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Elyse Pasquale: What's on the Menu at the World's Best Restaurant? Noma in 26 Plates

2012-05-11T17:02:27Z

Recently, restaurant Noma in Copenhagen snagged the top spot on the S. Pellegrino list of The World's 50 Best Restaurants for the third year in a row. So what's the secret to culinary world domination?

Read more: Tasting Menu, Food, Travel, Noma, Copenhagen, Slidepollajax, Denmark, World's Best Restaurant, Food News

WATCH: Copenhagen Flash Mob

2012-05-07T11:20:00Z

Commuting is no fun.

But a lucky group of straphangers on the Copenhagen metro were treated in April to a flash mob performance of Grieg's "Peer G...

Read more: Flashmob, Peer Gynt, Copenhagen Phil, Edvard Grieg, Copenhagen Flash Mob, Copenhagen-Philharmonic, Sjællands Symfoniorkester, Copenhagen, Flash Mob, Video, Culture News

Edward Schneider: PHOTOS: A Compact Copenhagen Guide Book From Noma

2012-05-06T09:30:00Z

If one of Noma's chefs told me the name of her favorite Copenhagen eating place, I would put it on my list. Now there's a nicely designed little guide book to the city based on just that sort of recommendation

Read more: Guidebooks, Dining, Copenhagen, International Destinations, Denmark, Slidepollajax, Restaurant Magazines, World's Best Restaurant, Noma, Travel Blogs, Travel News

Poll Position: Do Separatist Policies Benefit Or Harm The LGBT Community? Vote Now! (POLL)

2012-05-04T09:46:17Z

Another Friday, another Poll Position and your chance to sound off on a topic facing the LGBT community.

This week's question is inspired by a curi...

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Off-Limits PDA: Danish Gay Bar Bans Straight Couples From Kissing While Visiting

2012-05-03T15:56:00Z

A Danish gay bar has sparked international debate after reportedly banning all heterosexual couples from kissing while visiting.

As Pink News and ...

Read more: Video, Never Mind Copenhagen, Never Mind Gay Bar, Copenhagen Gay Bar, Gay Bars, Copenhagen, Denmark, Gay Clubs, Gay Voices News

Crane.tv: Jan Gehl: Cities for People (VIDEO)

2012-05-02T10:45:52Z

Architect and urban designer Jan Gehl has dedicated a significant proportion of his career to making cities better places for people by studying public spaces and their impact on civic society.

Read more: Toronto, New York, Edinburgh, Design, Architecture, City, Urban Design, London, Melbourne, School, Danish, Professor, Royal Danish Academy, Jan Gehl, crane.tv, Moscow, American, Copenhagen, Fine Art, Video, Arts News

Corbin Hiar: 'Island President' Sheds Harsh New Light on Copenhagen Climate Deal

2012-04-24T17:24:04Z

The Island President stars Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected president of the Maldives. Until Nasheed was deposed in what his supporters describe as a coup, he was a leading voice in the fight to stop global warming and rising seas which threaten his homeland.

Read more: Jon Shenk, Union of Concerned Scientists, Copenhagen 2009, The Island President, Alden Meyer, Climate Change, The Maldives, Unfccc, Climate Adaptation, Mohamed Nasheed, World News

Edward Schneider: Noma Pop-Up Heads To London

2012-04-24T07:00:00Z

Awarding gold, silver and bronze medals to restaurants may be a fool's errand given the inevitable subjectivity. But if you're planning to brave the crowds, disruptions and high prices of London during this summer's Olympic Games, you'll want to eat here.

Read more: Copenhagen, London, Olympics, Fine Dining, International Destinations, Foodie Travel, Food Travel, London Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, Travel News

What To Do In Copenhagen: Danish Day Trips

2012-04-16T08:00:08Z

While there is no end to the number of activities in Copenhagen, the city's surrounds have equally abundant offerings - from a world class modern art ...

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Terrorism Trial: 4 Accused Of Targeting Event Attended By Crown Prince

2012-04-13T07:55:44Z

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Four men charged with plotting a terror attack in Denmark were likely targeting an event that the crown prince was attendi...

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G Adventures: PHOTOS: 5 Green Cities Around The World

2012-04-11T07:00:00Z

Thousands of cities, big and small, around the world have embraced the green movement over the last few years, with many more following their lead. From innovative recycling programs to adding more green space, it actually is becoming easy to be green around the world.

Read more: Earth Month, Green Travel, California, Australia, Earth Day, Vancouver, Reykjavik, Melbourne, Copenhagen, San Francisco, Iceland, Denmark, Canada, Slidepollajax, Travel News

'Spain Is Going To Stop Being A Problem'

2012-03-30T08:34:28Z

THE PLAN: Spain's new conservative government has unveiled a (EURO)27 billion ($36 billion) deficit-reduction package that it hopes will convince its ...

Read more: Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, European Debt Crisis, Video, Economy Minister Luis De Guindos, Spending Cuts, Wages, Greece Debt Crisis, European Union, Euro Zone, Spain, Austerity Budget, Olli Rehn, Tax Hikes, Copenhagen, Euro, Business News

Honest Cooking: Experimental Cooking at I'm a Kombo

2012-03-01T09:07:46Z

If you like your food served hanging from the ceiling, or using rubber gloves instead of forks, you should definitely visit the Copenhagen based experimental dining experience I'm a Kombo.

Read more: Food, Honest Cooking, Noma, Chef, Copenhagen, Restaurants, Cooking, Food News

Christopher Brauchli: Email and Earth

2012-02-24T14:46:27Z

It's a sad time for the climate. It's enough to make an iceberg melt. That's because everyone is stealing emails from everyone else.

Read more: Copenhagen Climate Talks, Climate Change Denial, University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit, Heartland Institute, Peter Gleick Heartland, Climate Science, Green News

Todd Zuniga: Literary Death Match Bumbles Its Way to Scandinavia

2012-02-15T18:46:05Z

I have sometimes described bringing Literary Death Match to a new city as taking a hammer to a fresh sheet of ice, then following the cracks until they dead end.

Read more: Leena Parkkenin, Miika Nousiainer, Sofi Oksanen, Helsinki, Scandinavia, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Literary Death Match, Katri Lipson, Oslo, Literary Death Match Scandinavia, Books News

Christine Negroni: My Carbon Neutral Sunday Drive

2012-02-10T07:00:00Z

In a country of $7-a-gallon fuel and high taxes, electric cars are making inroads -- and I wanted to take one for a test drive.

Read more: Carbon Neutral, Buddy, Oslo, Copenhagen, Green, Electric Car, Norway, Steen Jensen, Hotel Ibsen, Denmark, Ellert, Travel News

Bill Chameides: A Look at Our Energy Outlook

2012-02-07T18:13:07Z

Crossposted with TheGreenGrok.com.Steady as we go with energy but definitely not on our climate target.
Presidential Disconnect?
A little more than tw...

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BootsnAll: PHOTOS: 9 European Attractions To Miss

2012-02-04T09:20:00Z

Not every attraction in Europe is world-class. Quite a few don't live up to the hype.

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Honest Cooking: Alex Sushi In Copenhagen

2011-12-30T09:26:15Z

During the last 10 years, the Danish capital Copenhagen has been gradually taken over by sushi restaurants. Today you see them everywhere, almost as ubiquitous as shawarma or pizza take away joints.

Read more: Honest, Kalle Bergman, Cooking, Restaurants, Gastronomy, Sushi, Travel, Copenhagen, Copenhagen Restaurants Copenhagen Cuisine, Food News

Bill Chameides: Durban Climate Change Agreement: 'A Remarkable New Phase'?

2011-12-13T16:57:53Z

Does the Durban Platform really "set a new course for the global fight against climate change"? Maybe, but it will require a whole lot of work by the likes of the United States and China to keep the world on that course.

Read more: Durban Platform, Durban, Economics, Cop17, Economy, Copenhagen, United States, Michael Levi, Cop-16, Pollution, Policy, China, cop15, Politics, Christina Figueres, The Associated Press, U.S. Congress, Kyoto Protocol, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Warming, International, Green News

Christine Negroni: The Ubiquitous Bike Culture Of Copenhagen

2011-12-13T09:00:00Z

Copenhagen has ambitions to increase the number of two-wheeled-commuters to 50% by 2015, and I hope they achieve it. Even more, I hope their progress sends a message far beyond Denmark and encourages the rest of the world to adopt pedal power, the ever-renewable-energy source.

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Joss Garman: Obama Is Days Away From Killing Talks on a Climate Deal?

2011-12-04T12:55:00Z

The big question in Durban is whether an extraordinarily obstructive Obama administration is days away from killing this process and burying its corpse next to the Doha round of trade talks.
The stakes really are that high.

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A Win-Win On Drugs? Fighting Gangs By Legalizing Pot

2011-12-02T09:33:28Z

MALMO, Sweden -- Copenhagen just got a lot closer to legalizing the sale of pot.

If approved by the Danish parliament, next year the city could gra...

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Robert Stavins: Can the Durban Climate Negotiations Succeed?

2011-11-28T18:06:22Z

Two weeks of international climate negotiations begin today in Durban, South Africa. These are the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP-17) of ...

Read more: Market-Based Environmental Policies, Law, Australia, Environmental Policy, Durban, Environmental Economics, Cost-Effectiveness, Climate Change Policy, United Nations, Cop-15, Regulation, Obama Administration, Cop-16, Poznan, Global Climate Policy, Major Economies Forum, South Africa, Linkage of Cap-and-Trade Systems, Environmental Politics, Cap-and-Trade, Kyoto Protocol, Copenhagen Accord, Korea, Cop-17, Bali, Baseball, Cancun, Politics, New Zealand, Copenhagen, European Union, G-20, Japan, Energy Policy, Energy Economics, Unfccc, Positive Political Economy | Tagged Annex I, India, Green News

Kelly Rigg: Tackling the Communications Challenge of the UN Climate Conference

2011-11-22T21:03:51Z

We were supposed to get a fair, ambitious, and binding international agreement on climate change in 2009. A binding agreement has thus become the yardstick for measuring success.

Read more: Climate Negotiations, Climate Change, cop15, Climate Science, Communication, Green News