Fossil awards

DOHA, Qatar - Members of the Climate Action Network show the flags of New Zealand, Japan, Russia, the United States and Canada, the recipients of the group's "Fossil of the Day" awards for not making sufficient efforts to fight global warming, in Doha on Nov. 26, 2012.

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