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Auto industry says cleaner vehicles on the way (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The automobile industry said it is already in the process of delivering cleaner cars as companies prepared to defend a lawsuit in California aimed at holding carmarkers liable for global warming.

Egg industry to drop logo (AP via Yahoo! News) - The egg industry has agreed to permanently drop "Animal Care Certified" logos on egg cartons, after state officials and animal rights groups said consumers were being misled.

Auto industry calls California suit over global warming a "nuisance" (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Industry groups slammed the state of California for suing six US and Japanese automakers for their alleged contribution to global warming, the first such legal fight in the United States.

Mobile phone industry aims to reduce pollution (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Nokia (NOK1V.HE) said on Thursday it and other mobile industry players have agreed on measures to reduce pollution from the manufacture and disposal of mobile phones.

One-time music industry nemesis matures into copyright guardian (AFP via Yahoo! News) - The force behind one-time music industry nemesis Napster has changed his tune by becoming a guardian of copyrighted songs.

Seminis increases support of greenhouse industry (SeedQuest) - Seminis , well-known in Europe for its greenhouse products, is now focusing its resources to support the expanding North American greenhouse market. Greenhouse cultivation - protected culture - is a growing industry in North America and around the world.

Ski industry meeting aims to lift snow tourism profile (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Representatives from the ski industry are meeting in the New South Wales high country in an attempt to lift the profile of snowfields in the domestic tourism industry.

Auto industry says cleaner vehicles on the way (Channel NewsAsia) - WASHINGTON - The automobile industry said it is already in the process of delivering cleaner cars as companies prepared to defend a lawsuit in California aimed at holding carmakers liable for global warming.

Industry fears over EU scheme to cut greenhouse gases 'ill-founded' (Financial Times) - Industry's fears about the competitiveness threat posed by the European Union's controversial emissions trading scheme are largely ill-founded, a study says today.

E. Coli Problem Unlikely to Kill Spinach Industry (NPR) - The spinach industry in California was booming, until an outbreak of E. coli bacteria contamination put a halt to the sale of raw spinach. But the industry does not expect the scare to permanently damage the foods popularity. Lynn Neary speaks to James Bogart, president of the Grower-Shipper Association in Salinas, California.