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Carbon Bubble News #110
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, June 29, 2016
A supplement to Eco Unionist News:
Lead Stories:
- Will Brexit end oil rally? - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, June 27, 2016; [related]: EU Shock Wave: The Latest from London as Market Upheaval Continues - By Paul Harris, Evaluate Energy, June 27, 2016 | Brexit and the energy equation - By Kurt Cobb, Resource Insights, June 26, 2016 | Oil plunges on British vote to leave EU - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, June 24, 2016 | Oil down in advance of ‘Brexit’ vote - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, June 21, 2016
- 150 N.M. coal workers laid off as concerns over industry rise - By Rebecca Moss, New Mexican, June 26, 2016
- Oil bust leaves Texas, other states with massive well cleanup - By Associated Press, FuelFix, June 20, 2016
Other Carbon Bubble News:
- Coal Troubles Hit Railroad Workers - By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy, June 28, 2016
- How energy’s troubles weigh on Houston economy - By Lydia DePillis, FuelFix, June 27, 2016
- Berlin’s Parliament Has Voted To Divest From Fossil Fuels - By James Ayre, Clean Technica, June 26, 2016
- Berlin votes to divest - By Louise Hazan, Fossil Free, June 23, 2016
- Feds, questioning reclamation plan, play trump card in Alpha Natural Resources bankruptcy - By Benjamin Storrow, Casper Star Tribune, June 23, 2016
- “There go the coal plants”: Philippines energy at a crossroad - By Gerry Arances, REnew Economy, June 23, 2016
- Government Opposes Alpha’s Plan To Sell Wyoming Mines - By Stephanie Joyce, Inside Energy, June 22, 2016
- Turkey coal surge an ‘historic error’ say economists - By Ed King, Climate Change News, June 22, 2016
- Will Congress protect retired coal miners? - By Ken Ward Jr, Charleston Gazette-Mail, June 22, 2016
- Cambridge Turns Its Back On Coal & Tar Sands Investments - By Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, June 21, 2016
- Venezuela’s oil production could fall half a million barrels a day in 2016, Barclays says - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, June 21, 2016
- As Wind Power Lifts Wyoming’s Fortunes, Coal Miners Are Left in the Dust - By Coral Davenport, New York Times, June 19, 2016
- U.S. Lawmakers Want To Ban Self-Bonding - By Leigh Paterson, Inside Energy, June 16, 2016
Utility Death Spiral News:
- UK Solar Energy Industry Loses More Than ½ Of Jobs Following Subsidy Cuts - By James Ayre, Clean Technica, June 26, 2016
- North Carolina lawmakers push measure to restrict wind farms - By Robert Walton, Utility Dive, June 24, 2016
- How storage can help solve the distributed energy 'death spiral' - By Herman K. Trabish, Utility Dive, June 21, 2016
- Morgan Stanley: Australian utilities underestimate disruptive power of solar+storage - By Peter Maloney, Utility Dive, June 21, 2016
- Why Battery Storage Costs In Australia May Fall 40% In Two Years - By Giles Parkinson, Clean Technica, June 21, 2016
- Deep Politics, Dark Money and Fraud Join the Solar Party - By Julia Pyper, GreenTech Media, June 20, 2016
- Utility Rate Changes Mean Cloudy Future For Montana Solar Power - By Corin Cates-Carney, Montana Public Radio, June 16, 2016
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