Darren Barefoot
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Partner @capuletcomms. Fresh out of hot takes.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined March 2007
Darren Barefoot died on February 20, 2023 following complications from metastatic cancer. Just weeks before he passed, Darren wrote this reflection on his life. I hope you find pleasure in it.
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Darren Barefoot died on February 20, 2023 following complications from metastatic cancer. Just weeks before he passed, Darren wrote this reflection on his life. I hope you find pleasure in it.
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ANNOUNCEMENT! A very special collaboration between CPAWS and a young Indigenous artist will be unveiled at Parliament Hill on Wednesday. We must act now to protect more land and ocean in Canada. Nature can’t wait, and neither can we. #WeCantWait #30X30
https://t.co/HVnTOctKyV
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Owning an affectionate cat is like being on a 12 to 15 year escort mission.
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I'm looking for a @culturebrewart-style directory or similar resource to find Canadian BIPOC illustrators for a project. Do you know of any such resource?
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Bitcoin mining is just as bad for the environment as drilling for oil.
eurekalert.org
Taken as a share of the market price, the climate change impacts of mining the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin is more comparable to the impacts of extracting and refining crude oil than mining gold,...
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A ban on fossil fuel advertising is a powerful idea that could catch on.
#FossilFuel companies are gaslighting us, We need the government to step up & take action to protect our #health & well-being. That's why we're asking you to send a one-click letter to your elected officials to apply the pressure. Take action here:
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The feather insertion behind our company sign carries on apace. Is it one dedicated person or just random strangers?
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Just saw this comment on Reddit regarding this: "Not sure why it's like that in the trailer, but in the show the poster definitely said Live Aid."
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I only just noticed that every second band name is exactly the same length. Was it just Cyndi Lauper and The Replacements appearing over and over again?
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In the new Quantum Leap, our hero jumps back to 1985 and notices this "Concert for World Hunger" poster. This is surely a reference to Live Aid, which happened that year. Why not just refer to Live Aid? Also, the poster designer does not understand how guitars work.
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Today we’re releasing the F-List 2022: a list of 230+ ad and PR agencies helping fossil fuel companies greenwash, mislead, and obstruct climate action. If you work in our industry, you deserve to know the facts about the agencies working for polluters. A🧵 https://t.co/hJTJdhItMj
cleancreatives.org
Learn why working for fossil fuel companies obstructs climate change - and the agencies with the biggest dirty clients.
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"Give us credit for resolving the problem we created with our rent-seeking investment product." That is some nonsense framing from @BusinessInsider.
markets.businessinsider.com
A report from the Crypto Carbon Ratings Institute found that the merge dramatically reduced Ethereum's carbon footprint.
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A friend just got, uh, invited for jury duty in BC. I was surprised to learn how little jurors are compensated: First 10 days of trial: $20 a day 11 to 49 days: $60 a day 50 days or more: $100 a day
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If you're in the Victoria area, we're helping to organize the first screening of the #documentary "Coextinction" in the city on Sept. 21. https://t.co/zf2Gm8OAx2
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This is great news, both for Riley Park and trips over the west side.
@denisagar Here is a map of our expansion area! At the moment we do not have a more specific map available. *JE
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I've overseen a lot of market research during the pandemic, often recruited through social platforms. One of my accidental findings is that many respondents write "bias" when they mean "biased".
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Thrilled to see this campaign we worked on featured in the New York Times today. Congrats, @WCELaw! #SueBigOil
nytimes.com
A potential lawsuit by Vancouver would be the first in Canada to target the fossil fuel industry’s role in climate change.
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