Organizations Filed Purposes:
CLIMATE FIRST IS DEDICATED TO COMBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS BY WORKING TO SHAPE THE TRANSITION FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO A CARBON FREE ECONOMY IN VENTURA COUNTY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE CREATION OF AN ECONOMY THAT IS SUSTAINABLE, INCLUSIVE AND PROMOTES RENEWABLE ENERGY. CFROG ALSO OPERATES AS A WATCH-DOG ORGANIZATION WORKING TO ENSURE THAT ALL OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS IN VENTURA COUNTY ARE PROPERLY REVIEWED, PERMITTED, MONITORED AND COMPLIANT WITH RELEVANT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
MY PEOPLE MY AIR, MY SCHOOL MY AIR, DISCOVERING SEEPS ALL 3 PROJECTS CREATED BY CFROG AND FUNDED LARGELY BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD TO COLLECT INFORMATION AND LEARN ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD AIR POLLUTION AND EMPOWER ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES IN VENTURA COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC DECISION MAKING AROUND AIR QUALITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PROJECTS INCLUDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ORGANIZING, CLASSROOM EDUCATION PROGRAMS, POLLUTION DATA COLLECTION AND EVALUATION, AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH RESEARCHERS FROM CSUCI USING DRONES TO MAP AND MEASURE EMISSIONS FROM SMOLDERING OIL SEEPS IGNITED DURING THE 2017 THOMAS FIRE.
VENTURA COUNTY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE - PROGRAM INCLUDES WORKING WITH VENTURA COUNTY STAFF AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON RECOMMENDED LANGUAGE FOR THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE TO MANDATE POLICIES THAT WILL HELP THE COUNTY MEET AMBITIOUS GREENHOUSE GOALS AND TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. WORK ALSO INCLUDES EDUCATING AND WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC ON VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE ELEMENTS WITHIN THE PLAN.
OXNARD PLAIN - CFROG HAS BEEN WORKING ON 2 MAIN PROJECTS ON OXNARD PLAIN. TAR SANDS PRODUCTION PROJECT: CFROG ESTABLISHED A COALITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO FIGHT MAJOR PROPOSAL TO PRODUCE SHALLOW TAR SANDS IN PRIME AGRICULTURAL LANDS OF OXNARD. TAR SANDS ARE THE DIRTIEST OIL OF ALL AND ARE HIGHLY ENERGY INTENSIVE TO PRODUCE AND REFINE. NEW DRILLING: CFROG HAS BEEN WORKING TO STOP PERMANENTLY, NEW DRILLING IN AN AREA OF THE OXNARD PLAIN WHERE THE USGS DISCOVERED GAS IN THE UPPER FOX CANYON AQUIFER. THE SOURCE (TO BE DETERMINED BY THE USGS) OF THE GAS MAY BE FROM MIGRATION FROM OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Tomas Rebecchi | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
| Carol Holly | BOARD MEMBER | 15 | $0 |
| Suzanne Harvey | TREASURER | 15 | $0 |
| Helen Conley | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| John Brooks | BOARD CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
| Merrill Berge | BOARD MEMBER | 5 | $0 |
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