilling
January 27, 2009Twenty-five environmental groups from around the state have signed onto a letter of support for the Tranquillon Ridge proposal, which will guarantee an end to several existing oil and gas developments off the coast of SB.
