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 Stories About: Bali 07 AND Canada AND climate AND energy AND international politics AND Japan AND Kyoto Protocol AND politics
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Bags of coal given as party favors
Fossil Awards shame obstructionist delegates at Bali talks |
Youth Movement |
05 Dec 2007 |
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| You may have heard about the Fossil Awards given at the United Nations Bali climate negotiations. A collaboration between a number of youth delegations and Avaaz.org, the awards are given to nations whose delegates have obstructed progress during the course of the talks. Here's a first-hand account of the first daily Fossil Awards ceremony, when Canada won the infamous prize. Yesterday, Japan managed to win first, second, and third place for threatening to pull out of ... |
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| Topics: Bali 07, Canada, climate, energy, international politics, Japan, Kyoto Protocol, politics (all these topics) |
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