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Tales of oil industry's influence in Alaska (The Christian Science Monitor) - As federal investigation continues, and political figures are charged, a new oil-tax bill seeks to undo the industry's influence.

GM’s Lutz, auto industry icon, talks retirement (MSNBC) - Automotive industry icon Robert A. Lutz wants to retire from GM after the company brings a plug-in electric car to market, possibly sometime in 2010, he said.

Cable TV Industry Wants FCC Order Stayed (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The cable television industry on Tuesday told federal regulators it would go to court if they didn't stay an order that would invalidate existing exclusive contracts between cable operators and apartment buildings.

AMD Releases Study Detailing Datacenter Energy Use in Five Regions across Globe; Calls on Industry Partners to Hasten ... (Finanzen.net) - AMD today released a study revealing shifting patterns in worldwide datacenter energy use at regional levels. The study, which was conducted by Jonathan Koomey, Ph.D., using data from industry analyst firm IDC, documents energy use ...

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - Will Western Australia's wheat yield weather climate change? While rain-fed agriculture is likely to remain a feature of Western Australia broadscale enterprises, the nature and stability of future climate has implications for the grains industry long term.

Encryption consolidation may benefit the industry (CNET) - nCipher's acquisition of NeoScale could be basic industry consolidation, but the impact could reach further.

RI must protect forestry industry, logging interests (The Jakarta Post) - Indonesia must protect its forestry industry despite mounting world demands to stop logging and the rampant illegal logging problems here, legislators said Tuesday.

Adult film industry enters copyright fight (Financial Times) - The adult entertainment industry has joined the battle between old and new media companies over copyright issues on the internet.

Study: New York's Tourism Industry Is Thriving (WCBS-TV New York) - A new study has found that New York's tourism industry contributed $46.6 billion to the state's economy in 2006 -- a 7.2 percent increase from 2005. The study found that the hotel industry's growth rate in New York was twice the national average, with a 13 percent increase in revenue.

Ticket industry scrutinized (The Cincinnati Post) - A string of sellout concerts for Miley Cyrus, star of the Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" TV show, has prompted a North Avondale state senator to ask the Ohio attorney general to investigate the ticket industry to determine why so many of the hottest shows and sporting events seem to be sold out before tickets even go on sale.