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Carbon Bubble News #100
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, April 19, 2016
A supplement to Eco Unionist News:
Lead Stories:
- Analysts blame natural gas, not 'war on coal,' for Peabody's demise - By Benjamin Hulac, E&E Publishing, April 14, 2016
- Analysis: UK solar generation tops coal for the first time - By Simon Evans, Carbon Brief, April 13, 2016
- 'The Biggest Coal Giant Has Fallen': Peabody Files for Bankruptcy - By Nadia Prupis, Common Dreams, April 13, 2016
- Can Wyoming's Biggest Coal Town Create a New Future? - By Brittany Patterson, Scientific American, April 13, 2016; [related] Wyoming Searches for the Technology to Save Coal - By Brittany Patterson, Scientific American, April 14, 2016
- World’s Largest Coal Company Files for Bankruptcy - By Climate Nexus, EcoWatch, April 13, 2016
- As coal company profits fell, mining firms rewarded executives handsomely - By Benjamin Storrow, Caspar Star-Tribine, April 11, 2016
Other Carbon Bubble News:
- Chinese coal miners to work less hours this year in bid to reduce supply glut - By Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.Com, April 18, 2016
- Kuwait strike tempers oil price decline after freeze talks fail - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, April 18, 2016
- Oil Falls Again As Crunch Meeting Fails to Agree Deal - By Andy Rowell, Oil Change International, April 18, 2016
- Oil market rally under threat as Doha meeting fails to agree - By Paul Hodges, Chemicals & The Economy, April 18, 2016
- A rough day for coal: Midwest utilities retire 2,000 MW - By Robert Walton, Utility Dive, April 18, 2016
- Why Is China Still Building New Coal Plants? - By Jeremy Deaton, Clean Technica, April 18, 2016
- Editorial board: Coal payouts turn American dream upside down - By editorial board, Caspar Star-Tribine, April 17, 2016
- Oil-freeze talks end in failure amid Saudi demands over Iran - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, April 17, 2016
- Oil plunges after output talks fail amid Saudi demands over Iran - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, April 17, 2016
- Goodrich Petroleum files for bankruptcy - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, April 15, 2016
- Invisible Hand Pushes Peabody Under - By ClimateDenierRoundup, Daily Kos, April 15, 2016
- Linn Energy misses another set of interest payments - By Robert Grattan, FuelFix, April 15, 2016
- More bad news for Adani: Coal India slashes coal prices as stockpile soars - By Bob Burton, REnew Economy, April 15, 2016
- Oil falls on low expectations of Doha pact - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, April 15, 2016
- The oil rig count downward trend continues in Texas, U.S. - By Jordan Blum, FuelFix, April 15, 2016
- Will states find other revenue streams to weather the fossil fuel bust? - By Bryce Gray, High Country News, April 15, 2016
- World Largest Wealth Fund Drops 52 Companies Linked to Coal - By Climate Nexus, EcoWatch, April 15, 2016
- After Bankruptcies, Coal’s Dirty Legacy Lives On - By Tom Sanzillo and David Schlissel, New York Times, April 14, 2016
- Bob Dudley’s $20M Pay Packet is “Reward For Failure” - By Andy Rowell, Oil Change International, April 14, 2016
- BP's deep sea oil exploration in South Australia - no way! - By Graham Readfearn, The Ecologist, April 14, 2016
- Coal collapse turns 50 as Peabody fails, “clean coal” exposed as myth - By Giles Parkinson, REnew Economy, April 14, 2016
- Energy XXI seeks bankruptcy protection amid oil downturn - By Colin Eaton, FuelFix, April 14, 2016
- Low gas prices continue to dent coal plant economics - By Robert Walton, Utility Dive, April 14, 2016
- Protestors clean up oil spill outside BP’s Melbourne HQ - By Tammy-Jo Sutton, Fight for the Bight, April 14, 2016
- Shareholders Accuse BP of Failing to Live Up to Climate Promise - By Kyla Mandel, DeSmog Blog, April 14, 2016
- Shareholders revolt over BP chief’s pay - By Associated Press, FuelFix, April 14, 2016
- Utilities relieved as Canadian Pacific terminates rail merger that sparked coal shipping concerns - By Robert Walton, Utility Dive, April 14, 2016
- America's biggest power source is dying - By Bob Bryan, Business Insider, April 13, 2016
- Is Bowie Resource Partners the Next Bankruptcy? - By Tom Sanzillo, Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis, April 13, 2016
- Oil industry is 'Wishin' and Hopin' and Thinkin' and Prayin' - By Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News, April 13, 2016
- In our opinion: State officials should hit 'pause' on coal project - Editorial, Deseret News, April 13, 2016
- BP CEO to get $3.3 million raise after 12,000 layoffs - By Joseph S. Pete, NWI Times, April 12, 2016
- Houston’s Marathon Oil selling $950 million of assets in latest move for cash - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, April 12, 2016
- In Wyoming, Hard Times Return as Energy Prices Slump - By Jack Healy, New York Times, April 12, 2016
- UK Renewables Contribute 22.4% As Coal Continues To Plummet - By Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, April 12, 2016
- US Coal Production Continues To Plunge, According To IEEFA - By Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, April 12, 2016
- Wyoming's Future Uncertain As Mass Layoffs Begin In Coal Country - By Stephanie Joyce, Wyoming Public Radio, April 8, 2016
- How much do Western state budgets rely on extractive industries? - By Bryce Gray, High Country News, April 7, 2016
- SURETTE: Alberta on pogey: a down east takeaway - By Ralph Surette, Chronicle Herald, April 1, 2016
- BNSF furloughs nearly 4,600 employees nationwide - By Associated Press, ABC 7 News, March 31, 2016
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