Sumeru News — Environmental Issues
Breaking news: Wind farm near Cham Shan temple in Peterborough cancelled
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The proposed Stoneboat Wind Farm in Bethany, near the Cham Shan temple in Peterborough under development, has been cancelled. Here is the press release from Stoneboat: Stoneboat Project Cancellation Notice And here is an article about it, posted today in the Peterborough Examiner: http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2014/03/07/stoneboat-wind-farm-project-cancelled
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Shambhala’s East Coast Eco Buddhism
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The 20th Anniversary Issue of the Journal of Buddhist Ethics, published last year, features an article by Barbra Clayton, of Mount Allison University, about Windhorse Farm, a Shambhala community in Atlantic Canada supported by ecosystem-based sustainable forestry and organic farming. I like this look at Canadian Eco Buddhism! Here is her article… Buddha’s Maritime Nature:... Read more »
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Cham Shan Temple responds to wind power controversy in Kawarthas
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Of late there has been some news coverage about the controversy in the Kawarthas about a proposed wind farm for electricity generation that the Ontario government wants to build beside four retreat centres being built by Cham Shan Temple. Cham Shan is not the only organization opposing the new facility; there are a variety of... Read more »
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National Post catches wind of Ontario Buddhist retreat controversy
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Cham Shan Temple is planning a quartet of Buddhist retreat centres in the Kawartha Lakes area, modelled after the four sacred Buddhist mountains of China. They have purchased huge tracts of land for the purpose, and plan to spend tens of millions of dollars on development and construction. Here’s a link to an earlier article... Read more »
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Plot to Save the Earth – update
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Last year I teamed up with Mickey Glantz and Dhiraj Pradhananga to launch a Facebook group: Plot to Save the Earth. It is a global Buddhist eco-initiative. Our mission is to raise awareness about the need for sustainable development on our fragile planet, about the role Buddhists are taking on in that transformation, and about... Read more »
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