The Northwest Earth Institute is recognized as a national leader in the development of innovative programs that empower individuals and organizations to protect ecological systems.

Today, NWEI offers seven study guides for small groups. These self-guided discussion courses are offered in workplaces, homes, faith centers, neighborhoods, and community centers throughout North America.

• Global Warming: Changing CO₂urse
• Choices for Sustainable Living
• Menu for the Future
  
• Voluntary Simplicity
• Healthy Children-Healthy Planet
• Discovering a Sense of Place
• Exploring Deep Ecology

NWEI programs encourage participants to explore their values, attitudes, and actions through discussion with other people. These programs are organized around three key principles:

• An earth-centered ethic promoting individual responsibility for the Earth.

• The practice of engaged simplicity to enrich life and reduce personal impact on the Earth.

• A dedication to living fully in place and protecting the unique bioregion in which you live.

The Northwest Earth Institute is creating fundamental change in Western culture.  NWEI programs encourage individuals and organizations to protect ecological systems and provide the resources to enable small groups to take action in local communities.  Together, we can create a sustainable future.

*To order discussion guides, please call NWEI at 503 227 2807 or email contact@nwei.org with your order.

"Action on the environment comes from thinking about
it--comes from real conversations about the real facts, our real lives,our real hopes.
Northwest Earth Institute is one of the places that makes those conversations happen, and that's why they're a vital part of the change we need to see.”