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State of the planet

Crikey / Thursday, 14 February 2008

True scale of C02 emissions from shipping revealed … Exposed: The long, cruel road to the slaughterhouse … Presidential campaigns have climate change on agenda … Defeating climate change by air … Obama: climate change and coal country

US08 wrap: Potomac primary looking good for Obama

Crikey / Wednesday, 13 February 2008

Ok, this is getting weird. “Barack wins Virginia, right as polls close, at 7 p.m. He wins white males. Again, the white males voted for Barack Obama,” says Wonkette. this morning. “What is this, Disneyland?” Hillary Clinton could be forgiven for thinking the same thing. What is going on here? Against all the normal rules of politics, Democrat upstart Barack Obama seems to be overtaking her.

State of the planet

Crikey / Monday, 11 February 2008

No climate for old men … Offshore wind farms to generate £100m windfall for Crown Estate … America’s 50 greenest cities … The ‘ePod’: The world’s first wind-up music and video player … United Arab Emirates ‘green city’ to cost $22 bln

US08 media wrap: Mitt moves on

Crikey / Sophie Black / Friday, 8 February 2008

Back when this crazy race began, Mitt Romney seemed to have it all. But paralysed by a bid to cater everyone, the Republican presidential nomination was never meant to be for this Mormon, writes Sophie Black.

US08 media wrap: Guiliani braces for Florida, Kucinich bows out

Crikey / Sophie Black / Friday, 25 January 2008

In the sunshine state, home of fanny pack clad seniors and suntanned solarium babes, everyone is about to find out if Rudy Guiliani’s big gamble, ie saving all his firepower for Florida, is about to pay off, writes Sophie Black