Official Name:Kingdom of Denmark Government type: A constitutional monarchy Capital:Copenhagen Size:43,094 sq km Population:5,500,510 Life expectancy average:78.3 years GDP per capita: $36,200 (2009 est.) - in US dollars Time line of major events:BBC Timeline Map:
One source that I had the wonderful chance of having available to me are friends who live in Denmark. Therefore I sent them some of the key questions that I am trying to answer to see what a Danish's view on them were. So through out this page there will be quotes from Christian Sivertsen and Andrea Brunn who both live in southern Denmark. Christian lives on the island Zealand (where Copenhagen is) and Andrea lives in the southeast part of Jutland (the main part of Denmark). I met Christian and Andrea when participating in the Bright Green Youth conference. Christian was in my work group and Andrea was my host sister.
Christian Sivertsen and Andrea Brunn
Environmental Damage
Background on Denmark's Environment:
The total area is 43,094 sq km with only 660 sq km of that being water. It is surrounded mostly by water, creating a 7,314 km coastline. The climate is a temperate one with it being humid and overcast most of the year. Denmark has windy winters and cool summers. Danish terrain is flat with some rolling hills. The highest point is only 173m. Denmark has many resources which include: petroleum and natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, gravel and sand.
Map of the land usage in Denmark:
Environmental issues:
The main environmental issue that Denmark is facing is air pollution like the rest of the world. It is mostly caused from automobile and power plant emissions. Their water source although abundant is becoming more contaminated from plastic particles and agriculture run off. Also most of the water around Denmark is salt water not fresh water. A study was done comparing testicle sizes of Danish and Finish baby boys. Danish boys tend to have a smaller size and they think it is caused by toxins that their mothers have been exposed to while pregnant. Here is the Slate article on the study "The Little Princes of Denmark; Why do Danes have smaller nuts than Finns—are toxins to blame?" and the actual study done.
The Danish countryside is also affected by increased intensive agriculture. The Urban areas and infrastructure also are placing constraints on the environment. The decline is greatest for the open habitat types, e.g. heaths, meadows, dry grasslands, and forest.
Interviews:
When looking around Denmark how much environmental Damage is there? If there is what kind of damage is there?
" In Denmark the environmental damage isn't as obvious is many other parts of the world. Therefore many Danish people have trouble relating to the whole climate issue. Actually I can't come up with a good example on environmental damage that has occurred yet. What we in Denmark are talking about though is that our relatively flat country will suffer from flooding if the water level rises. Apart from that we of course are very aware of the melting ice cap on Greenland as it is under the Danish crown." - Christian Sivertsen
"I live in Southern Denmark, where there mostly is fields and country landscape. I don’t see any damage around here. In the bigger cities you sometimes can see a bit water pollution around, but not much." - Andrea Brunn
Environmental Damage score:
Scale - 0 = in perfect environmental health, 10 = in complete environmental damage that will be nearly impossible from which to recover.
Denmark receives a 2 on the environmental damage scale if you are talking about what they have actually done to their land. The Danes have problems in their environment enough that really their score would be closer to 4 if you were to talk about the total damage to the area. However they are trying hard to not add to the existing problems. Their main problem is air pollution, however that is a global issue and not fully caused by them. They are trying hard to reduce their emissions so they are no longer the major cause of their air pollution. Another problem is all the agriculture in the country and the run off from the fertilizer into the water supply. The contamination of their water is causing some health problems, but nothing too disastrous. There is also a bit of erosion that is happening causing more problems with their water sources. Most of the water contamination however is coming up from Germany.
Climate Change
Denmark is facing many of the problems the rest of the world is dealing with. The main convern for the population however is the potential for flooding in Denmark since it is such a low lying country. There are many dikes set up as a protection from the sea, but they will do little if the sea level rises to much more. The weather patterns have also been changing a bit in Denmark. They have had some warm spells, as long as a record amount of snow this past winter.
Interviews:
How fast is your climate changing? It is totally stable? or are there huge changes in climate conditions that negatively impact life/physical landscape.
"Our climate isn't changing very fast, but every once in a while you hear news about that the climate for producing wine in Denmark has gotten better or that the climate for others types of crop has gotten either better or worse due to the changing climate." - Christian Sivertsen
"I don’t know if it just is me, being distracted and inattentive but i think the climate is kinda stable. This year we had a LOT of snow. Normally we only have like.. one day with a bit sleet. This year we have had snow on the ground in like 4 months, and we have had snowstorms and many meters covering the ground." - Andrea Brunn
Climate Change Score:
Scale - 0 = a completely stable climate, 10 = large/violent swings in climate conditions that negatively impact life and physical landscape.
Denmark receives a score of 3 for climate change. Although there are not large and violent swings in the climate conditions they are in great danger of losing much of its land mass from the rising sea levels. Many of the main cities are on the coasts as well so will be the first ones affected by flooding. This year crops have also been affected by the weather and having much more rain and snow than the area normally gets. However that has been good for other crops, so there is a trade off.
Hostile Neighbors
Denmark shares a boarder with Germany. They are also a relatively short ferry ride away from both Norway and Sweden. Denmark has had a major infulance on the rest of the Scandinavian countries. The design for their flags started with the Danish red and white flag, and now there is a big tie between the countries with the similarity of the flags. The relationships are very good between all the countries making traveling and sporting between countries really easy.
Interviews:
How well does Denmark get along with the countries that surround it? is it easy to pass between the countries? Are their any discrimination towards a neighbor?
"Denmark has goods relationships to all our neighbours Sweden, Norway and Germany. As part of the "Schengen-agreement" you can travel between the countries without having to stop to show your passport. I don't feel that there is any real discrimination against people from our neighbour-countries. Discrimination is more common towards immigrants from Eastern Europe or the Middle East. Though we have prejudice against our neighbour-countries ex. that Swedes are always drunk, the Germans always eat sausage or that the Norwegians are stingy. But those are meant in a more affectionate way ;)" - Christian Sivertsen
"I think Denmark gets along with the countries that surround it. We have always had or small fights with both Germany and Sweden, bur mostly that is just because of sports. I live 30 minutes from Germany. It is really easy to pass between the countries. I have never in my life been stopped and asked to show me passport. But I bring it every time anyway." - Andrea Brunn
Hostile Neighbors score:
Scale - 0 = no hostile neighbors, 10 = surrounded on all sides by hostile neighbors.
Denmark receives a 0 in the hostile neighbors scale. They are part of the EU and have no problems with their neighbors. They are all interdependent and have great relationships with each other. The only slight problems that arise between Denmark and their neighbors is when the sports teams play each other and they become rivals.
Friendly Trade Partners
Denmark produces many different products to trade to the rest of the world, namely machinery and equipment, foodstuffs (barley, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets; pork, dairy products; fish), chemicals and windmills. However Denmark does not have enough space or the climate to produce everything that the country needs so it has to import quite a bit. Denmark is part of the European Union and the WTO making trade with the rest of the world much easier.
Interviews:
How well is Denmark's access to friendly trade partners?
" Denmark's access to trade partners is quite good. Being a part of the European Union gives your country a lot of possibilities for trade." - Christian Sivertsen
When shopping how much of the products are from Denmark vs the rest of the world? especially food.
"A lot of our food comes from other parts of the world. Generally speaking Danes prefer to buy nationally produced food, and for dairy products and meat this is ideal as we have an excess production. The climate isn't (yet) warm enough to grow fruit and vegetables enough to supply the whole country. Therefore most of the year, we import those products from warmer parts of the world. Those times of the year when Danish vegetables are available they usually cost more than the imported. Concerning other types of consumer goods we import a lot as well as our production isn't nearly as big as our consumption." - Christian Sivertsen
"I don’t know much about this. What I know is, that Denmark produces a lot of food itself. Mainly meat, milk products and bread. It is really rare to see Danish fruit or potatoes in our supermarkets in the wither period. Fruit and vegetables are often from Italy, Spain and countries that have the climate for growing that kind of things." - Andrea Brunn
Friendly Trade Partners Score:
Scale - 0 = access to unlimited friendly trade partners, 10 = cut off from wold markets, plagued by sanctions
Denmark receives a score of 0 on the Friendly Trade Partners scale. They are a key player in the world right now with making people think about their impact on the world. They also have no arguments going on between another country right now. So unless Denmark does something horribly wrong they will always have access to friendly trade partners.
Society's Response to its Environmental Problems
Denmark has had a strong response not just to its own environmental problems but to the worlds. It has set the bar high in both sustainability and renewable energy sources. The government has taken on the task of battling climate change through many different laws/regulations.
In December 2009 Copenhagen held the COP 15 climate conference. Countries from all over the world came together to agree on another set of protocols and goals about CO2 emissions. The Copenhagen Accord was drafted by the US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa at then end of the conference as an updated Kyoto Protocol. There have been mixed opinions as to if the outcome was what it should have been. There were many conferences preceding COP 15 for example in March 2009 the Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions conference was held in Copenhagen. The goal was to compile all the existing scientific knowledge/ evidence of climate change. Then in August 2009 the Bright Green Youth conference was held in Sonderborg, Denmark. The conference brought 250 youth from all over the world together to discuss and produce solutions for the major climate issues. The top five ideas were then presented at the major conference in December. Why the COP Was No Flop is an interesting opinion piece on whether the Copenhagen Climate conference held December 2009 was a success or not. According to this author it was very successful for both China and India. The world noticed that China is the power house and has done a lot to help the west get to where it is today. Poor developing countries also benefited from this conference claims the author. I guess we will just have to wait and see how things play out in the next few years to see if anything really came from getting major world leaders together to talk about climate change.
Denmark has also put a large amount of money into campaigns to have their population look into their impact on an individual level. One such campaign is "1 ton less", where the Danish Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Transport have come together to try and decrees Danish CO2 emissions from 6 tons to 5. There are other campaigns for keeping the water quality high, to recycle, and use public transport. If you walk around Denmark there are tons of people on bikes. My host family for the Bright Green Youth conference all had bikes, even the 3 year old, who could almost ride a bike better than I could.
What attitude do Danes have towards the environment? How responsible are they to protecting the environment? Are there any laws or policy about environmental problems?
"Though Denmark isn't suffering from major environmental damage, I think that Danish people are very well-aware of the climate situation. They want to help, but don't want to change their style of life or consumption. Our government is making new policies and rules to help the climate but they aren't really as great as they want the world to think." - Christian Sivertsen
"In the last couple of years the Danes have changed their attitude to global warming and the environment. We have become more aware of the things that are happening around us, and people are becoming better and better at the small things like, turning the light off when leaving a room, and riding the bike to work or to school, instead of driving. At my school we all just got free bus passes, so that we will ride the bus instead of make our parents drive us around. The government has made some rules or like a limit for big companies, like how much CO2 they can emit." - Andrea Brunn
Society's Response to its Environmental Problems:
Scale - 0 = Robust, effective interventions to environmental problems, 10 = No environmental policy intervening in pervasive problems.
Denmark receives a 0 on the scale of Society's Response to Environmental Problems. Not only has it taken on the job of saving its own area, but also has tried to get the whole global community on board with it. In the global community Denmark, along with its neighboring Scandinavian countries, is known for its policies and initiatives for a healthier planet. Denmark put together a strong energy policy in 2008 to reduce their emissions and find cleaner energy sources. Denmark is known for its advancement in wind energy, and for the citizens to be very conscious of their use of resources. It would take a great natural catastrophe in order to kill the Danes environment.
Bibliography
Brunn, Andrea. "History Questions." Message to the author. 27 Mar. . Web.
Table of Contents
Official Name: Kingdom of Denmark
Government type: A constitutional monarchy
Capital: Copenhagen
Size: 43,094 sq km
Population: 5,500,510
Life expectancy average: 78.3 years
GDP per capita: $36,200 (2009 est.) - in US dollars
Time line of major events: BBC Timeline
Map:
One source that I had the wonderful chance of having available to me are friends who live in Denmark. Therefore I sent them some of the key questions that I am trying to answer to see what a Danish's view on them were. So through out this page there will be quotes from Christian Sivertsen and Andrea Brunn who both live in southern Denmark. Christian lives on the island Zealand (where Copenhagen is) and Andrea lives in the southeast part of Jutland (the main part of Denmark). I met Christian and Andrea when participating in the Bright Green Youth conference. Christian was in my work group and Andrea was my host sister.
Christian Sivertsen and Andrea Brunn
Environmental Damage
Background on Denmark's Environment:
The total area is 43,094 sq km with only 660 sq km of that being water. It is surrounded mostly by water, creating a 7,314 km coastline. The climate is a temperate one with it being humid and overcast most of the year. Denmark has windy winters and cool summers. Danish terrain is flat with some rolling hills. The highest point is only 173m. Denmark has many resources which include: petroleum and natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, gravel and sand.Map of the land usage in Denmark:
Environmental issues:
The main environmental issue that Denmark is facing is air pollution like the rest of the world. It is mostly caused from automobile and power plant emissions. Their water source although abundant is becoming more contaminated from plastic particles and agriculture run off. Also most of the water around Denmark is salt water not fresh water. A study was done comparing testicle sizes of Danish and Finish baby boys. Danish boys tend to have a smaller size and they think it is caused by toxins that their mothers have been exposed to while pregnant. Here is the Slate article on the study "The Little Princes of Denmark; Why do Danes have smaller nuts than Finns—are toxins to blame?" and the actual study done.The Danish countryside is also affected by increased intensive agriculture. The Urban areas and infrastructure also are placing constraints on the environment. The decline is greatest for the open habitat types, e.g. heaths, meadows, dry grasslands, and forest.
Interviews:
When looking around Denmark how much environmental Damage is there? If there is what kind of damage is there?" In Denmark the environmental damage isn't as obvious is many other parts of the world. Therefore many Danish people have trouble relating to the whole climate issue. Actually I can't come up with a good example on environmental damage that has occurred yet. What we in Denmark are talking about though is that our relatively flat country will suffer from flooding if the water level rises. Apart from that we of course are very aware of the melting ice cap on Greenland as it is under the Danish crown." - Christian Sivertsen
"I live in Southern Denmark, where there mostly is fields and country landscape. I don’t see any damage around here. In the bigger cities you sometimes can see a bit water pollution around, but not much." - Andrea Brunn
Environmental Damage score:
Scale - 0 = in perfect environmental health, 10 = in complete environmental damage that will be nearly impossible from which to recover.Denmark receives a 2 on the environmental damage scale if you are talking about what they have actually done to their land. The Danes have problems in their environment enough that really their score would be closer to 4 if you were to talk about the total damage to the area. However they are trying hard to not add to the existing problems. Their main problem is air pollution, however that is a global issue and not fully caused by them. They are trying hard to reduce their emissions so they are no longer the major cause of their air pollution. Another problem is all the agriculture in the country and the run off from the fertilizer into the water supply. The contamination of their water is causing some health problems, but nothing too disastrous. There is also a bit of erosion that is happening causing more problems with their water sources. Most of the water contamination however is coming up from Germany.
Climate Change
Denmark is facing many of the problems the rest of the world is dealing with. The main convern for the population however is the potential for flooding in Denmark since it is such a low lying country. There are many dikes set up as a protection from the sea, but they will do little if the sea level rises to much more. The weather patterns have also been changing a bit in Denmark. They have had some warm spells, as long as a record amount of snow this past winter.Interviews:
How fast is your climate changing? It is totally stable? or are there huge changes in climate conditions that negatively impact life/physical landscape."Our climate isn't changing very fast, but every once in a while you hear news about that the climate for producing wine in Denmark has gotten better or that the climate for others types of crop has gotten either better or worse due to the changing climate." - Christian Sivertsen
"I don’t know if it just is me, being distracted and inattentive but i think the climate is kinda stable. This year we had a LOT of snow. Normally we only have like.. one day with a bit sleet. This year we have had snow on the ground in like 4 months, and we have had snowstorms and many meters covering the ground." - Andrea Brunn
Climate Change Score:
Scale - 0 = a completely stable climate, 10 = large/violent swings in climate conditions that negatively impact life and physical landscape.Denmark receives a score of 3 for climate change. Although there are not large and violent swings in the climate conditions they are in great danger of losing much of its land mass from the rising sea levels. Many of the main cities are on the coasts as well so will be the first ones affected by flooding. This year crops have also been affected by the weather and having much more rain and snow than the area normally gets. However that has been good for other crops, so there is a trade off.
Hostile Neighbors
Denmark shares a boarder with Germany. They are also a relatively short ferry ride away from both Norway and Sweden. Denmark has had a major infulance on the rest of the Scandinavian countries. The design for their flags started with the Danish red and white flag, and now there is a big tie between the countries with the similarity of the flags. The relationships are very good between all the countries making traveling and sporting between countries really easy.Interviews:
How well does Denmark get along with the countries that surround it? is it easy to pass between the countries? Are their any discrimination towards a neighbor?"Denmark has goods relationships to all our neighbours Sweden, Norway and Germany. As part of the "Schengen-agreement" you can travel between the countries without having to stop to show your passport. I don't feel that there is any real discrimination against people from our neighbour-countries. Discrimination is more common towards immigrants from Eastern Europe or the Middle East. Though we have prejudice against our neighbour-countries ex. that Swedes are always drunk, the Germans always eat sausage or that the Norwegians are stingy. But those are meant in a more affectionate way ;)" - Christian Sivertsen
"I think Denmark gets along with the countries that surround it. We have always had or small fights with both Germany and Sweden, bur mostly that is just because of sports. I live 30 minutes from Germany. It is really easy to pass between the countries. I have never in my life been stopped and asked to show me passport. But I bring it every time anyway." - Andrea Brunn
Hostile Neighbors score:
Scale - 0 = no hostile neighbors, 10 = surrounded on all sides by hostile neighbors.Denmark receives a 0 in the hostile neighbors scale. They are part of the EU and have no problems with their neighbors. They are all interdependent and have great relationships with each other. The only slight problems that arise between Denmark and their neighbors is when the sports teams play each other and they become rivals.
Friendly Trade Partners
Denmark produces many different products to trade to the rest of the world, namely machinery and equipment, foodstuffs (barley, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets; pork, dairy products; fish), chemicals and windmills. However Denmark does not have enough space or the climate to produce everything that the country needs so it has to import quite a bit. Denmark is part of the European Union and the WTO making trade with the rest of the world much easier.Interviews:
How well is Denmark's access to friendly trade partners?" Denmark's access to trade partners is quite good. Being a part of the European Union gives your country a lot of possibilities for trade." - Christian Sivertsen
When shopping how much of the products are from Denmark vs the rest of the world? especially food.
"A lot of our food comes from other parts of the world. Generally speaking Danes prefer to buy nationally produced food, and for dairy products and meat this is ideal as we have an excess production. The climate isn't (yet) warm enough to grow fruit and vegetables enough to supply the whole country. Therefore most of the year, we import those products from warmer parts of the world. Those times of the year when Danish vegetables are available they usually cost more than the imported. Concerning other types of consumer goods we import a lot as well as our production isn't nearly as big as our consumption." - Christian Sivertsen
"I don’t know much about this. What I know is, that Denmark produces a lot of food itself. Mainly meat, milk products and bread. It is really rare to see Danish fruit or potatoes in our supermarkets in the wither period. Fruit and vegetables are often from Italy, Spain and countries that have the climate for growing that kind of things." - Andrea Brunn
Friendly Trade Partners Score:
Scale - 0 = access to unlimited friendly trade partners, 10 = cut off from wold markets, plagued by sanctionsDenmark receives a score of 0 on the Friendly Trade Partners scale. They are a key player in the world right now with making people think about their impact on the world. They also have no arguments going on between another country right now. So unless Denmark does something horribly wrong they will always have access to friendly trade partners.
Society's Response to its Environmental Problems
Denmark has had a strong response not just to its own environmental problems but to the worlds. It has set the bar high in both sustainability and renewable energy sources. The government has taken on the task of battling climate change through many different laws/regulations.In December 2009 Copenhagen held the COP 15 climate conference. Countries from all over the world came together to agree on another set of protocols and goals about CO2 emissions. The Copenhagen Accord was drafted by the US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa at then end of the conference as an updated Kyoto Protocol. There have been mixed opinions as to if the outcome was what it should have been. There were many conferences preceding COP 15 for example in March 2009 the Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions conference was held in Copenhagen. The goal was to compile all the existing scientific knowledge/ evidence of climate change. Then in August 2009 the Bright Green Youth conference was held in Sonderborg, Denmark. The conference brought 250 youth from all over the world together to discuss and produce solutions for the major climate issues. The top five ideas were then presented at the major conference in December.
Why the COP Was No Flop is an interesting opinion piece on whether the Copenhagen Climate conference held December 2009 was a success or not. According to this author it was very successful for both China and India. The world noticed that China is the power house and has done a lot to help the west get to where it is today. Poor developing countries also benefited from this conference claims the author. I guess we will just have to wait and see how things play out in the next few years to see if anything really came from getting major world leaders together to talk about climate change.
Denmark has also put a large amount of money into campaigns to have their population look into their impact on an individual level. One such campaign is "1 ton less", where the Danish Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Transport have come together to try and decrees Danish CO2 emissions from 6 tons to 5. There are other campaigns for keeping the water quality high, to recycle, and use public transport. If you walk around Denmark there are tons of people on bikes. My host family for the Bright Green Youth conference all had bikes, even the 3 year old, who could almost ride a bike better than I could.
Sources for what Denmark is doing to fight Climate Change:
Climate and Energy Guide
Climate and Energy: official website
Energy types: maps
Interviews:
What attitude do Danes have towards the environment? How responsible are they to protecting the environment? Are there any laws or policy about environmental problems?"Though Denmark isn't suffering from major environmental damage, I think that Danish people are very well-aware of the climate situation. They want to help, but don't want to change their style of life or consumption. Our government is making new policies and rules to help the climate but they aren't really as great as they want the world to think." - Christian Sivertsen
"In the last couple of years the Danes have changed their attitude to global warming and the environment. We have become more aware of the things that are happening around us, and people are becoming better and better at the small things like, turning the light off when leaving a room, and riding the bike to work or to school, instead of driving. At my school we all just got free bus passes, so that we will ride the bus instead of make our parents drive us around. The government has made some rules or like a limit for big companies, like how much CO2 they can emit." - Andrea Brunn
Society's Response to its Environmental Problems:
Scale - 0 = Robust, effective interventions to environmental problems, 10 = No environmental policy intervening in pervasive problems.Denmark receives a 0 on the scale of Society's Response to Environmental Problems. Not only has it taken on the job of saving its own area, but also has tried to get the whole global community on board with it. In the global community Denmark, along with its neighboring Scandinavian countries, is known for its policies and initiatives for a healthier planet. Denmark put together a strong energy policy in 2008 to reduce their emissions and find cleaner energy sources. Denmark is known for its advancement in wind energy, and for the citizens to be very conscious of their use of resources. It would take a great natural catastrophe in order to kill the Danes environment.
Bibliography
Brunn, Andrea. "History Questions." Message to the author. 27 Mar. . Web.
"BBC News - Country Profile: Denmark." BBC NEWS | News Front Page. BBC. Web. 20 Mar. 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1032760.stm
"Case: How Danes Fight Global Warming." Denmark - The Official Website of Denmark. Web. 20 Mar. 2010. http://www.denmark.dk/en/menu/Climate-Energy/Fact-Sheets/How-Can-We-Fight-Global-Warming-Locally/CaseHowDanesFightGlobalWarming.htm
"CIA - The World Factbook -- Denmark." Welcome to the CIA Web Site Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 20 Mar. 2010. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/da.html
"Climate and Energy." Denmark.dk. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, 15 Feb. 2010. Web. 23 Mar. 2010. http://www.denmark.dk/en/menu/Climate-Energy/
"Danish Energy Agency." Energistyrelsen. Web. 22 Mar. 2010. http://www.ens.dk/en-US/Sider/forside.aspx
"Environment Report: State of the Environment in Denmark." MEX. Web. 22 Mar. 2010. http://www.mex.dk/uk/vis_nyhed_uk.asp?id=4275&nyhedsbrev_id=542
Klima- Og Energiguiden. Web. 22 Mar. 2010. http://www.klimaogenergiguiden.dk/Welcome-to-the-Climate-and-Energy-Guide.html
"Larger Testes and Higher Inhibin B Levels in Finnish than in Danish Newborn Boys -- Main Et Al. 91 (7): 2732 --." Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Web. 24 Mar. 2010. http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/91/7/2732?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&author1=main&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT
Sivertsen, Christian. "History Questions." Message to the author. 25 Mar. . Web.
"The Danish Energy Agency's Interactive Maps." Energistyrelsen. Web. 23 Mar. 2010. http://www.ens.dk/en-US/Info/FactsAndFigures/EnergyInfoMaps/InteractiveMaps/Sider/Forside.aspx
Williams, Florence "Why Do Danes Have Smaller Nuts than Finns?". Slate Magazine. Web. 24 Mar. 2010. http://www.slate.com/id/2245110/