News and events

Aug 10, 2010
SCE
SCE now offers On-Bill Financing 0% Interest, No-Fees Loans for Energy Efficiency Projects. Implement your energy efficiency projects affordably and with ease.
Jun 29, 2010 The Green Business Program Automotive Guidebook is now available for download.
April 29, 2010 Certified Green Business Shoreline Cafe was named Business Recycler of the Year by Looking Good Santa Barbara for their 2009 Spirit of Service Awards.
April 17-18, 2010
Earth Day Festival

The Community Environmental Council's Santa Barbara Earth Day will be Saturday and Sunday, April 17-18, at Alameda Park. For info, visit www. SBEarthDay.org.

Green Business Santa Barbara County will be there, sharing a booth with the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District and Santa Barbara Car Free. Stop by and see us!

Apply Apr 15 - Jun 15, 2010

Cal Recycle Logo

California businesses and nonprofits are encouraged to showcase their voluntary waste reduction, recycling, and resource conservation efforts by applying for recognition in the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) 2010 Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP). Apply online at www.calrecycle.ca.gov/wrap. For info call (916) 341-6199, or email wrap@calrecycle.ca.gov.
Feb 2, 2010 Press Release - Green Business Program of Santa Barbara County Certifies Three Green Businesses. Companies to be honored at breakfast event Friday, February 5, 7:30 am Santa Maria Inn, Santa Maria.
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Mar 26, 2010

Green Shorts

The Green Shorts Film Festival is an annual online film festival about saving our planet, helping our environment and being green. The 2010 contest theme is “Bringing it Home” (the theme of the Community Environmental Council’s South Coast Earth Day Festival). Submission Deadline is March 26, 2010 to be eligible for prizes including a MacBook Computer. For contest rules and Festival details, visit the Community Environmental Council.
Feb 5, 2010
7:30-9:00am
Green Business Program of Santa Barbara County Breakfast Event to honor businesses achieving certification during 2009 and to educate and encourage new businesses to apply for certification. Event details.

Jan 22-24, 2010

GoGreen expo
LA Go Green Expo welcomes over 250 exhibitors, interactive seminars, educational workshops, an eco-film festival and a green marketplace. Speakers for this year’s conference include Ed Begley Jr., Mariel Hemingway, Sophie Uliano, Linda Loudermilk, and more. Event Details.
Dec 18, 2010 Two Santa Barbara County business were awarded the Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). The Chumash Casino and Valle Verde Retirement Community are both past Green Award winners and are working on becoming certified under the Green Business Program.
Nov 18, 2009
11:00am
Media & public invited to presentation by the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott in Buellton. Complimentary refreshments and tours of the hotel will be offered. Details.
Nov 11, 2009 Press Release - Green Business Program of Santa Barbara County Certifies Five More Green Businesses Including First Lodging Property
Sep 9, 2009 Press Release - Green Business Program Certifies Five Green Businesses
Aug 11, 2009

CoolCalifornia.org

The California Air Resources Board is now taking nominations through Sept. 3 for its new CoolCalifornia Small Business Award program that will recognize small businesses from across the state that demonstrate climate leadership.
Jul 31, 2009

Where's Your Bag?

The City of Santa Barbara, Channelkeeper, Choose to Reuse, and the California Grocers Association have joined together to create the Where’s Your Bag? campaign. The goal of the campaign is to educate the public about the negative environmental effects of plastic and paper single-use bags, and to promote the use of reusable shopping bags.
Apr 17, 2009 The Green Business Program Lodging Guidebook is now available for download.
Apr 6, 2009

Green Business Camp

Green Business Camp, April 30th 2009. A one-day event in the San Francisco Bay Area that brings together small green business owners and entrepreneurs who are passionate about creating positive environmental and social impact through their businesses and who are committed to successful business growth. For details, go to www.greenbusinesscamp.com.
Mar 13, 2009

Green Shorts

Green Shorts Video Contest: The Community Environmental Council is sponsoring a "Green Shorts" Video Contest. This year the contest theme is “Life After Oil” - corresponding with this year’s Santa Barbara Earth Day theme. Upload your video by April 1, 2009. For information, visit the Community Environmental Council.
Feb 17, 2009 FREE e-waste collection event Friday & Saturday, March 6 & 7, 2009, 9am-4pm. SEARS Parking Lot, 3845 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. View flyer or visit www.ewastedropoff.com.
Feb 4, 2009 Green Business Program Santa Barbara County Certifies First Green Businesses. See the press release and our first certified businesses.
Jan 20, 2009 The Green Business Program Restaurant Guidebook is now available for download.
Dec 17, 2008 The Green Business Program of Santa Barbara County was announced to the public with a press release and an introductory video.
Dec 16, 2008 The Green Business Program Office/Retail Guidebook is now available for download.
Dec 3, 2008 The Green Business Program announced a breakfast event on February 6 to honor the first group of certified "green" businesses in the County and to recognize past recipients of the Green Award. Event details.