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Carbon Bubble News #101
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, April 25, 2016
A supplement to Eco Unionist News:
Lead Stories:
- Behind the scenes BHP Billiton fears for thermal coal’s future - By Bob Burton, End Coal, April 20, 2016
- Peabody Energy Bankruptcy Claim Must Put Lands, Water and People Above Executives and Bankers, Say Protesters - By Ben Jervey, DeSmog Blog, April 19, 2016
Other Carbon Bubble News:
- Germany: Hambach Forest Defenders and Others Disrupt RWE Shareholder’s Conference - By staff, Hambach Forest Defenders, April 23, 2016
- Unofficial strike on the North Sea rigs: send solidarity - By Raymie Kiernan, Socialist Worker (UK), April 23, 2016
- Halliburton cut 6,000 jobs in the first quarter - By Jordan Blum, FuelFix, April 22, 2016
- Schlumberger cuts 8,000 jobs in first quarter in ‘toughest environment’ in decades - By Jordan Blum, FuelFix, April 22, 2016; [related] Schlumberger cuts 2,000 more jobs - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, April 21, 2016
- Texas oil rig count keeps falling - By Jordan Blum, FuelFix, April 22, 2016
- Texas has lost 84,000 oil and gas jobs in the oil bust - By Jennifer Hiller, FuelFix, April 22, 2016
- Anglo shareholders revolt against Cutifani’s $4.9 million pay - By Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.Com, April 21, 2016
- Iran rules out oil production freeze - By Associated Press, FuelFix, April 21, 2016
- 2016 Coal Production Levels To Drop To 1958 Levels, According To EIA - By Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, April 21, 2016
- Crude prices fall on end of Kuwait strike - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, April 20, 2016; [related] Kuwait oil worker strike ends - By Associated Press, FuelFix, April 20, 2016
- Services sector saves jobless miners in Australia - By Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.Com, April 20, 2016
- WVDEP sued over reclamation site pollution - By Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette-Mail, April 20, 2016
- Oil prices recover after early rout - By Associated Press, FuelFix, April 18, 2016
- World's biggest wealth fund excludes 52 coal-related groups - By Agence France-Presse, The Guardian, April 15, 2016
- China to suspend new coal power plant approvals - By Zachary Davies Boren, Greenpeace Energy Desk, April 13, 2016
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