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Ever larger cruise ships raise concerns in tourism industry (AFP via Yahoo! News) - A trend toward building ever bigger cruise ships, such as a 3,600-passenger vessel to be launched in June, has some industry experts wondering whether it might be too much of a good thing.

Cable industry slams a la carte study (USA Today) - The cable industry blasted the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday for its report last month that concluded many consumers could slash their monthly bills if they could subscribe just to channels they want.

Cable industry disputes 'a la carte' study (MSNBC) - The cable industry on Wednesday launched a fresh attack against efforts by U.S. regulators who are pressing them to sell channels individually, or a la carte, refuting a study that said consumers could save money that way.

Coal industry to spend $300m on clean-up (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - The Australian black coal industry will commit $300 million over the next five years to advance technologies to cut greenhouse emissions.

CORRECTED - CORRECTED-Japan 06/07 auto demand seen up 0.9 pct -industry (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - In TOKYO story headlined "Japan 06/07 auto demand seen up 0.9 pct-industry" please read in fourth paragraph ...gains in 2005/06... instead of ...gains in 2004/05... (correcting year).

Disney, cable industry rebut claim that a la carte menu cheaper (The Palm Beach Post) - The cable industry joined with The Walt Disney Co. Wednesday to call attention to "flaws" in a recent federal study that found consumers would be better off paying only for the cable channels they want.

Japan 06/07 auto demand seen up 0.9 pct-industry (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - TOKYO, March 16 (Reuters) - Overall demand for new vehicles in Japan is forecast to rise 0.9 percent in the next business year, marking a second straight year of growth, lifted by a sustained recovery in the domestic economy, an industry group said on Thursday.

Big Oil Defends Industry Mergers in Hearing (Washington Post) - Senior executives from major oil companies underwent a grilling yesterday at a Senate hearing, where lawmakers from both parties blamed mergers for boosting energy prices and threatened to press ahead with legislation aimed at stiffening the antitrust rules governing the industry.

Cheap imports threaten barra industry (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - The Australian Barramundi Farmers Association says its $26 million industry is under threat from cheap Indonesian imports of sea bass which are labelled barramundi when they arrive in Australia.

Power Industry Holds Firm on Rate Jumps (Washington Post) - Power industry officials warned Maryland lawmakers yesterday against meddling with planned electricity rate increases of as much as 72 percent, saying such efforts could result in less reliable service for customers, financial risk for companies and, at worst, California-style rolling blackouts.