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Oil Industry Advances Safety Standards (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - An oil industry trade group said Wednesday it has developed standards to better protect workers from explosions like the 2005 Texas refinery explosion that killed 15 people and injured 170.

FutureGen Unites Energy Industry (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - The project director for FutureGen says it has been rewarding to watch the energy industry come together for the proposed near-zero-emissions coal power plant.

Permira, Carlyle Defend U.K. Private Equity Industry (Update4) (Bloomberg.com) - June 20 (Bloomberg) -- Permira Advisers LLP, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Carlyle Group defended the private equity industry's tax rules and reporting practices before U.K. lawmakers, saying changes sought by unions may cut investment.

Permira, Carlyle Defend Private Equity Industry U.K. (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) - June 20 (Bloomberg) -- Permira Advisers LLP and Carlyle Group defended the private equity industry's tax rules and reporting practices before a panel of British lawmakers, saying changes sought by unions risk cutting investment in Britain.

Nuclear industry gears up for global push (The Japan Times) - KYOTO — Japan's nuclear power industry is pushing to get atomic energy on next year's agenda when this nation hosts the Group of Eight summit meetings, saying it is time world leaders recognize the... Read more ...

ebizQ and SaaS Week Team on SaaS Industry Coverage (ebizQ.net) - ebizQ is proud to welcome SaaS Week as a premier partner in its network family, and is looking forward to bringing the ebizQ reader more news about the fastest growing 2.0 industry concept, Software-as-a-Service. SaaS Week can be visited now ...

US ethanol profits crumble as industry races ahead (Stuff) - After two years of sterling profits, the US ethanol industry is staggering into a phase where margins are crumbling as more plants come onstream, and further declines could be on the horizon.

Study: Auto industry will keep attracting private-equity money (Crain's Detroit Business) - The unhealthy state of the North American automotive industry will continue to attract acquisition-hungry private-equity firms, according to a study released Wednesday by AlixPartners L.L.C. and Original Equipment Suppliers Association.

New Study Finds Health Care Industry Embracing Green Buildings (GreenBiz) - NEW YORK, June 19, 2007 -- The latest "Smart Market" report from McGraw-Hill Construction finds that the health care industry has taken the latest developments in green and sustainable building to heart, and expects green buildings to transform the industry.

Diversa and Celunol Complete Merger to Create Verenium Corporation, a Leader in the Emerging Biofuels Industry (FinanzNachrichten) - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SAN DIEGO, June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diversa Corporation ( Nachrichten ) and Celunol Corp. announced today that they have completed their previously-announced merger transaction to create a new leader in the global biofuels industry.