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Deaths drop in Western Canadian forest industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - British Columbia's forest industry, which has been under fire over safety concerns, saw a sharp drop in fatalities last year, according to figures released on Tuesday.

U.S. needs more incentives to use ethanol: industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - The idea of U.S. energy independence is now a myth, but could become a reality if U.S. lawmakers find ways to expand demand for fuels blended from home-grown sources like corn and give automakers incentives to make cars that burn on them, a top U.S. ethanol industry trade official said on Tuesday.

Vendors court the retail industry at New York show (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - Microsoft and IBM were among the vendors pitching new software for the retail industry at the start of its biggest annual conference in New York on Monday.

The $12.5 Billion Industry (BusinessWeek) - As predicted, the U.S. gaming industry toppled its old record in 2006, growing 19% since last year

ANALYSIS - VIETNAM'S MOTORBIKE INDUSTRY NEEDS MASS OVERHAUL (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Transport Vietnam's motorbike industry needs a comprehensive overhaul to take advantage of both global and domestic market opportunities, according to the Ministry of Industry.

Analysis - Vietnam's Motorbike Industry Needs Mass Overhaul (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - Vietnam's motorbike industry needs a comprehensive overhaul to take advantage of both global and domestic market opportunities, according to the Ministry of Industry.

Pink backflip on boycott pleases wool industry (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - The wool industry has welcomed an admission by US singer Pink that she failed to properly research the practice of sheep mulesing before she made a video condemning the practice.

Colorado ski industry aims for record year (The Aspen Times) - DENVER Despite getting less snow, Colorado resorts are on a pace to break last season's record of 12.53 million skier visits, with 6.74 percent more in the first part of the season than the same period last year, the industry reported Tuesday.

US House Tries to Roll Back Oil Industry Tax Breaks (Alaska Public Radio Network) - U-S House Democrats are taking aim this week at around 14 billion dollars worth of oil industry tax credits and incentives approved by the old Republican-controlled Congress over the past few years. On Thursday, the new majority plans to bring up a bill that would roll back those incentives and steer the money toward alternative clean energy sources and more conservation.

Belgian Industry Group Slams EU For Belgian CO2 Cap Cut (Nasdaq) - LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Belgian energy-intensive industry group FEB, Tuesday, slammed the European Commission's decision to reduce Belgium's carbon emissions quota for 2008-12.