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Ontario govt pulls end run around Buddhist Association of Canada over wind turbines

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Via Mississauga.com… Ms Chen [of Cham Shan Temple] said after the Nov. 4 meeting, in which government officials promised to “look into our case”, the group was told that while it might not be possible to cancel the wind projects, “they would look at relocation…and promised to get back to us. We were told it... Read more »

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Dharma, non-attachment and convivial degrowth in Canada – let’s start the conversation

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Last night I heard a great show on CBC Radio’s Ideas on the Degrowth Paradigm (http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/2013/12/10/the-degrowth-paradigm/) Here’s how Degrowth/Decroissance Canada describes the concept, in simple terms: Convivial degrowth is a relatively new concept, especially in North America. Degrowth or decroissance has been around for a number of years in France and other parts of Europe, with some... Read more »

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The Buddhist and the Tomato

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I stumbled on this article from a 2006 issue of Canada’s leading environmental journal, Alternatives… THE BUDDHIST AND THE TOMATO: Why sustainable choices are often so difficult. By Douglas Vincent. THE GLARING FLUORESCENCE of Atlantic Superstore lights must have blinded me. How could I buy a shiny, temptingly red – and cheap – Mexican tomato when... Read more »

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Liberals willing to talk to Buddhists about impact of proposed wind farm on Cham Shan Temple retreat

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Via the Peterborough Examiner… MPP Laurie Scott brought the concerns of the Cham Shan Temple in Bethany to Queen’s Park on Wednesday, asking Premier Kathleen Wynne whether her government would let its energy policy chase out a planned $40-million Buddhist retreat. “Premier, will the Buddhist dream be gone with the wind?” asked Scott, the Progressive... Read more »

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Ill wind blowing for Cham Shan Temple $40M Kawartha Lakes Retreat Centres

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The Sun News network is reporting that the Ontario government’s plan to build a wind farm that could adversely affect plans that Cham Shan Temple has been working on for more than 20 years to re-create Chinese Buddhism’s four sacred mountain retreats in Kawartha Lakes… The article begins: PETERBOROUGH, Ont. –  Proposed wind farms in... Read more »

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