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Ski Industry Goes Green to Fight Warming (ABC News) - Using Wind, Solar Power, Ski Industry Goes Green to Help Counter Threat From Global Warming
Industry awaits report on BP blast (Houston Chronicle) - Nearly two years after an explosion at BP's Texas City refinery killed 15 people and injured scores more, the oil industry's trade organization has no specific recommendations to Congress on whether regulations governing refinery safety should change, officials from the group said Friday.
Despite furor, ID elk industry won't face new regulations (The Times-News) - BOISE, Idaho - An attempt to boost state oversight of Idaho's $30 million elk-ranching industry is dead after a bill to license elk ranches was killed Friday by an unlikely alliance of anti-regulation Republicans and Democrats demanding stricter rules.
Iraq experts say draft oil industry law fraught with problems (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Some Iraqi oil experts and politicians are aghast over their government's approval of a bill that many fear will deliver the country's oil wealth to international firms on a platter.
Ski industry goes green to fight warming (AP via Yahoo! News) - Mammoth Mountain urges its visitors to park their cars and take advantage of an extensive bus network. The Vail resorts, including nearby Heavenly at Lake Tahoe, run their lifts with wind power. In Colorado, the Sunshine Express high-speed quad at Steamboat operates on sunlight.
Cut CO2 or pay, Liberals demand of industry (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Canada's energy industry would have to cut its carbon emissions by up to 46 percent or pay billions of dollars a year in penalties under a climate change plan by the opposition Liberal Party.
Ski industry goes green to fight warming (KATU Portland) - The ski industry is going green to help offset the pollution that feeds global warming - a phenomenon that challenges the resorts' very existence with the threat of later snowfalls and earlier snow melts.
Lowenstein's 'final' interview: Game reviews influence industry (Addict 3D) - Doug Lowenstein, former president of the Electronic Software Association, left the industry and gave one "final" interview to GameDaily clarifying some former statements and the future of the industry.
Broken Hydrant In Industry Sends Water Spouting Skyward (NBC 4 Los Angeles) - It takes nearly two hours for officials to shut off the water to a sheared hydrant in Industry that shoots water into the air and damages a business, authorities say.
Technology to map war zones could transform slot machine industry (KESQ) - REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. A new slot machine display set to debut later this year could profoundly change the 85 (b) billion U-S gambling industry.
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Battered by Industry Slump, GM and Chrysler Hold Merger Talks (Washington Post) - General Motors and Chrysler, bruised by the severe industry downturn, have held preliminary discussions about combining operations, including a full-scale merger, according to people familiar with the talks. It was unclear over the weekend whether the discussions were progressing and what, if anything, would result.
Travel industry begins its descent (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - The travel industry has been hit hard by the economic slowdown, particularly in the past few weeks. Airlines reported sharp declines in passenger traffic for September.
Steel industry attacks Brussels plans (Financial Times) - A steel and iron industry lobby group has accused bureaucrats of a “vindictive” campaign to chase the sector out of Europe to meet European Union climate change goals.
US car groups prepare for industry shake-up (Financial Times) - A massive realignment is looming in the global motor industry as financially troubled carmakers and their parts suppliers seek stronger partners and buyers.