November 2016 - Al Gore letter, NRDC on Environmental Policy

With the recent Presidential Election shifting the working environmental landscape, we want to keep you updated more than once a month with the news we’re getting, the meetings we’re participating in. There is already encouraging news about the planning already being done by environmental groups working under the new Administration. We hope you find the reports as positive as we have. . .

Marilyn Monroe & Liza Minnelli join Frank Sinatra for HTO’s Annual Celebration

It's official: the lineup for HTO's Annual Celebration has been set: Marilyn Monroe & Liza Minnelli, impersonated by the same actress - will join Frank Sinatra (Monty Aidem) on October 22, 2016 at HTO's Annual celebration at the El Paseo Restaurant. With Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the honorary chair of this event, HTO continues its tradition of being "the funnest party of the year”. . .

Action Alert! - Summerland Oil Mess

Heal the Ocean is asking that you help a massive letter-writing campaign to the State of California to support the designation of state funds to cap the leaking Becker Oil well in Summerland!

After you read this message, please click on the sample letter, fill it out and/or personalize it as you will, and e-mail it back to us so that we can put all the letters together to go to the appropriate office in Sacramento in April.

HTO Partners with EF International School on Beach Cleanup Program

Heal the Ocean and the City of Santa Barbara are partnering in a mammoth cleanup of both the City and Santa Barbara south County coastline, being organized by EF International Language School, Santa Barbara campus. EF International has organized a Ocean & Environmental Awareness campaign that features a widespread annual beach cleanup on Earth Day, April 22, 2016. . .

County Report Points the Way for Potable Reuse

As a part of our work on sustainable water initiatives, including recycled water, stormwater, and groundwater protection, Heal the Ocean is closely following both short-term and long-term water supply planning efforts and as a part of these efforts we recently met with Santa Barbara County Public Works Deputy Director for Water Resources and staff to request a number of changes to the “Long Term Supplemental Water Supply Alternatives Report.” The Report was initiated at the direction of the County Board of Supervisors in order to develop information on potential sources that could supplement existing water supplies. . .

Achieving Sustainable Water in SB County

As millions in state water bond (“Proposition 1”) funds continue to be released, Heal the Ocean is wasting no time in helping secure funding that fights the drought and ensures the sustainable development of local water supplies. We are working with public agencies and professional consultants to achieve progress in recycled water, stormwater capture, and cleaning up groundwater supplies. . .