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Carbon Bubble News #113
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, July 19, 2016
A supplement to Eco Unionist News:
Lead Stories:
- Venezuela at the Brink - By Robert Belano and Eduardo Molina, Left Voice, July 16, 2016 [related]: Special Report: Hunger in Venezuela? A Look Beyond the Spin - By Christina Schiavoni and William Camacaro, Food First, July 11, 2016
- Faltering oil recovery prompts warnings of return to $40 - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, July 15, 2016
- Coal Faces Decline For The Foreseeable Future - By Alejandro Davila Fragoso, Think Progress, July 13, 2016; [related]: Coal’s Collapse Commences … & Conservative “Concern” For Coal Workers Explained - By Zachary Shahan, Clean Technica, July 13, 2016 | Ending the Age of Coal - By Anna, CoalWire, July 12, 2016
- Oil Industry Faces Huge Worker Shortage - By Nick Cunningham, OilPrice.com, July 8, 2016
Other Carbon Bubble News:
- Oil Prices Lower Forever? Hard Times In A Failing Global Economy - By Art Berman, The Petroleum Truth Report, July 15, 2016
- China set to ban all new coal plant development - By Sophie Vorrath, REnew Economy, July 13, 2016
- Glut of fuels offsets falling U.S. crude inventory - By Jordan Blum, FuelFix, July 13, 2016
- The “largest, dirtiest coal plant west of the Mississippi” announces major closures - By Xian Chiang-Waren, Grist, July 13, 2016; [related]: Montana to close two coal units serving Pacific Northwest customers - By Andrew Topf, Mining.Com, July 12, 2016
- C&J Energy Services expected to file for bankruptcy this week - By Jordan Blum, FuelFix, July 12, 2016
- China Oil Demand Fell 2.7% Year over Year in May: S&P Global Platts China Oil Analytics - By staff, OilVoice, July 12, 2016
- Demand for oil in China slipped 2.7 percent in May - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, July 12, 2016
- U.S. drillers hit record for junk bond defaults - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, July 12, 2016
- Wyoming in violation with Alpha coal bonding deal - By Mead Gruver, Casper Star Tribune, July 12, 2016
- Glencore to sell Australian coal train fleet within 3 months - By Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.Com, July 11, 2016
Utility Death Spiral News:
- Battery revolution empowers consumers, unleashes renewables, imperils Big Energy - By Emma Howard, Greenhpeace Energydesk, July 15, 2016
- Did An Entire Region Of The U.S. Just Disincentivize Renewables? This Lawsuit Says Yes - By Samantha Page, Think Progress, July 15, 2016
- Murdoch, Coalition go in guns blazing against wind and solar - By Giles Parkinson, REnew Economy, July 15, 2016
- Nevada clears net metering, retail choice measures for November ballot - By Peter Maloney, Utility Dive, July 14, 2016
- These Deep Red States Are Going Green - By Jeremy Deaton, Think Progress, July 14, 2016
- New Zealand Electricity Authority rules in favor of controversial solar 'tax' - By Ian Clover, PV Magazine, July 13, 2016
- The Role of Development Banks in Energy Transition [21] - Christine Eibs-Singer interviewed by Chris Nelder, The Energy Transition Show, July 13, 2016
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