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1996 GL Spill Protection Initiative
1996 GL Spill Protection Initiative
1996 GL Spill Protection Initiative
Great Lakes
protected from environmental damage Phone: 312-407-0177
from crude oil and petroleum product Fax: 312-407-0038
spills; and Web: www.cglg.org
provides for a strong regional economy
Spill Protection
by promoting cooperative approaches to
Visit the GLSPI online at
spill protection between the public and
private sectors. www.cglg.org/projects/spills
The initiative is a partnership between the
governors of the Great Lakes states and the
CEOs of Amoco Oil Company, BP America,
Initiative
Marathon Oil Company, Mobil Oil Corpora-
tion, Sun Oil Company and Total Petroleum.
To expand dialogue and opportunities for
cooperative approaches, the GLSPI member- Federal and state agencies and
ship was expanded in 1995 to include federal
and state agencies. major petroleum companies
The unique nature of this public/private working together to
partnership serves the petroleum industries
and state and federal agencies need to address protect the Great Lakes
spills-related issues vital to the environment,
economy and quality of life in the Great Cover photo credit: Lake Michigan beach, Michigan Travel Bureau.*
Lakes region.
* Courtesy of U.S. EPA GLNPO, Visualizing the Great Lakes, www.epa.gov/glnpo/image/.