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Carbon Bubble News #117
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, August 17, 2016
A supplement to Eco Unionist News:
Lead Stories:
- Coal Companies Have Mined An Area The Size Of NYC, Now They Have To Clean It Up - By Stephanie Joyce, Wyoming Public Radio, August 13, 2016
- Selling T-shirts, lies, anger to miners left without jobs, hope - By Gary Bentley, Lexington Herald-Leader, August 13, 2016
- Coal isn’t the only fossil fuel in trouble, Rice researcher says - By David Hunn, FuelFix, August 12, 2016
- The solar transition - By staff, The Next Wave, August 12, 2016; [related]: Climate science: revolution is here - By Paul Rogers, Open Democracy, August 11, 2016
- Bob Murray: MSHA inspections ‘total harassment’ - By Ken Ward Jr, Charleston Gazette-Mail, August 11, 2016
- Oil trades near 1-week low after U.S. stockpiles rise - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, August 11, 2016
- [related]: Ending $4 billion U.S. oil subsidy would have minor impact, report says - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, August 8, 2016
Other Carbon Bubble News:
- China doesn’t need any more coal plants - By Fu Sha and Zou Ji, Climate Change News, August 12, 2016
- The view from Canada: ‘The industry is in a tough position’ - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, August 12, 2016; [related]: Canada’s oil industry not likely to rebound by end of decade: report - By Tania Kohut, Global News, August 4, 2016
- Christy Clark holds fast to market fundamentalism as LNG dreams crumble - By Harjap Grewal, Rabble.Ca, August 11, 2016
- Court upholds Obama's social cost of carbon accounting for federal regulations - By Robert Walton, Utility Dive, August 11, 2016
- How a US energy company tried to sell its failing ‘clean coal’ project to the world - By Zachary Davies Boren, Greenpeace, August 11, 2016
- IEA says global oil demand growth could sink - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, August 11, 2016
- Oregon Finds Switching From Coal to Renewable Energy Is a Bargain - By John R. Platt, Take Part, August 11, 2016
- Chesapeake Energy leaving Barnett, birthplace of shale revolution - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, August 10, 2016
- Peabody Energy Lenders Accept Miner’s Business Plan - By Dow Jones Newswires, Denver Post, August 10, 2016
- Saudi Arabia reports record output on summer demand - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, August 10, 2016
- Trump keeps pandering to the coal miners - By Ken Ward Jr, Charleston Gazette-Mail, August 10, 2016
- Oil services firms face $110B in debt — and the bill is coming due - By Collin Eaton, FuelFix, August 9, 2016
- Kosmos Energy announces $108.3 million net loss for second quarter 2016 - By staff, Oil Voice, August 8, 2016
- Tesla Motors vs. Fossil Fuels: An electrifying showdown - By Matt Pressman, EV Annex, August 7, 2016
Utility Death Spiral News:
- Australian energy markets have echoes of Enron crisis in California - By Giles Parkinson, REnew Economy, August 15, 2016; [related]: SA power prices inflated by generators gaming market, says report - By Sophie Vorrath, REnew Economy, August 11, 2016 | South Australia would face higher electricity bill without wind energy - By Giles Parkinson, REnew Economy, August 9, 2016
- Japan's big 'nuclear restart' overtaken by conservation and renewables - By Jim Green, The Ecologist, August 12, 2016
- New Mexico settlement blocks solar fees proposed by Xcel Energy - By Robert Walton, Utility Dive, August 12, 2016; [related]: Big Victory for Solar Energy in New Mexico - By Earthjustice, EcoWatch, August 11, 2016
- Arizona regulators preserve net metering in UNS case - By Christian Roselund, PV Magazine, August 11, 2016; [related]: Big Win for Arizona Solar Customers - By Earthjustice, EcoWatch, August 12, 2016
- California Has More Solar Power Than You Think—a Lot More - By Bentham Paulos, GreenTechMedia, August 11, 2016
- Facts and Falsehoods in Energy Transition [23] - Dr Jonathan Koomey interviewed by Chris Nelder, The Energy Transition Show, August 10, 2016
- In Corporate March to Clean Energy, Utilities Not Required - By Jan Ellen Spiegel, InsideClimate News, August 8, 2016
- Is Solar Energy Really Too Expensive? - By Jill Richardson, Other Words, August 3, 2016
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