The BKs used to have a principle that they did not accept and use donations from non-BK because their money was "impure".
How and when did it become "pure"? When they worked out ways to get lots of it!
From: Indian ashram goes solar (Long video). The Brahma Kumari have taken $2.97 million from *both* German government’s 'International Climate Initiative' and India’s 'Ministry of New and Renewable Energy' ($5,940,000), while investing $3.9 million of their own.
As of 2013, negotiations were still underway as to who was going to pay the additional $5,500,000 required to complete the project. The video claims the Brahma Kumaris believe they have a special responsibility towards the environment ... is that true? One BK even say the sun is created by god.
The PR says, "the Brahma Kumaris reject materialism in favour of an environmentally friendly life" ... obviously, the reporter did not investigate the amount of air miles the leaders clock up.
Just out of interest, where is all the water the BKs are using to make steam from? Mount Abu is at the top of a hill in the middle of a desert. The interesting thing about solar steam is that it can be used to purify water, I wonder if they are sharing that with the local community?
Any updates? When is Destruction due these days?
How and when did it become "pure"? When they worked out ways to get lots of it!
From: Indian ashram goes solar (Long video). The Brahma Kumari have taken $2.97 million from *both* German government’s 'International Climate Initiative' and India’s 'Ministry of New and Renewable Energy' ($5,940,000), while investing $3.9 million of their own.
As of 2013, negotiations were still underway as to who was going to pay the additional $5,500,000 required to complete the project. The video claims the Brahma Kumaris believe they have a special responsibility towards the environment ... is that true? One BK even say the sun is created by god.
The PR says, "the Brahma Kumaris reject materialism in favour of an environmentally friendly life" ... obviously, the reporter did not investigate the amount of air miles the leaders clock up.
Just out of interest, where is all the water the BKs are using to make steam from? Mount Abu is at the top of a hill in the middle of a desert. The interesting thing about solar steam is that it can be used to purify water, I wonder if they are sharing that with the local community?
Any updates? When is Destruction due these days?
Project goal:
Building a power plant that can provide a large ashram in Rajasthan with 1 megawatt of solar power. It’s to serve as a model for further plants across the country.
Project size:
770 parabolic mirrors, each 60 square meters in size
Project volume:
The Brahma Kumari spiritual group has invested 3 million euros ($3.9 million), while Germany’s International Climate Initiative and India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy have each contributed 2.3 million euros ($2.97 million).
CO2 savings: around 6,500 tons of CO2 a year
Tucked away in the North Indian state of Rajasthan, a giant and unusual solar park is coming up at the base of Mount Abu, a Hindu pilgrimage site. The spiritual and environmentally-minded group “Brahma Kumaris” has launched a new and ambitious project called “India One” with the aim of making local communities energy independent. The initiative involves nearly 800 giant parabolic mirrors – each of which are 60 square meters large and have their own storage tanks - that generate large amounts of solar energy. The Brahma Kumaris largely developed the technology themselves in order to keep costs low, and the organization’s faithful are part of the process. The Brahma Kumaris are already using the energy from the parabolic mirrors to power solar cookers for preparing food – an important task when up to 25,000 devotees come together for pilgrimages and festivals.