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Carbon Bubble News #102
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, May 3, 2016
A supplement to Eco Unionist News:
Lead Stories:
- The Beginning of the End of the Old Oil Order - By Michael Klare, TomDispatch, April 28, 2016
- Has the time arrived to transition away from fossil fuels? - By Fereidoon Sioshansi, REnew Economy, April 26, 2016
- Saudi Arabia Pledges to Break “Dangerous Addiction to Oil” - By Andy Rowell, Oil Change International, April 26, 2016
- Middle East economies take hit from low oil prices - Associated Press, Fuel Fix, April 25, 2016
- We Could Be Witnessing the Death of the Fossil Fuel Industry—Will It Take the Rest of the Economy Down With It? - By Nafeez Ahmed, Alternet, April 22, 2016
Other Carbon Bubble News:
- Chevron increases planned job cuts to 8,000 - By Collin Eaton, Fuel Fix, April 29, 2016; [related] Chevron posts a wider-than-expected loss - Bloomberg, Fuel Fix, April 29, 2016
- Exxon posts smallest profit since 1999 - Bloomberg, Fuel Fix, April 29, 2016
- Oil rally on “thin ice,” echoes short-lived 2015 price jump - Bloomberg, Fuel Fix, April 29, 2016
- Refining's silver lining loses luster at Exxon and Chevron - By Ernest Scheyder, Reuters, April 29, 2016
- This Chart Will Warm Your Heart If You Want America To Use Less Coal - By Ryan Koronowski, Think Progress, April 29, 2016
- U.S. Coal Use Falls 29 Percent - By Climate Nexus, EcoWatch, April 29, 2016
- U.S. oil rig count falls by more than 3 percent in a week - By Jordan Blum, Fuel Fix, April 29, 2016
- ConocoPhillips cuts spending further, posts loss - Bloomberg, Fuel Fix, April 28, 2016
- National Oilwell Varco cuts 6,000 jobs, closes 200 facilities - By Collin Eaton, Fuel Fix, April 28, 2016
- Can we learn from Europe’s approach to laid-off coal miners? - By Joshua Zaffos, High Country News, April 27, 2016
- Coal downturn hits railroads hard - By Elizabeth Shogren, High Country News, April 27, 2016
- Federal panel kills Tongue River Railroad - By Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette, April 27, 2016
- Jim Justice doubles down on climate change denial - By Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette-Mail, April 27, 2016
- “We have gained money from not investing in fossil fuels” - By Andy Rowell, Oil Change International, April 27, 2016
- Why China (really) is losing its appetite for coal - By Clayton Aldern, Grist, April 27, 2016
- Daily Dispatch: Saudi Arabia plots life after oil - By Joe Sandler Clarke, Greenpeace Energy Desk, April 26, 2016
- Exxon Mobil Loses Top Credit Rating - Bloomberg, Fuel Fix, April 26, 2016
- Steel fight is not won yet by a long way - Editorial, Socialist Worker (UK), April 26, 2016
- Wave of fury offshore as work stops on rigs - By Raymie Kiernan, Socialist Worker (UK), April 26, 2016
- Aberthaw power station to downgrade operations - By Steffan Messenger, BBC, April 25, 2016
- Coal Communities Consider Life After Layoffs - By Leigh Paterson, Wyoming Public Media, April 25, 2016
- Freeport axes oil and gas workforce as it posts sixth straight loss - By Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.Com, April 25, 2016
- Jim Justice dodges hard truth about coal’s decline - By Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette-Mail, April 25, 2016
- Oil falls from 5-month high - Bloomberg, Fuel Fix, April 25, 2016
- Address by Zwelinzima Vavi to the NUMSA National Bargaining Conference - By Zwelinzima Vavi, NUMSA, April 23, 2016
- One UK steel town, one crisis that affects the nation - By staff, Associated Press, April 22, 2016
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