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French cosmetics industry champions bio-diverse orchid farmers (AFP via Yahoo! News) - A slender delicately-perfumed white orchid unique to Madagascar is the pick of the French cosmetics industry to symbolize its new commitment to biodiversity and sustainable development.

Adam Hanft: The Auto Industry Sues Vermont; Detroit is Running on Fumes and Stupidity (HuffingtonPost) - A courtroom in Vermont represents the latest example of what used to be the American automobile industry - and is now a hollowed-out shell of assembly lines waiting to be picked apart by private equity firms - looking the future in the face and saying "I'm not going." Today marks the beginning of a trial at the U.S. District Court in Burlington that pits the industry against the State of ...

Auto Industry Fights Vermont Regulations (NPR) - Day to Day , April 10, 2007 · The auto industry is suing the state of Vermont over its plans to introduce strict emissions regulations.

New book urges deregulating US mutual fund industry (Market Watch) - (This article was originally published Monday) WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A new $20 paperback may shake up the $10 trillion U.S. mutual fund industry. The book, "Competitive Equity: A Better Way to Organize Mutual Funds," by Peter Wallison and Robert Litan, calls for radical deregulation that would allow fund firms to set fees on their own, without approval from fund directors. The authors ...

Auto industry challenges states’ emissions limits (Business Insurance) - BURLINGTON, Vermont (Reuters)—The U.S. auto industry is challenging Vermont in court Tuesday, trying to block efforts by 10 states adopting stricter limits on vehicle emissions of carbon dioxide, a main greenhouse gas.

English language school industry bodies merge (Scoop.co.nz) - The two English language school industry bodies, ENGLISH NEW ZEALAND and the Association of Private Providers of English Language (APPEL) have agreed to merge. ENGLISH NEW ZEALAND will be the sole representative group for English language schools, public and private, from today.

Recording Industry Expresses Support for USTR's Action on China (Recording Industry Association of America) - WASHINGTON – [After extensive efforts with China to try to resolve issues of copyright piracy and market access outside of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced today that the U.S. government was formally bringing this matter to the WTO. Following are the comments of Mitch Bainwol, Chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry ...

Rell to convene task force on sub-prime mortgage industry in Conn. (WTNH-TV New Haven) - (Hartford-AP, Apr. 10, 2007 8:45 PM) _ Governor Rell says she's convening a task force to determine how many Connecticut residents could be affected by troubles in the sub-prime mortgage lending industry.

Weak Vista Launch Continues To Take Its Toll On Computer Industry (Addict 3D) - The release of Vista was supposed to have been a boon for the computer industry, as many were expecting business and consumers to upgrade their hardware at the same time they upgraded their operating system.

Car industry under pressure to reduce CO2 emissions (EARTHtimes.org) - Hamburg- The European car industry is under growing pressure for failing to comply even remotely with a self-imposed ceiling on carbon dioxide emissions. The German eco group (DUH) early this month said it would start blacklisting fuel guzzlers and p...