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The Northwest Earth Institute is a nonprofit organization in Portland, Oregon committed to "inspiring people to take responsibility for Earth."[1] Started in 1993 by native Oregonians Jeanne and Dick Roy, the Northwest Earth Institute has become a nationally recognized leader in the development of programs that motivate and empower individual and organizations to take action toward a sustainable future. Their hallmark program is a series of seven discussion courses that are designed to be used by small groups and self-facilitated. These discussion courses address various topics related to the environment and sustainable living and aim to motivate people to explore their personal attitudes and values and positively change their behaviors affecting the earth.
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Discussion Courses
Currently, the Northwest Earth Institute publishes seven different discussion courses. These courses are:
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
History
The Northwest Earth Institute was founded in 1993 by native Oregonians Dick and Jeanne Roy. Dick had been working as a corporate lawyer since 1970 and Jeanne had been working as an activist on air quality and solid waste issues. In 1993, Dick decided to resign his job as a lawyer and volunteer full-time with Jeanne. With $45,000 in start-up grants and thirteen volunteers, the Roys formed the Northwest Earth Institute with the goal of "taking earth-centered programs into mainstream workplaces."[2] The first program they implemented was a discussion course on Deep Ecology. By the end of their first year, 97 discussion groups had been formed in the Portland area. As demand for the discussion course spread outside of workplaces and the Portland area, a team of Northwest Earth Institute volunteers developed a discussion course on Voluntary Simplicity. The institute also started offering a Home Eco-Party Program and the Oregon High School Earth Club Program. Unfortunately, the Northwest Earth Institute is currently unable to continue the Earth Club Program due to lack of funding.
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