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<br /> IN IN ' garet Pageler , Seattle ; Ruth Gal- from the cities of the Southern
<br /> International News anter , Los Angeles ; and County Hemisphere . " One of the great-
<br /> Clerk Harvey Ruvin , Miami - est challenges is the problems
<br /> Report from the World Summit Dade County . Mayor Garner created by consumption , " Clav-
<br /> on Sustainable Development was also a US delegate to the elle noted .
<br /> (WSSD) WSSD negotiations and Harvey
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<br /> Summit priority protocol reached the CCP Monitoring
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<br /> Susan Ode bio- diversity . Barcelona Spain , Mayor Joan
<br /> (L-R) Mayors Amos Masondo, Johannes-
<br /> burg; Peter Clavelle, Burlington VT; and Clos , and Local Action for Pro -
<br /> County Clerk Harvey Ruvin Miami-Dade Co., Nancy Skinner , ICLEI- US tecting Global Common Goods
<br /> FL. and CCP International Di - plenary session chair noted : " Air
<br /> rector, reported on new par- contamination is a huge problem
<br /> August 2002 ticipation in India, Indonesia , for big cities of the world . From
<br /> More than 600 mayors and other Thailand , Brazil , Argentina , the city point of view , the most
<br /> local authorities from around the Mexico , and South Africa . US important thing is the new tech-
<br /> world were welcomed at the staff Allison Quaid , Jim Yienger , nology of motor car engines to
<br /> opening plenary of the Local and Susan Ode also attended , that of fuel cell development . "
<br /> Government Session (LGS) by along with 50 ICLEI staff from
<br /> Nitin Desai , UN Secretary- around the world . James Garner , Mayor of
<br /> General for the WSSD . The Hempstead , NY and 2003
<br /> LGS preceded the international In plenary sessions , panels , and USCM President , summed up
<br /> WSSD negotiations in Johan - informal networking , LGS at- the challenges . " We want to go
<br /> nesburg , South Africa . The UN tendees offered best practices to beyond Johannesburg . Sustain,,,,,
<br /> recognizes ICLEI as the voice of address challenges facing local able development should be in
<br /> Local Authorities at international governments as they grapple the hands of local government,
<br /> negotiations . ICLEI produced with the issues of sustainable because we do it every day .
<br /> the LGS . development and climate pro- There is no difference in being a
<br /> tection . Mayor of Hempstead , Oakland ,
<br /> Mayor James Garner , Hemp - or Johannesburg . We're all in
<br /> stead NY , led a special delega- Burlington VT Mayor Peter this together . We need to put
<br /> tion from the US Conference of Clavelle , Implementation of our arms around the earth . "
<br /> Mayors . The USCM delegation Partnership Initiatives panelist
<br /> included Mayors Peter Clavelle , noted , " It would be fiscally fool- For more information :
<br /> Burlington VT ; Jerry Brown , ish not to invest , when you look htti) ://www. iclei .org/IQs/
<br /> Oakland CA ; and Mike Fein- at the benefits of the double
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<br /> stein , Santa Monica CA . Oak- bottom line : save money and
<br /> land City Manager Robert Bobb protect the environment . " IF
<br /> also attended the LGS along While the cities of the Northern
<br /> with CCP City Councilmembers Hemisphere can contribute
<br /> Nancy Nadel , Oakland ; Pam state-of-the -art technology ,
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