[av_heading heading='An Environmental Shift in the Southwest' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire | Photo by: NZ Defence Force assistance to OP Rena / Flickr [/av_heading] The Santa Barbara coastline has been transformed recently after an oil pipeline in production by Plains All American ruptured Tuesday afternoon. The closest city that has been effected the most is Goleta, California. Currently, California is using %60 of the energy for natural gas. This is a clear problem for the residents of the state. It is progressive, but with the amount of the sunshine and wind within the state,