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Carbon Bubble News #104
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, May 17, 2016
A supplement to Eco Unionist News:
Lead Stories:
- Why Is Coal Suddenly Becoming A Major Talking Point In The Presidential Election? - By Farron Cousins, DeSmog Blog, May 14, 2016
- Higher prices provide little relief for drillers - Bloomberg, FuelFix, May 13, 2016
- Global oil and gas job losses: 350,000 and counting - By James Burgess, UPI, May 12, 2016
- Pension holders petition funds on Exxon, Chevron climate resolutions - By Megan Darby, Climate Change News, May 11, 2016
- Big Oil Abandons $2.5 Billion in U.S. Arctic Drilling Rights - By Jennifer A Dlouhy, Bloomberg, May 9, 2016; [related]: Pressure Mounts on Obama As Big Oil Abandons the Arctic - By Andy Rowell, Oil Change International, May 10, 2016; [and]: The Oil Industry Just Backed Out Of A Multi-Billion Dollar Investment - By Samantha Page, Think Progress, May 10, 2016
- Oil majors told to adapt or die - By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network, May 9, 2016
Other Carbon Bubble News:
- Exxon Faces Questions Over Climate As Gates Dumps BP - By Andy Rowell, Oil Change International, May 13, 2016
- Natural gas prices fall on lackluster demant - Bloomberg, FuelFix, May 13, 2016
- Oil drillers find 10 more rigs to idle - By Robert Grattan, FuelFix, May 13, 2016
- South African mining production plummets 18% - By Andrew Topf, Mining.Com, May 13, 2016
- Colstrip power-plant owner: Losing money, and the future is not bright - By Mike Dennison, KXLH 9 TV, May 12, 2016
- Risky bet: Does divestment slow or speed green growth? - By Ed King, Climate Change News, May 12, 2016
- Has oil industry hit its mid-life crisis? - By Lydia Depillis, FuelFix, May 11, 2016
- Japan risks wasting US$56bn in new coal-fired power stations - By Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.Com, May 11, 2016; [related] Expansion Of Japan’s Coal Fleet Could Strand $56 Billion - By Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, May 13, 2016
- Linn Energy to restructure, file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - By Robert Grattan, FuelFix, May 11, 2016
- The Plan To Revive Big Coal’s Fortunes Isn’t Panning Out - By Natasha Geiling, Think Progress, May 11, 2016
- West Virginia Democrats Just Nominated A Climate Denying Coal Baron Billionaire For Governor - By Ryan Koronowski, Think Progress, May 11, 2016
- Election Day in coal country: A race to nowhere? - By Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette-Mail, May 10, 2016
- Trump Cannot Bring Back Coal - By Evan Lehmann, Scientific American, May 10, 2016
- India Wants To Kick Its Dirty Coal Habit - By Ryan Koronowski, Think Progress, May 9, 2016
- Oil bankruptcies rack up as banks cut credit lines - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, May 9, 2016
Utility Death Spiral News:
- Debunking 4 Myths About The Clean Energy Transition: Part 1: The “Duck Curve” | Part 2: Excess Generation | Part 3: Renewable Costs | Part 4: Carbon Emissions - By Robbie Orvis, Michael O’Boyle, and Hallie Kennan, Clean Technica, May 13-16, 2016
- Hawaii solar jobs fall 35% after regulators end retail net metering - By Herman K. Trabish, Utility Dive, May 13, 2016
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