Otago Daily Times: New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd resembled nothing so much as a white knight ranged on his charger against the dark forces of global climate change as he assumed office. He had campaigned for a world-leading role in the battle to save the world and had appeared to have received a resounding mandate. No sooner had the votes been counted than had he ratified the Kyoto Protocol and was off to play a starring role at a world climate conference in Bali. Environmental …