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Copenhagen, Denmark

Photo diary: A Minnesotan living in Copenhagen

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Michelle Cumming Lokkegaard
Michelle Cumming Lokkegaard lives in Lynge Denmark, a suburb of Copenhagen. She lived in Minnesota for nearly two decades, then married a Dane. For the past seven years she's lived in Denmark, where strict transportation and energy regulations directly impact her lifestyle.
Michelle Cumming Lokkegaard
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Inside Michelle Cumming Lokkegaard's house.
Michelle says a difference in mentality about conservation influences how readily people accept regulation. "People understand they are part of a community, they are not on their own. They're willing to accept the fact that there are folks out there who know better than they do about how they should live."
Michelle Cumming Lokkegaard
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Michelle Cumming Lokkegaard
Michelle Cumming Lokkegaard lives in Lynge Denmark, a suburb of Copenhagen. She lived in Minnesota for nearly two decades, then married a Dane. For the past seven years she's lived in Denmark, where strict transportation and energy regulations directly impact her lifestyle.
Michelle Cumming Lokkegaard
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Michelle Cumming Lokkegaard's son Nikolai at home.
Michelle lives with her son Nikolai, 5, and four other family members in a 1600-square-foot house, about 16 miles from her work in central Copenhagen. The average Danish household creates only half the amount of C02 emissions as a Minnesota household, and her daily commute illustrates how the cost of living differs dramatically.
Michelle Cumming Lokkegaard