focus on non-conventional ideas and solutions within ecological technology.... The Institute of Ecological Technology, IET

I like this institute a lot, gets quite technical


The Institute of Ecological Technology
http://www.iet-community.org/


What we are - and our vision
The Institute of Ecological Technology, IET, is a distributed self-organizing research institute, with a focus on non-conventional ideas and solutions within ecological technology. It was formed in Sweden in the late 70s, inspired a lot by some ideas of the Austrian Viktor Schauberger and has undergone a series of metamorphoses (see History), but can be seen as a focus point for groups interested in non-conventional ecological ideas and solutions.

An alternative research institute
Our purpose is to be a place for discussion and co-operation for those interested in actively helping to bring about a change and making ecological alternatives real.

This can be done in may ways:

• trying out which ideas work and which does not
• putting those that work into practice, e.g. by devising and spreading useful inventions.
• study presently neglected unconventional ideas, e.g. alternative water treatment devices (such as the Martin vortexer and the Grander water treatment device)
• evaluate to what extent they can complement or even replace traditional approaches. 
• study and become aware of our inter-connectedness with nature
• explore new perspectives
• extended eco-system.
• self-organizing institute
• The IET is a non-profit foundation
• different groups form the network we call the IET Community.
• IET publish quality research reports
• maintain an archive
• web site with mailing lists
• participate in arranging the IWONE symposium 
• NOTE: IET doesn't organize any research. Different groups set their own agendas and carry out their own projects, we co-operate in sharing results, and the vision that this kind of activity is necessary and important 

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