Letters to the Voice

Dear Voice,

I’m sure you’ll be aware of the Holy Isle planning application for wind turbines on the island. Lama Yeshe Rinpoche, the Abbot of Samye Ling and the creator of the Holy Isle Project, is a strong believer in environmental sustainability and feels that with the wind turbine project we will complete his vision for the island as an example and inspiration for those who wish to live lightly on the earth and in harmony with our environment.

We are all beginning to experience the negative impacts of climate change. Through the Holy Isle Wind Project and our other environmental projects and activities on Holy Isle, we believe that we are contributing in our own small way to reducing these damaging effects and that we are providing an inspiration for others to do the same. It is our intention to make the island as self-sufficient in energy use as possible and for it to be a beacon of sustainability. In doing so, we will also make the Holy Isle project more financially secure and sustainable in the long term. We will then be able to redirect the very large sums that are currently paid to electricity companies towards important social and community related projects and activities.

Kind regards,
Holy Isle team