Archive of entries posted on 31st August 2023
Man, Tragically Self-Identifying as an Eagle, Leaps Off Windmill
Society, Grateful for the Metaphor, Follows Suit
And, related:
Germany Begins Dismantling Wind Farm for Coal
EU Observer | 29 Aug 2023, 10:43 | Wester van GaalGerman energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine in the western region of North Rhine Westphalia.
One wind turbine has already been dismantled, with a further seven scheduled for removal to excavate an additional 15m to 20m tonnes of so-called ‘brown’ coal, the most polluting energy source.
The demolitions are part of a deal brokered last year between Robert Habeck, the Green Party’s minister for economy and climate action and Mona Neubaur, who is the economy minister for North Rhine Westphalia, to allow the expansion of the mine.
In return, RWE had to agree to phase out coal in 2030, eight years before the previous deadline. “It’s a good day for climate protection,” Habeck said at the time.
Woke the Woke; Toke the Toke
Wear the pink slip; get the pink slip
Ad Firm Behind Bud Light’s Dylan Mulvaney Fiasco Fires 13 Staffers After Lavish French Trip: Sources
NY Post | August 23, 2023 | Lisa FickenscherThe California marketing firm behind Bud Light’s disastrous tie-up with Dylan Mulvaney fired more than a dozen employees – days after top brass boasted about a lavish junket to an award ceremony on the French Riviera, The Post has learned.
San Mateo-based Captiv8 — which The Post exclusively identified as the ad agency behind Anheuser-Busch’s short-lived partnership with the trans influencer — flew executives and guests on a private jet to the annual Cannes-Lions festival in June.
Captiv8 booked the private charter on a boutique French airline called La Compagnie which features 76 lay-flat seats and a “bespoke plane experience,” according to a press release about the trip.
Upon returning from the marketing industry’s Oscars-like event, CEO Krishna Subramanian offered a recap of their trip during a company-wide Zoom meeting on July 3, multiple sources told The Post.
The presentation allegedly included photos of the giddy travelers aboard the luxury jet, as well as the yachts, pool parties and villas they visited in the south of France.
Two days later, however, the “tone-deaf” Subramanian handed out pink slips to 13 workers, about 5% of Captiv8’s more than 200 employees, a Captiv8 employee told The Post.
“They said they were investing in the future of the company and building relationships,” one current worker who survived the purge told The Post, adding, “Maybe they could have saved jobs instead of blowing all of this money” in Cannes.
After the layoffs, Subramanian told remaining staffers on another company-wide Zoom call that the ad agency was “examining budgets” and “evaluating finances,” according to sources.
If (s)he invites you to a company “retreat” at Disneyworld, politely decline — while the ad agency does the same.