Larry Bishop - Buellton

When will the Central Coast really get going on protecting our climate? Some folks are doing everything they can. Most of us, though, are either picking at climate solutions or pretty much ignoring this catastrophic and looming problem. We are still burning fossil fuel like it is going out of style. With our mega pickups […]

A recent letter in the Santa Maria Times touted the wonderful history and benefits of oil development in the Cat Canyon area. The writer criticized the “few” opponents of the proposed extreme-extraction projects in the canyon, which will triple the number of producing wells there. He also decries the “micromanagement” of the oil industry by […]

A donnybrook took place on March 13 at the county Planning Commission meeting in Santa Maria over whether to approve a large expansion of ERG oil and gas drilling in Cat Canyon. ERG Resources faced off against an army of resource and climate defenders. In the morning, the county Planning Department and ERG Inc. presented […]

At the start of our Christmas season, Exxon Petroleum (aka Aera Energy), dropped a lump of coal into Santa Barbara County’s stocking. They submitted a draft environmental impact report to the County Planning Commission to dramatically increase oil and gas extraction below the Santa Maria groundwater table. With hundreds of new wells, Exxon plans to […]

Recent letters and articles in local papers have promoted more oil development over and through the Santa Maria groundwater basin. Who will profit and who will be hurt by these new high-pressure intrusions through our diminishing drinking water aquifers? Aera Energy and ERG Resources, two oil companies, have recently been flooding the media with promises […]

My friend in Orcutt recently received a letter from AERA asking for support to add 296 high pressure and temperature oil wells and waste-water injection wells to their facility upstream from Los Alamos in Cat Canyon. AERA is a limited liability oil company, created by Exxon/Mobile and Shell Oil, to extract oil locally while limiting […]

Progress, not petulance in Congress! Have you had enough congressional whining and low production? Take back Congress from the do-nothings! Vote for Salud Carbajal for Congress. It’s time Washington got moving again to solve our most pressing problems, like dangerous infrastructure, climate change, and economic justice. Let’s look at the big picture and get moving […]

Do you want to see your community thrive and lead the way toward economic, social, and environmental stability? Vote for Joan Hartmann for Santa Barbara County 3rd District supervisor! I was so happy to see Joan Hartmann running for the seat recently. We’ve worked together for years to improve the Buellton community, primarily through the […]