Environment – Page 2 – The Channels

SBCC illustrator joins geologist in promoting new SoCal book

February 5, 2016

Elizabeth Gans is an administrative assistant* in the Earth sciences department at City College and the illustrator for the new book, “Roadside Geology of Southern California.” The process of gathering data and setting ...

SBCC students’ video hopes to create more sustainable future

February 1, 2016

SBCC professor moonlights as underwater photographer

November 20, 2015

SBCC students plant sustainable garden to replace dead lawn

November 9, 2015

Big cruise ships quietly leave destruction in their wake

ISABELLE SINIBALDI, Channels Staff

October 9, 2015

Cruise ships are a menace to this community. The ships have been increasingly docking in Santa Barbara since 2010. There have been six ships in already this season and eight more are coming to dock off of Leadbetter Beach bef...

SBCC club builds solar-energy phone charger for students

GRADY OLSON, Channels Staff

September 21, 2015

City College students have the opportunity to charge their phones using alternative energy with a new solar powered charger available on campus. The cart was built by the college’s Energy Collective Club and reached completion...

SBCC makes push for composting on campus

May 4, 2015

City College plans major campus energy reduction by 2020

May 1, 2015

SBCC’s eco plan set to reduce waste 75 percent by 2020

May 1, 2015

City college students can look forward to broader meal options

April 17, 2015

Horticulture students restore Santa Barbara Island habitats

TAYLOR MUNSELL, Channel's Staff

March 27, 2015

Last weekend, City College’s Ecological Restoration class got its hands dirty while restoring the plant and seabird habitats in the Channel Islands National Park. Ecological Restoration Instructor, Karen Flagg, accompanied a group of eig...

City College presents land use plan to surrounding community

JESSIKA KARLSSON, News Editor

March 5, 2015

City College invited the community to a forum that addressed the process and future of the college’s Program Location and Land Use Master Plan. This was the second of three meetings held throughout the week, one at each of the...