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Carbon Bubble News #111
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, July 5, 2016
A supplement to Eco Unionist News:
Lead Stories:
- Paris climate deal needs fossil fuel giants to ‘implode’ - By Tim Radford, Climate Change News, July 4, 2016
- Lord Browne: Big Oil Needs to Invest in Renewables or Face Bankruptcy - By Andy Rowell, Oil Change International, June 29, 2016
- Coal Companies Spent $95 Million on Lobbying Before Bankruptcies - By Jennifer A Dlouhy, Bloomberg, June 28, 2016; [related]: These five coal miners spent $95 million on lobbying before going bankrupt - By Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.Com, June 28, 2016
Other Carbon Bubble News:
- Coal Royalty Fraud Loophole Closed, Export Terminal Nixed — Now What? - By Tina Casey, Clean Technica, July 4, 2016; [related]: Now there’s one less way for Big Coal to screw over Americans - By Ben Adler, Grist, July 1, 2016
- Australia’s Coalition government lacks serious plan for future beyond coal - By Hannah Aulby, REnew Economy, June 30, 2016
- EIA: Oil production in continental U.S. has fallen sharply since 2015 peak - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, June 30, 2016
- Stranded assets risk assessment now mandatory for EU pensions - By Nicolo Wojewoda, 350.org, June 30, 2016
- From Housekeepers To Railroad Conductors, Coal’s Crash Takes Its Toll - By Stephanie Joyce, Wyoming Public Radio, June 28, 2016
- Tar Sands Predicted to Grow by 1 Million Bbl/Day by 2025 - By Andy Rowell, Oil Change International, June 28, 2016
- Weatherford to cut 90 jobs in Katy - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, June 28, 2016
- Arch Coal says it could afford to replace self-bonds, if required - By Benjamin Storrow, Casper Star Tribune, June 26, 2016
- Getting by after the gas boom - By Marie Cusick, WITF, June 8, 2016
Utility Death Spiral News:
- California’s duck curve has arrived earlier than expected - By Fereidoon Sioshansi, REnew Economy, July 5, 2016
- SDG&E becomes first California utility to hit net metering cap - By Krysti Shallenberger, Utility Dive, June 30, 2016
- China’s Idled Wind Farms Portend Trouble in Renewables - By Feifei Shen with assistance from Iain Wilson and Ben Sharples, Renewable Energy World, June 29, 2016
- Grid evolution [20] - Eric Gimon interviewed by Chris Nelder, The Energy Transition Show, June 29, 2016
- Here comes the sun: US solar power market hits all-time high - By Matt Weiser, The Guardian, June 28, 2016
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