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Forest industry welcomes continuation of tax breaks (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Tasmania's Forest Industry Association has welcomed the continuation of tax breaks for investment in the forest plantation industry.

Colorado clamps down on industry (Casper Star-Tribune) - DENVER -- Facing federal pressure because of worsening air pollution, the state Sunday approved the first-ever statewide emissions controls on the booming oil and gas industry.

Japan's All Industry Activity Index Rises More-than-expected In October (Nasdaq) - (RTTNews) - Thursday, Japan's all industry activity index rose 1.8 percentage points in October from the previous month, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said.

Mamata catches gloomy industry on the wrong foot (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - According to the chambers, after decades of a poor work culture and mandays lost to strikes, the state had been looking up The heads of the chambers of commerce and industry may be good at forecasting industry trends, but are yet to figure out what goes in the heads of political netas, especially people like Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee. All the chambers had called a press ...

Court Says U.S. Oversight of Power Industry Was Lax (New York Times) - The court ruled that in trying to increase competition in the power industry, national energy officials abdicated their responsibility to ensure fair electricity markets.

*Japan Oct. All Industry Activity Index 107.2 Vs. 105.4 In Sept. (Nasdaq) - (RTTNews) - Japan Oct. All Industry Activity Index 107.2 Vs. 105.4 In Sept.

Prospects for ’07 bright: mango industry leaders (Mindanao Times) - THE mango growers and contractors in Davao Region have projected bright prospects for the mango industry next year.

Biotech Industry Lobbyists Seek Support For Tough Generic Prescription Drug Standards (Medical News Today) - In an effort to slow the market arrival of generic competitors, lobbyists for the biotechnology industry have been raising questions about the safety of generic biotech drugs "in an effort to win support among the new Democratic leaders of Congress," the Boston Globe reports. [click link for full article]

Industry needs to find more ways of innovation: experts (New Kerala) - New Delhi, Dec 20: The industry needs to focus on manufacturing intelligent products, given the direct relation between manufacturing and consumer-centric developments, experts have said.

Music Industry Drops Suit Against Mom, Pursues Kids (GigaLaw.com) - The recording industry is giving up its lawsuit against Patti Santangelo, a mother of five who became the best-known defendant in the industry's battle against music piracy. However, two of her children are still being sued.