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Carbon Bubble News #112
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, July 12, 2016
A supplement to Eco Unionist News:
Lead Stories:
- Climate change cost for fossil fuel industry: $33 trillion - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, July 11, 2016
- Emulate to Undermine: Utility Industry Propaganda in Action - By ClimateDenierRoundup, DeSmog Blog, July 8, 2016
- Big Coal Just Saw One Of Its Favorite Loopholes Closed - By Mary Ellen Kustin, Think Progress, July 6, 2016; [related]: Coal’s Decline and New Possibilities - By Kailie Melchior, Clean Energy Footprints, July 6, 2016 | Senator Murkowski Makes 180-degree Turn on Whether Taxpayers Should Get Fair Share for Coal Mined on Public Lands - By Jesse Prentice-Dunn, Center for Western Priorities, July 6, 2016
- An oil crash so deep even Exxon is hurting - By David Hunn, FuelFix, July 5, 2016
- In Venezuela’s difficult times the grassroots are stronger - By Tamara Pearson, New Internationalist, July 4, 2016
Other Carbon Bubble News:
- BG Group to cut more than 150 jobs in Houston, close office - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, July 11, 2016
- Drilling ramp up could get snagged on labor problems - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, July 8, 2016
- Deutsche Bank ditches coal investments - By Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.Com, July 8, 2016
- Fed: Texas cut 35,000 energy jobs in 2016 through April, but outlook improving - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, July 8, 2016
- Judge Approves Alpha’s Bankruptcy Plan - By Leigh Paterson, Inside Energy, July 8, 2016; [related]: Alpha Natural Resources, Arch Coal near bankruptcy exit deals - By Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.Com, July 7, 2016 | Alpha Natural Resources bankruptcy plan gets court approval - By Associated Press, Casper Star Tribune, July 7, 2016
- Oil Prices Down, Investment Down, Supply Up, Energy Efficiency Down - By Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, July 8, 2016
- Colorado school district crisis linked to coal-firm troubles - By Donna Bryson, Casper Star Tribune, July 7, 2016
- Oil completions fell in second quarter, API says - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, July 7, 2016
- Oil tumbles to below $46 after U.S. inventory report disappoints - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, July 7, 2016
- Taking toll of oil’s continued slump - By Chris Tomlinson, FuelFix, July 7, 2016
- By the numbers: Western coal mine layoffs - By Paige Blankenbuehler, High Country News, July 6, 2016
- Drillers write down $200 billion in assets - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, July 6, 2016
- Like many of its members, the World Coal Association is running at a loss - By Bob Burton, EndCoal, July 6, 2016
- Coal baron is trying to elect Trump with old tricks - By Katie Herzog, Grist, July 5, 2016
- Decline in mining sector steepest in state's history - By Matt Murphy, Wyoming Tribune Eagle, July 5, 2016
- New CoalSwarm Report: Collision Course; The Incompatibility of India’s Coal and Renewable Strategies - By Ted Nace, EndCoal, July 5, 2016
- Oil heading to biggest drop in 5 months amid glut - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, July 5, 2016
- US Bank Restricts Future Investment In Coal In Updated Climate Policy - By Joshua S Hill, Clean Technica, July 5, 2016
Utility Death Spiral News:
- Energy incumbents fight changes that could accelerate battery storage - By Giles Parkinson, REnew Economy, July 8, 2016
- Hawaii solar industry reports 39% drop in employment after the end of retail net metering - By Robert Walton, Utility Dive, July 8, 2016; [related]: Large majority of Hawaii solar companies reporting job losses - By Duane Shimogawa, Pacific Business News, July 6, 2016
- Overwhelming majority of Nevadans support ballot measure to overturn PUC NEM ruling - By Danielle Ola, PVTech, July 7, 2016
- California dreaming: Utilities uneasy with regulator's vision to remake their business model - By Peter Maloney, Utility Dive, July 6, 2016
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