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Rich in beauty, Carpinteria also has vast resources, economic opportunities, and a commitment to the way of life. Unlike most Southern California communities, Carpinteria contains a strong blend of business and residential scattered throughout the area. Found within the community are grocery stores, antique shops, restaurants, banks, candy shops, and civic organizations. Always a self-sufficient community, Carpinteria has a broad base of business, agriculture, and community activity. It strives to retain all of it's original qualities that draw people to live, work, and play that make it an ideal community.
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Carpinteria Culture
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Carpinteria is full of culture with many points of interest within it's boundaries, and in the vicinity. Here you can find the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History and Carpinteria Ave., the main thoroughfare in town and a place to treasure history. Linden Ave. is home to shops, charming cafes, and restaurants. The Salt Marsh Nature Park happens to be one of the most important wetlands in Southern California. The birds are a rare site and should not be missed. Also in Carpinteria is Sandyland, Santa Claus Lane, Surf Dog, The Tar Pits, The Bluffs, and The Seal Rookery.
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Carpinteria Education
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Below you will find a list of schools within the Carpinteria area and within the vicinity:
- Santa Barbara County Education Office
- Ventura County School District
- Carpinteria School District
- Goleta Valley School District
- Montecito School District
- Santa Barbara Private Education
- UCSB, Santa Barbara Information
- Santa Barbara City College Information
- Westmont College, Montecito, CA
- Santa Barbara Business College
- Santa Barbara Brooks Institute of Photography
- Santa Barbara and Ventura College of Law
- Santa Barbara Fielding Institute
- Antioch School, Santa Barbara
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Carpinteria History
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Carpinteria has it's legend like many towns around the world. The legend tells that the city received it's name from the Spanish settlers who saw Indians building large canoes. The called it the "carpenter shop", which in Spanish is "La Carpinteria." Throughout history, Carpinteria is an isolated city. Stage coaches had to drive along the beach to reach the town, otherwise the only way in from the south was on the train. Once the Ventura freeway was developed, Carpinteria could attract more and more tourists from the south.
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Carpinteria Housing
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Residences are placed among businesses and scenery in Carpinteria. Each residential area possesses qualities that give it a unique flavor and charm.
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Carpinteria Lifestyle
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Numerous organizations are supported by the Carpinteria community including Seal Watch, a volunteer group that enforces respect and privacy to the seals, The United Way, Citizens to Save the Bluffs, and Heal the Ocean.
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Carpinteria Nature
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Carpinteria is not only ideal for location, culture, and climate, but also for it's beauty. It nestles itself between the mountains and coast and on top a strip of fertile land.
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Carpinteria News
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Search for "Carpinteria CA" - Santa Barbara News-Press, Calif., Real Deals column - Customer Interaction Solutions
| Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dec. 31--Two long-time Santa Barbarans could only shake their heads in collective wonderment Tuesday at the tsunami that hit the commercial real estate/retail sector after September ... |
- Santa comes to town - The Daily Sound
| UNITY SHOPPE at 1219 State Street is a busy place this time of year. In addition to providing food, clothing & gifts to thousands of people in need, they are hosting my Santa Claus call center right now, ... |
- Clipper Windpower / BP Wind Energy Project First To Supply Clean... - PRWeb
| - Clipper Windpower, Inc. ('Clipper') today announced an agreement between Rolling Thunder I Power Partners, a joint development partnership between Clipper and BP Wind Energy, wherein NorthWestern Energy (NYSE:NWE) will purchase 25 megawatts (MW) of wind power from a wind project currently under development in Hand County, South Dakota, for delivery to electric customers in the State. 'BP is pleased to be developing another project with Clipper Windpower as part of the strategic alliance the two companies signed in July 2006,' says Robert Lukefahr, President, BP Wind Energy. Once built, the 25 MW wind project, which will be the first to supply renewable power to NorthWestern Energy in South Dakota, will consist of ten Liberty 2.5 MW wind turbines manufactured by Clipper. Built at Clipper's Cedar Rapids factory, and recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy for attaining unparalleled levels of efficiency, reliability, and reduced cost of energy, the Liberty wind turbine is the largest capacity wind turbine built in the U.S. 'With the ranking of fourth highest wind resource in the nation, it's befitting that South Dakotans will be tapping into their abundant natural resource as a source for power' said John Lamb, President and CEO of Clipper Windpower Development Corporation. 'Particularly considering today's economic situation and the growing demand for clean power, we applaud NorthWestern Energy's leadership in increasing wind energy's role in the State. 'Wind power is important to our customers and to the economic development of South Dakota,' said Bob Rowe, NorthWestern Energy's president and CEO. 'We're excited to begin the process of diversifying our fuel supply mix in South Dakota to include the benefits of clean, renewable energy.' 'Power purchase agreements like this one announced by NorthWestern Energy are a necessary component for wind energy development in South Dakota,' said South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chairman Dusty Johnson. 'The news that NorthWestern Energy's South Dakota customers may soon be served by renewable energy is great.' The Project is anticipated to begin construction in the first half of 2009 and, once built, will deliver enough clean electricity to power some 7,500 average American homes, offsetting the need to produce the same amount of power from traditional means which would expel an additional 90 million pounds of carbon dioxide into the earth's atmosphere on an annual basis. The project will interconnect directly into NorthWestern Energy's 69 kW transmission system. Commercial operation is anticipated by early 2010. About NorthWestern Energy NorthWestern Energy is one of the largest providers of electricity and natural gas in the Upper Midwest and Northwest, serving approximately 650,000 customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. For more information about NorthWestern Energy, visit our Web site at www.northwesternenergy.com. About Clipper Windpower Clipper Windpower is a rapidly growing company engaged in wind energy technology, turbine manufacturing, and wind project development. With offices in the United Kingdom, United States of America (California, Colorado, Iowa, and Maryland), Denmark, and Mexico and a ISO9001:2000 QMS Certified, 330,000 square foot manufacturing and assembly facility located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the company designs advanced wind turbines, manufactures its 2.5-MW Liberty wind turbine and actively develops wind power generating projects in the Americas and Europe. Clipper is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Clipper's ticker symbol is CWP. The ordinary shares of Clipper Windpower Plc are traded on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange and are not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such shares may not be offered or sold to residents of the United States or to persons acting on their behalf, or to other persons who are 'United States Persons' within the meaning of Regulation S as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, unless such shares have been registered under the Securities Act or there is an available exemption from registration. For more information contact: Mary McCann-Gates Director, Global Communications Clipper Windpower Inc. 6305 Carpinteria Avenue, Suite 300 Carpinteria, CA 93013 (main) 805.690.3275 (direct) 805.576.1323 (fax) 805.899.1115 (mobile) 661.301.0400 mmccann (at) clipperwind.com ### Media Contact: Clipper Windpower MARY GATES 661.301.0400 Trackback URL: |
- Clipper Windpower Chairman, James G.P. Dehlsen Inducted Into The National Environmental Hall Of Fame - PRWeb
| - Clipper Windpower, Inc. ('Clipper') today announced that in recognition of his decades of accomplishments associated with the advancement of wind energy as a source for clean, secure electricity generation, James G.P. Dehlsen, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Clipper Windpower, was inducted into America's National Environmental Hall of Fame as the 'Father of American Wind Energy' during a formal ceremony which took place in Chicago on November 22, 2008. 'Since the late 1970s, Dehlsen has driven the vision that large-scale wind power generation could be competitive with carbon fuel power sources while mitigating the burdens of carbon fuel emissions on the biosphere' said Allen Rubin, coordinator of the Environmental Hall of Fame. 'With his founding of Zond in 1980, among the nation's first and most successful wind energy companies, Dehlsen's pioneering work in wind energy guided the start-up of the global wind industry, forming the roots of some of today's industry leaders in both turbine manufacturing and wind project development.' 'Dehlsen is recognized by the National Environmental Hall of Fame as the 'Father of American Wind Energy' for his foresight, innovation and intensity to drive what was once a niche industry to mainstream power generation' he added. In 2001, Dehlsen and his son formed Clipper Windpower, a leading wind project developer and turbine manufacturer. Dehlsen currently serves as the Company's Chairman of the Board. Through Clipper, Dehlsen introduced advanced technology which enables wind turbines to reach greater scale, economically. The Company's 2.5 MW Liberty turbine, since start-up of manufacturing in 2006, has been deployed into five projects in the US and will be deployed into the world's largest wind project under development, a 5,000 MW project with the capacity to power about 1.5 million average American homes annually. In the UK, Clipper is developing the world's largest wind turbine for offshore use -- a 10 MW turbine that will generate power equivalent to that produced by two million barrels of oil over its 30-year design life. Highly respected throughout the energy sector, Dehlsen's achievements have been recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award conferred by the American Wind Energy Association, and the Danish Medal of Honor conferred by His Royal Highness, Prince Henrik of Denmark. About Clipper Windpower Clipper Windpower, www.clipperwind.com, is a rapidly growing company engaged in wind energy technology, turbine manufacturing, and wind project development. With offices in the United Kingdom, United States of America (California, Colorado, Iowa, and Maryland), Denmark, and Mexico and a ISO9001:2000 QMS Certified, 330,000 square foot manufacturing and assembly facility located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the company designs advanced wind turbines, manufactures its 2.5-MW Liberty wind turbine and actively develops wind power generating projects in the Americas and Europe. Clipper is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM). Clipper's ticker symbol is CWP. The ordinary shares of Clipper Windpower Plc are traded on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange and are not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such shares may not be offered or sold to residents of the United States or to persons acting on their behalf, or to other persons who are 'United States Persons' within the meaning of Regulation S as promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, unless such shares have been registered under the Securities Act or there is an available exemption from registration. For more information contact: Mary McCann-Gates Director, Global Communications Clipper Windpower Inc. 6305 Carpinteria Avenue, Suite 300 Carpinteria, CA 93013 (main) 805.690.3275 (direct) 805.576.1323 (fax) 805.899.1115 (mobile) 661.301.0400 ### Media Contact: Clipper Windpower MARY MCCANN 661.301.0400 Trackback URL: http://prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q3Jhcy1aZXRhLVRoaXItSW5zZS1aZXRhLVNpbmctWmVybw== |
- Clipper Windpower Appoints John Lamb As President And Chief Executive ... - PRWeb
| Clipper Windpower, Inc. today announced the appointment of John A. Lamb, Esq. as President and Chief Executive Officer of Clipper Windpower Development Company, Inc., effective September 1, 2008. |
- Clipper Windpower Appoints Michael Keane as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President - PRWeb
| 'His financial expertise within the manufacturing, technology, and information technology services sectors, combined with his proven abilities with manufacturing-based, public companies will be invaluable as we ... |
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Carpinteria Recreation
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Carpinteria is full of neighborhood parks. The are perfect for having picnics or just your casual after-dinner strolls. Many of the parks don't have grilling or restroom facilities, but you often will find a bathroom within walking distance. Here is a list of some of the parks: El Carro Park, Franklin Park, Heath Ranch Park, Linden Park, Lions Club Park, Lookout Park, Memorial Park, Monte Vista Park, Rincon Beach County Park, Tar Pits Park, Toro Canyon Park.
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Carpinteria Transportation
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Approximately 12 miles Southeast from Santa Barbara, Carpinteria sits on the Pacific coastline just 80 miles north of Los Angeles. The city houses about 15,000 people, but the summer rush will bring many more to it's ideal location.
Other than the I-101, the only other way out of Carpinteria is to take the train. For only a couple of dollars, it will take you into Santa Barbara and drop you off right near the beach to play, shop, or eat.
Carpinteria also offers a shuttle service. For just a quarter, the electric shuttle goes to the beach and all major shopping areas in town.
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Carpinteria Weather
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Carpinteria, or as the locals call it "Carp", has a so-called Mediterranean climate. The weather never gets too hot or too cold. Temperatures rarely ever exceed it's average 60-80 degrees in the daytime. The rainfall averages about 17.9 inches yearly.
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