And the U.S. Department of Energy has signed several agreements with the Chinese to promote energy efficiency in the industrial sector, biofuels development and more efficient autos.

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It was industrial development that provided society with the resources needed to tackle environmental problems.

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But the rage for eggs, coupled with increased industrial development and pollution, decimated fish populations.

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With that in place, we were able to get the remainder of the funding from the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).

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Similarly, Africa should see the United States as a role model and shift its policy attention toward industrial development, starting with adding value to agricultural and mineral resources through aggressive industrial policy.

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Instead, the studio chooses to work closely with private developers, like Procisa, their collaborator on La Finca and their neighbor in the development's industrial park, where A-cero-designed glass-cube offices are set off by external stairwells of swirling concrete.

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The bright spot in all this is that local businesspeople have found creative ways to come up with jobs, support for education -- and a fresh outlook on economic opportunity: n As head of the Littleton Industrial Development Corp.

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