 The Government has launched a new attack on controversial EU fishing rules which force fishermen to throw millions of dead fish back into the sea. 
Planet Ark welcomes Australia’s first high rise timber building to be built in Melbourne’s Swanston Street - the Grocon Building. The $100 million building will be made from soft-wood panels imported…  The discovery of more than 80 dead dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico is raising fresh concerns about the effect on sea life from last year’s massive BP oil spill. 
 The cassowary, one of the world’s largest birds, beaten for size and weight only by the ostrich and emu, is in a fight for its life. The flightless bird has talons that can tear open a human…  A sad milestone in the spread of a disease mortally affecting Britain’s horse chestnut trees was passed this week when one of the country’s noblest horse chestnut avenues was finally cut down. Yesterday landmark Environmental legislation was passed in the Northern Territory Parliament - banning plastic bags and introducing a container deposit scheme.  Newly built houses will be allowed to emit tons of CO2 every year and still be called “zero carbon” under new rules being considered by ministers. 
A Google-backed startup on Wednesday came out of “stealth mode” with a way to dramatically cut the amount of electricity wasted by data centers, solar panels, hybrid cars and more. 
Planet Ark is celebrating its 18th Birthday in March 2011
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