Last spring, Santa Barbara County Supervisors voted to ask staff to begin the process of developing an ordinance to phase out oil drilling.
They heard from dozens of people and organizations, the vast majority of whom supported an oil phase-out. More than 500 postcards signed during Earth Day at Sierra Club and other booths were delivered by Community Environmental Council.
Supervisors in their votes cited the devastating costs of climate disasters, such as the wildfires and Montecito mudslide that killed twenty-three people. They also pointed to the backsliding and climate denial under the Trump Administration and the health savings of phasing out oil pollution near people’s homes and near drinking water supplies.
County Supervisors will again vote on a specific set of actions to phase out oil drilling on Oct. 21. Email them now!
