This story originally appeared in the Santa Barbara Green Guide 2025/26,
a collaboration publication between 'Santa Barbara Independent' and 'Bluedot Living'.
Phil and Lora Clarke reject the idea that environmental advocacy sits solely on the shoulders of younger generations.
“People think, ‘We're retired, so we don't do anything anymore,’ and that's not true,” Lora says. “There's a lot of contributions that our age group can make.”