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Carbon Bubble News #114
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, July 27, 2016
A supplement to Eco Unionist News:
Lead Stories:
- Oil heads back to $30/bbl and probably lower - By Paul Hodges, ICIS, July 25, 2016; [related]: Oil falls to 2-month low as drilling increases - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, July 25, 2016 | Oil heads for weekly loss amid sustained glut - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, July 22, 2016 | Oil at near 2-month low after U.S. inventories rise - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, July 21, 2016
- Coal jobs will decline with or without federal regulations - By Paige Blankenbuehler, High Country News, July 21, 2016
- ‘Brexit’ leads to oil-field shutdowns in North Sea - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, July 19, 2016
- Dispatch from coal country: Advocates and adversaries duel over leasing reform - By Paige Blankenbuehler, High Country News, July 19, 2016
- Many laid-off oil field workers have left industry behind, survey finds - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, July 19, 2016; [related]: The high cost of layoffs, for workers and companies - By staff, FuelFix, July 25, 2016
Other Carbon Bubble News:
- Gasoline prices likely to continue their decline - By Jordan Blum, FuelFix, July 25, 2016
- Shell to cut 25 percent of deep-water Gulf jobs - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, July 25, 2016
- ConocoPhillips to shed 1,000 jobs - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, July 21, 2016
- Bankruptcy Judge Rules Self-Bonding Challenge Can Move Forward - By David Jakubiak, Environmental Law and Policy Center, July 20, 2016; [related]: After court approval, questions linger on Alpha's future - By Heather Richards, Casper Star Tribune, July 17, 2016
- Federal coal leasing needs a major overhaul - By Dan Bucks, High Country News, July 19, 2016
- North Dakota coal plant shuttered over low energy prices - By Robert Walton, Utility Dive, July 19, 2016
- Oil holds near $45 a barrel - By Rob Gavin, FuelFix, July 19, 2016
- Drillers betting that oil rally won’t last - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, July 18, 2016
- Oil falls after failed Turkey coup - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, July 18, 2016
- Offshore workers in Wood Group show overwhelming support for strike action - By staff, Unite the Union, July 13, 2016; [related]: Wood Group Dispute - By staff, RMT, July 13, 2016
- A big Northwest clean air victory: 2 old coal plants will be phased out - By Joel Connelly, Seattle Post Intelligencer, July 12, 2016
Utility Death Spiral News:
- Residential solar boom in Utah raises concerns over incentives - By Peter Maloney, Utility Dive, July 25, 2016
- Utilities Ignore Millennials At Their Peril - By Greentech Media, Breaking Energy, July 25, 2016
- Why fossil fuel industry needs South Australia “experiment” to fail - By Giles Parkinson, REnew Economy, July 25, 2016; [related]: Why gas prices jumped to record levels, and 3,200MW of coal went offline - By Giles Parkinson, REnew Economy, July 20, 2016
- The duck is safely afloat in California - By Craig Morris, REnew Economy, July 21, 2016
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