Earth Day Vision Quests
Santa Barbarans Are Saving the World, One Idea at a Time
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It ain’t easy being green. And these days, with a barrage of news stories about melting glaciers, brimming landfills, and dying wildlife, it can be hard to stay hopeful enough to try. Luckily for us and the rest of the planet, Santa Barbara holds true to its environmental roots, with eco-minded visionaries constantly sprouting up with new ideas to live within our means. Their creative energy and singular drive are the tip of the sustainability spear, and in anticipation of Earth Day, we highlight four of them in the arenas of food, water, energy, and transportation.