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We need more emphasis on linking jobs and economic progress with environmental issues, and not allowing environmentally damaging industries to be brought into the country simply to provide employment. It's not easy to balance.

Mary Robinson

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Mary Robinson
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 21
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