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Vodafone CEO Wants Wireless Industry To Standardize On LTE (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) - The industry could innovate and deliver better services faster if everyone used one 4G standard, or at least settled on technologies that work well together, said industry leaders at CTIA.

EU industry sees emissions rise (BBC News) - Carbon dioxide emissions from Europe's heavy industry sectors rose by 1.1% in 2007, say carbon market analysts.

Tibet tourism industry hurts as foreigners blocked (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Impoverished Tibet is suffering a huge loss to its lucrative and fast-growing tourism industry as the government blocks foreign visitors after last month's deadly riots, business people in the region said.

Tourism Industry Boom In Nepal (Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA)) - KATHMANDU, April 3 (Bernama) -- The tourism industry is bouncing back fast in Nepal with a 17.3 percent rise in visitor arrivals, The Kathmandu Post reported on Thursday.

Food industry 'makes up figures' (Perth Now) - FOOD industry figures often make up information about pricing "on the run", says Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel.

U.S. safety clampdown rattles a fragile airline industry (Market Watch) - The timing couldn’t have been worse. With their fuel costs nearly twice what they were a year ago and their share prices down by half or more, making a spectacle of safety is the last thing that U.S. airlines needed. And it raises the likelihood of more bankruptcies in the industry.

Alberta government quietly reviewing whether to regulate payday loan industry (CNews) - EDMONTON - Alberta is quietly looking at whether it should regulate the payday loan industry, but with the deadline for submissions only weeks away, some agencies that deal with the working poor were not even aware of the review.

Wireless industry works to boost cell phone coverage in the home (Dallas Morning News) - LAS VEGAS – As more and more people drop their landlines, the wireless industry faces a challenge: poor cellular coverage within the home. To tackle it, they're looking at selling customers boxes that in essence give them cell towers within the home.

Green Push Hits Construction Industry (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids) - Dubuque - Dubuque's push to "go green" is spreading to the construction industry. The Dubuque Area Solid Waste Agency is honoring several construction projects for keeping their old junk out of the landfills.

16 Freight Cars Derail In City Of Industry (CBS 2 Los Angeles) - Sixteen cars of a freight train have derailed in the City of Industry. There are no injuries and no hazardous materials leaks. The cars derailed Tuesday night at about 10:30 p.m. southeast of Los Angeles near Charlie Road. Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Alan Bennett says weight shifted in the cars, causing the derailment.