A Deeper Focus

The Central Coast Bioneers Conference is on February 26th in San Luis Obispo, and KCBX’s Brian Reynolds speaks with keynote speaker and award-winning journalist and author Mary Ellen Hannibal. Her most recent book, Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction, was named one of the best titles of 2016 by...

Feb

Closing drum circle ceremony at Central Coast Bioneers, featuring Francesca Bolognini

Central Coast Bioneers, Community event

Francesca Bolognini has had a lifetime musical involvement, including sound engineering and performance and instruction as a dancer, singer and percussionist. She founded the first Ecstatic Dance group on the Central Coast twenty-five years ago, which still meets weekly in Cambria. Francesca has led several hundred of Drum Circles around the county, introduced hundreds to...

Feb

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Bioneers

Without Bioneers, the 30-year strong organization that leads the way with breakthrough solutions for people and planet, there would be no Central Coast Bioneers. Every day, through its programs, events, radio show, videos, articles and newsletters, Bioneers leads the discussion on indigeneity, women’s leadership, ecological innovations, food and farming, justice, and youth activism. The Bioneers...

Feb

The future of Diablo Canyon lands and deep-water offshore wind projects – get your questions answered at Central Coast Bioneers

Central Coast Bioneers, Community event, Nuclear

Two controversies are being faced by San Luis Obispo County at present. One is what will happen with the 12,000 acres of land currently owned by PG&E around the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant once the plant is decommissioned in 2025. Will this land be sold to developers for hotels and golf courses? Will it...

Jan

Introducing our keynote speaker Mary Ellen Hannibal

Telling Tales: Your Global Change Superpower is the topic of the Central Coast Bioneers morning keynote speaker, noted author and journalist Mary Ellen Hannibal. Mary Ellen’s talk will answer the questions: How can we make global change more personal, more relevant to every individual? How can we help create a groundswell of intention and action...

Jan

Scholarships available for Central Coast Bioneers

Thanks to the generosity of out conference attendees, we have six scholarships available for local students, 15 years of age or older, to attend Central Coast Bioneers on Saturday, February 26. A link to the scholarship application page is here. In other conference news, new exhibitors who have registered since our last E-Zine are Slow...

Jan

Next on Incubation Station

Activism, Climate Change, Livestream

On our next episode of Ecologistics Presents: Incubation Station: How did a group of recent college graduates concerned their local government was doing nothing to address climate change run for office and flip a city council? And now, galvanized by their success, they are starting an organization to support climate champions in mobilizing their communities,...

Jan

Microgrids + Local Clean Energy

Renewable energy, Technology

Uniting the Central Coast for Action, along with several partners and sponsors, including Ecologistics, is putting on a webinar on ensuring continuous operation of critical facilities though the use of microgrids. February 8 – 12-1:30. Register here.

Jan

Volunteers needed for CCBioneers