Associated Press: The European Commission, bowing to industry concerns, said Thursday it was ready to exempt Europe’s steel, chemical and power sectors from having to compensate for the environmental damage they cause – at least for a while. The EU was keen to see a global deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and, until a deal was in place, the EU would hold back on plans to force more companies to pay to pollute from 2013, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso told European business …