<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-07-21/westmont-news/energy-and-climate-ground.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>09/24/2025</pubDate><title>Energy and Climate from the Ground Up</title><excerpt>Ben Carlson, assistant professor of physics at Westmont, explores the scientific foundations of today’s most pressing energy and climate issues in a Westmont Downtown Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 5:30 p.m. at the Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden St., in downtown Santa Barbara. The talk, “Energy and Climate Through the Lens of Basic Science,” is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations required. Free parking is available on the streets surrounding CAW or in nearby city parking lots. For more information, please call (805) 565-6051.</excerpt><author>Scott Craig</author><image>
            
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        </image><caption>Dr. Ben Carlson</caption><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Heading...</description></item>