Resource Institute for Low Entropy Systems (RILES)
Published: August 22, 2008, 4:52 pm
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Ida Kubiszewski PhDThe ReSource Institute for Low Entropy Systems (RILES) is an independent, nonprofit organization that works in partnership with communities in English and Spanish speaking countries to promote public health and the environment. RILES supports non-depleting, non-wasting, non-polluting methods and technologies for sustainable development.
ReSource programs are targeted at three specific project areas:
- Ecological waste management (toxics reduction in the waste stream, water quality and conservation, recycling and pollution prevention
- Low entropy technology transfer (enterprise development, philanthropy linkage, public policy, research and development, and technical assistance)
- Education & training (writing about ReSource Programs and ideas; magazine publications, journal publications, public speaking, teaching)
- Institutional Development (building institutional capacity at ReSource and at its project sites)
Website: The ReSource Institute for Low Entropy Systems (RILES)
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Ida Kubiszewski PhD (Topic Editor) "Resource Institute for Low Entropy Systems (RILES)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 22, 2008; Last revised Date August 22, 2008; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Resource_Institute_for_Low_Entropy_Systems_(RILES)>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
The ReSource Institute for Low Entropy Systems (RILES) is an independent, nonprofit organization that works in partnership with communities in English and Spanish speaking countries to promote public health and the environment. RILES supports non-depleting, non-wasting, non-polluting methods and technologies for sustainable development.
ReSource programs are targeted at three specific project areas:
- Ecological waste management (toxics reduction in the waste stream, water quality and conservation, recycling and pollution prevention
- Low entropy technology transfer (enterprise development, philanthropy linkage, public policy, research and development, and technical assistance)
- Education & training (writing about ReSource Programs and ideas; magazine publications, journal publications, public speaking, teaching)
- Institutional Development (building institutional capacity at ReSource and at its project sites)
Website: The ReSource Institute for Low Entropy Systems (RILES)
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