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Found Sentences: The Environmental Movement and Going Back to Green

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Barry Pomeroy

When Cousin Nick wanted to make a documentary about me he wasn’t that impressed when he interviewed my friend Mento Wong. Mento was a biker friend of mine who’d spent his life railing against conformity and worked as an operator … Continue reading →

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Ignorance, Knowledge, and the Environment

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Barry Pomeroy

We often presume that someone who doesn’t care about their environment is merely ignorant. They just don’t know, we say to ourselves when pondering the person throwing recyclables in the trash, or making arguments about buying a larger vehicle. If … Continue reading →

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Growing up in the Modern Depression

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Barry Pomeroy

Each generation visits its sins on the next, just as children will grow up to have their teeth set on edge by grapes if their parents have learned to be sour. Since the great depression, two more generations have struggled … Continue reading →

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