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...Commencement address, Brundtland told Harvard graduates that "decisions leading to sustainable development will be illusionary if we can only move forward at a snail's pace decided by the most reluctant movers...
...Brundtland traveled to Harvard's Commencement straight from the Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero, Brazil where she gave the keynote address. When her selection as speaker was announced in April, Harvard Alumni Association Executive Director John P. Reardon Jr. '60 called Brundtland a "catalyst, a mover on environmental issues...
...Brundtland's announcement to resume whale hunting comes during the week of the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting. Originallydesigned to set quotas for whaling countries, thecommission now serves primarly as a conservationorganization, according to Philip J. Clapham,director of population studies at the Center forCoastal studies...
Greenpeace, USA. spokesperson C. Blair Palesesaid her organization reacted with "anger, dismay,frustration" to Brundtland's announcement...
...Brundtland's move may impede Norway's pendingapplication to join the European Community, whichfor bids whale hunting, Clapham said...