A Field Guide to Oil in Santa Barbara

Introduction

Over the course of the fall 2018 quarter, graduate students in the Mellon Sawyer Seminar on Energy Justice in Global Perspective at the University of California, Santa Barbara, conducted site-based research on the history and politics of oil in Santa Barbara County. They focused on five significant sites in the area, which are plotted on the map above. To find out more about each site, click on the location, which will lead you to a series of images, documents, and observations about the the impact of the oil industry on the region, its people, and its environment.