Fossil of the Day Awards
Presented each day at the 2007 Bali climate negotiations to the countries who've done the most to block progress at the talks.

The fossils, represented by lumps of coal, are presented in an elaborate awards ceremony at 6pm daily at BICC booth 44 in Bali, hosted by Ben Wikler of Avaaz.org. The winners are chosen by a vote of the Climate Action Network each afternoon.

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December 3
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It’s not easy being green. Particularly if you are big polluters Saudi Arabia, the United States and Canada. All three earned the first “Fossil of the Day Awards” at U.N.-led climate change talks in Bali on Monday, with each receiving a little sack of coal adorned with their national flags at a mock award ceremony filled with boos and laughter.

The awards, a daily feature of annual Kyoto Protocol gatherings, are presented by youth delegations from around the world to heap scorn on nations accused of having less-than-green views.

 David Fogarty, Reuters
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