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Article: Periscope: Environmental Politics: World's First Green Leader; World Leaders: 'P.M. Bean'; House Arrest: The Blue Jailers; Wealth: Gore's Green Dream; Fast Chat: Smile for The Camera; Books: The Graphic Future.(Periscope)
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- Newsweek International
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- December 10, 2007
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Byline: Stefan Theil and Patrick Falby; Stryker Mcguire and Jenna Crombie; Patrick Falby; Tony Dokoupil and David A. Kaplan
Environmental Politics: World's First Green Leader
Commentators worldwide called Australia's vote last week the world's first "climate change election." After five years of drought, Australians flocked to the Labor Party's Kevin Rudd, who'd campaigned on a green platform. No sooner than taking office did he reaffirm his promise to sign the Kyoto Protocol and stake out a lead role at this week's Bali Climate Summit. To make the message extra clear, Rudd is creating a new Ministry of Climate Change -- ending the skepticism that ...