Get Oil Out!
Get Oil Out! (GOO!) is a Santa Barbara-based public interest group dedicated to the protection of the Santa Barbara Channel and coastline from the deleterious environmental, economic, and aesthetic impacts of oil development.
Through advocacy, community engagement, and education, GOO! works to prevent new oil projects, ensure strict oversight of existing operations, and empower the Santa Barbara community to protect its health, environment, and resources.
About GOO!
GOO!’s core membership is comprised of approximately 1500 politically, socially, and economically diverse individuals from the Santa Barbara area and surrounding counties.
GOO!’s primary activities include enhancing public awareness about oil related issues and impacts through education, and opposing the proliferation of oil development, or minimizing its impacts, by participating in the administrative and legislative process.
Recent Updates
Community Forum: Santa Barbara’s Hidden Offshore Oil Health Threat
On Sept. 14, over 300 community members and local organizations came together for a powerful screening of The Cost of Silence, a Sundance, Grand Jury Prize nominee film exposing the devastating health impacts of the 2010 BP Oil Blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.
The film reveals how government and industry concealed the toxic aftermath of the BP oil spill that sickened tens of
thousands, how that cover-up now threatens the Santa Barbara coast, and how communities can take action.
Local organizations, including GOO!, demonstrated their support for the film’s message through a community forum.
GOO! Received the UCSB Environmental Studies Program Outstanding Community Service Award in June 2025
GOO! is proud to announce that our organization received the 2025 UCSB Environmental Studies Program Outstanding Community Service Award on June 13th at the Environmental Studies Commencement and Awards Ceremony.
This prestigious award recognizes individuals and organizations whose work embodies the Environmental Studies Program’s mission—to recognize the responsibility of communities to moderate their impacts upon the earth and to educate and train our future leaders. Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating this award, and congratulations to the UCSB class of 2025!