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Greens of Gustavus Adolphus College - Student run environmental action organization based in St. Peter Minnesota (15 min. N. of Mankato).
Mankato Area Environmentalists - MAE is an ongoing voice for environmental quality in the Minnesota River Valley of southcentral Minnesota.
ME3's Sustainable Minnesota - Minnesotans for an Energy Efficient Economy (ME3) is a leader in advancing sound energy policies

Santa Barbara

Discover the city of Santa Barbara, California, the birthplace of Earth Day. A 1969 oil platform blowout off the coast of Santa Barbara led to a wave of environmental laws nationwide. That gave impetus to what we consider now the cornerstones to the modern environmental movement. A year later, the first Earth Day was held followed by the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. A succession of other laws protecting water, marine life and endangered species followed.