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FCC ruling changed phone industry in 1968; it could happen again today (USA Today) - Maybe U.S. consumers need another Carterfone to bust open the cellphone industry. No, this is not referring to some hotline on Jimmy Carter's White House desk. ("Mr. President, Brezhnev's on the Carterfone yet again. Something about Prince Albert in a can.") The landmark 1968 Carterfone Decision is a "neat historical analogy" to a couple of current conflagrations in technology, says J.P. Auffret, ...

Washington state aims to build biofuels industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Washington state legislators are considering a bill to promote a biofuels industry in the state and require state-owned fleet vehicles to reduce use of fossil fuels.

Coal industry urged to meet tougher environmental standards (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The world's coal industry needs to sharpen up its act in order to meet tougher environmental standards amid increasing global concern over rising greenhouse gas emissions, experts said.

Activists praise, drug industry criticizes Thailand's decision to ignore patents (USA Today) - Thailand's decision to break the patents on two major commercial drugs to allow the sale of cheaper generic versions was applauded Tuesday by health activists but questioned by the pharmaceutical industry. The drugs' high cost constituted a crisis for the country's health sector, a Thai official said.

The heat is on for the wine industry (MSNBC) - There are some real concerns that global warming might cool off the red-hot $15 billion-a-year California wine industry, and maybe even affect the famous wine regions of France — all within the next few decades. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.

Vista, after delays, drives industry sales with ad barrage (International Herald Tribune) - Microsoft's power in the technology industry, some analysts insist, is waning.

Vietnam's Timber Industry Looks To Double Exports (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) - The timber industry has set an ambitious US$5.5 billion export target for 2010, says Viet Nam Timber and Forest Product Association (ViForest) Chairman Nguyen Ton Quyen, though several challenges await.

VIETNAM'S TIMBER INDUSTRY LOOKS TO DOUBLE EXPORTS (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Forestry The timber industry has set an ambitious US$5.5 billion export target for 2010, says Viet Nam Timber and Forest Product Association (ViForest) Chairman Nguyen Ton Quyen, though several challenges await.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - Demand for corn for ethanol production continues to grow rapidly, with industry experts expecting 25 percent of total corn use going toward ethanol production in 2007 and increasing to 35 percent in 2008. Growers interested in planting corn that consistently yields high levels of ethanol in dry grind production should consider one of 18 Garst ® brand hybrids earning the company’s ExtraEdge™ ...

Cold winter may help Arizona's wine industry (The Arizona Republic) - The unusually cold winter in Arizona may be a good thing for the state's $18 million wine industry.