COPENHAGEN, Thursday 15 July 2010 (AFP) - In the lobby of an up-market hotel in a Copenhagen suburb, a suit-clad businessman pedals away on a stationary bike, periodically glancing at the counter to see how far he has gone and how much energy he has produced.

WASHINGTON, Monday 12 July 2010 (AFP) - Residents of the leafy US capital were delivered an unusual request Friday as the city sweltered under a prolonged heatwave: please water our trees.

PARIS, Tuesday 15 June 2010 (AFP) - Southern Ocean sperm whales are an unexpected ally in the fight against global warming, removing the equivalent carbon emissions from 40,000 cars each year thanks to their faeces, a study found on Wednesday.

SYDNEY, Sunday 6 June 2010 (AFP) - Goggles and snorkels were the only compulsory items when brave swimmers stripped off Sunday for a nude snorkel designed to raise awareness about Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

NEW YORK, May 27 (AFP) - Got something against other people, but want to save the planet? Then chucking bottles at New York's "Glassphemy!" installation is for you.

WELLINGTON, April 21 (AFP) - The public rose gardens in New Zealand's capital are suffering as growing numbers of people scatter the cremated remains of loved ones over the plants, officials said Monday.

TAIPEI, April 2 (AFP) - Taiwan's government on Friday urged the public to stop burning incense sticks and ritual money in honour of the dead and opt instead for online worshipping to better protect the environment.

BEIJING, March 5 (AFP) - China has spent 10 million yuan (1.5 million dollars) on computers for thousands of members of an advisory body attending the annual parliamentary session -- in an effort to reduce paper waste.

HELSINKI, Feb 10 (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that despite international efforts to find green energy solutions, "dried dung" and other alternative sources could not replace fossil fuels in coming decades.

BUTTERWORTH: This is indeed not a dream but reality, where eco-friendly utensils made of agricultural waste such as sugarcane and corn residue are to be launched in January in Penang.