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Oil Industry Role Eyed In Katrina Disaster (CBS News) - Many scientists say the oil industry's 10,000 miles of canals - enough to stretch nearly halfway around the world - and the drilling they supported played a decisive role in the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.

Sharia industry needs supports, association says (The Jakarta Post) - Although Indonesia has experienced rapid growth in its sharia-based banking and financing industry, its overall market share remains fairly low.

Climate Change Threatens Papua New Guinea's Fisheries Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - Climate change is the biggest threat facing Papua New Guinea's (PNG) lucrative marine industry, reports The National.

CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S FISHERIES INDUSTRY (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Environment / water pollution   Climate change is the biggest threat facing Papua New Guinea's (PNG) lucrative marine industry, reports The National.

Car insurance industry against adding ER costs to coverage (BizJournals) - Representatives of the auto insurance industry say two bills that require a $15,000 emergency room health plan on every auto policy sold in Colorado will drive up premium costs and force many to pay for the same kind of coverage two or three times.

Canada's beekeepers hope to save fragile industry (CTV.ca) - Canada's honeybee population has been bruised and battered by a host of new health threats, so producers are looking to create a network of research and diagnostic efforts to protect their lucrative but fragile industry.

Industry warns EU on CO2 proposals (Financial Times) - Europe's plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, due to be unveiled as part of a radical green agenda this week, risk working against the environment and could destroy the competitive position of European industry, according to the region's leading industrialists.

Kravitz laments change in music industry (UPI) - U.S. rocker Lenny Kravitz, who is to release a new album next month, is disappointed with the modern music industry compared to several decades ago.

Romney States Case to Auto Industry (Washington Post) - DETROIT, Jan. 13 -- Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is tying his fate in the presidential primary in Michigan to the survival of the American auto industry, casting himself as the champion of its workers while blaming his rival Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for Washington's indifference to...

Mexico cable TV industry warns government on Telmex (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Mexico's cable TV industry urged the government on Sunday not to give television rights to the country's largest fixed-line telephone firm Telmex without first negotiating lower phone call rates for rival companies.