Posts by Sarah Burch

Canada’s shameful performance in Bali

As many of you may know, a rather important conference is taking place this week in Bali, Indonesia. This is a United Nations Climate Change conference,…

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Maldives 3: Return from the island paradise

Although it barely made a blip in world news, a conference of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) was held in the Maldives approximately 10…

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Maldives 2: Conflict in context

Click here for Maldives 1 Although it’s a natural inclination (due in large part to our exceedingly safe and sterile lives here in North America) to…

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Chan Centre hosts moral/ethical/intellectual heavyweights

For those who are looking for the best that Canada has to offer, check out upcoming talks at the Chan Centre. On Sunday November 4th at…

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Zeitgeist: Food for lots of thought

As part of the Facebook frenzy as of late, I was directly towards a group supporting a documentary called “Zeitgeist.” I must admit that I simultaneously…

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Maldives 1: In search of the sinking islands

In preparation for a trip to the Maldives that I will be taking in November, I’ve decided to exercise my considerable powers of curiosity and bulk up on random…

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A note of encouragement

Dear self, I see you’ve stalled in your search for both inspiration and the ever-elusive catharsis that continually evades capture by those on the circuitous path to an ‘original intellectual…

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Green Drinks on Campus

For networking and random chatting about all things green on campus, check this out (you’ll notice that the event on the poster has already occurred, but…

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Baffling and cool

While I may, in the not-so-distant future, address issues of grave importance with unparalleled insight (I’m tempted here to insert something indicating the depth of my…

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