Carbon Bubble News #119

Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, August 31, 2016

A supplement to Eco Unionist News:

Lead Stories:

• Whether Clinton or Trump wins the election, US coal’s future is dark - By Joe Goodwill, Mining.Com, August 26, 2016
• U.S. Electricity Generation From Renewables Has Broken Records Every Month in 2016 - By Mike Gaworecki, DeSmog Blog, August 25, 2016
• Cross currents hit Indian Government’s grand coal expansion plans - By Bob Burton, EndCoal, August 24, 2016
• Coal Lobbying Groups Losing Members as Industry Tumbles - By Zahra Hirji, InsideClimate News, August 23, 2016; [related]: King Coal is dethroned in the US – and that’s good news for the environment - By Lucas Davis, The Conversation, August 21, 2016
• Is the Oil Industry Dying? - By Richard Heinberg, Pacific Standard, August 10, 2016

Carbon Market Watch:

• Oil above $48 on OPEC freeze hopes - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, August 26, 2016; [related]: Oil inventories rebound, crude prices fall - By Jordan Blum, FuelFix, August 24, 2016 | Oil rebounds on speculation Iran might join output freeze - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, August 23, 2016 | Oil continues to slide on supply worries, OPEC doubts - By Bloomberg, FuelFix, August 23, 2016

Other Carbon Bubble News:

• Friday roundup - By Ken Ward Jr, Charleston Gazette-Mail, August 26, 2016
• Key Energy joins ranks of oil-related companies filing bankruptcy - By David Hunn, FuelFix, August 25, 2016
• Really, Hoppy? ‘Blood money’? - By Ken Ward Jr, Charleston Gazette-Mail, August 25, 2016
• Gov. Matt Mead tells state agencies to brace for more cuts - By Ben Neary, Associated Press, August 24, 2016
• Putting politics ahead of helping the coalfields - By Ken Ward Jr, Charleston Gazette-Mail, August 24, 2016
• Glencore posts worst half-yearly profit since listing in London - By Cecilia Jamasmie, Mining.Com, August 23, 2016
• Keep it in the ground! Just how much exactly? - By Yossi Cadan, Fossil Free, August 23, 2016
• Official rejects overdue Peabody tax payment that shorted Routt County more than $91,000 - By Kevin Simpson, Denver Post, August 19, 2016
• Gov: Legislative session for budget likely next month - By Matthew Reichbach, The New Mexico Political Report, August 18, 2016; [related]: New Mexico governor to call special legislative session - By staff, Associated Press, August 18, 2016
• How a US energy company tried to sell its failing ‘clean coal’ project to the world - By Zachary Davies Boren, Greenpeace Energydesk, August 11, 2016

Utility Death Spiral News:

• ACCC says it’s OK for big utilities to exploit market power - By Giles Parkinson, REnew Economy, August 25, 2016; [related]: Five years to zero emissions – Australia’s climate reality check - By Giles Parkinson, REnew Economy, August 24, 2016 | Gas bubble looms as energy ministers baulk at zero emissions target - By Giles Parkinson, REnew Economy, August 22, 2016
• Colorado Settlement to Pay Solar Owners Higher Rates for Peak Power - By Bob Berwyn, InsideClimate News, August 24, 2016
• Fixed charge battle looms in Texas as regulators tackle rate design reform - By Herman K. Trabish, Utility Dive, August 23, 2016
• Solar Cost Hits World's New Low, Half the Price of Coal - By Climate Nexus, EcoWatch, August 22, 2016; [related]: BNEF: Chile auction set to deliver world's lowest cost solar farm - By staff, Business Green, August 22, 2016 | Solar Sold in Chile at Lowest Ever, Half Price of Coal - By Vanessa Dezem, Bloomberg, August 19, 2016

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