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N.Z. Industry Says Emissions Trading Too Costly, Seeks Debate (Bloomberg.com) - June 27 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand industry has asked the government to re-open submissions on the nation's emissions trading laws, saying they are too costly and uncertain even after more than 1,000 amendments were made to the proposed rules.

Pharmaceutical Industry Pricing Probe by EU Expands, WSJ Says (Bloomberg.com) - June 26 (Bloomberg) -- An inquiry into drug industry pricing by European Union investigators is expanding, the Wall Street Journal reported today in its online edition.

GM chief tells Obama how to save auto industry (Detroit Free Press) - PITTSBURGH -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama asked the head of General Motors Corp. on Thursday what he could do to preserve the U.S. auto industry if elected, saying automakers "may need some bridges" to reach the future.

Aviation industry attacks mandatory 'polluter pays' principle (Euro Observer) - The aviation industry has reacted angrily to a fresh deal between the European Parliament and EU governments to make airlines a part of a pollution-reducing scheme from 2012, saying that policymakers have "completely disregarded the future" of the sector.

SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest) - Biofuels economics: how many acres will be needed for biofuels? Ethanol has received considerable scrutiny from the national media questioning the industry's impact on food prices and availability.

West Visayas fishing industry reeling from typhoon Frank (Cebu Daily News) - Bacolod City — Typhoon Frank left behind, not only hundreds of fatalities, but also devastation on the fishing industry in Western Visayas.

Ministers' boost for nuclear power: Labour plan to revive the flagging industry (Daily Mail) - In addition to turning to wind power, Labour also plans to revive the flagging nuclear industry. Britain's ten working nuclear power stations currently produce 20 per cent of the country's electricity.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-06-27 08:05 Finnish industry, consumer confidence both dip in June (Interactive Investor) - Finnish industry confidence and consumer confidence both dipped in June, surveys published on Friday showed. Industry confidence fell to -3 points from a revised +3 points in May, according to a survey by the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK).

IT industry forum to hold human resource meet July 3 (SiliconIndia) - Type verification code in the box and submit. Chennai: India's IT industry forum National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) announced Thursday that its fifth annual human resource (HR) summit will be held here July 3-4.

Gain Insight in to the Indian Food Processing Industry 2008 (Centre Daily Times) - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bbfc3d/indian_food_proces) has announced the addition of the "Indian Food Processing Industry 2008" report to their offering.