From: prb@chinet.chi.il.us (Paul Botts)
Subject: GREAT LAKES FACT SHEETS
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 01:41:51 GMT
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX

The GREAT LAKES INFORMATION SERVICE explains it all for you!

The next time you're wondering, or perhaps arguing, about the state of
the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River system, and wishing you had the
facts at your fingertips, look no further. The Center for the Great
Lakes has the information you want, in Fact Shets and reports and the
*only* regional newsmagazine (the "Great lakes Reporter") devoted to
the Lakes. If you're reading this, you can get these materials
ABSOLUTELY FREE.

The GREAT LAKES INFORMATION SERVICE is a public service of The Center
for the Great Lakes. The Center, based in Toronto and Chicago, is a
private non-profit policy research organization. The Center is
dedicated to providing timely, objective information and analysis on
environmental and economic challenges policies affecting the health and
future of the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence River system.

Toxic pollution, water diversion and lake levels, waterfront
development, pollution prevention, and shoreline management are among
the subject areas in which The Center has published books, Fact Sheets
and reports. All of these materials are written for the lay reader, not
environmental or research professionals, and include a list of sources
for more detailed information.

TO ORDER these materials, you can copy this item to a file, cut out
everything above this line, and put an X where indicated, and send it
to the email address listed at the end (be sure and include your email
and regular mail addresses, and please tell us your affiliation:
student, faculty, interested individual, etc.). The materials will be
sent to you by regular mail, which should take about 2 to 3 weeks.

There is a maximum size to this FREE offer (we have to keep our postage
costs under control): up to 8 Fact Sheets, plus up to 2 brochures, plus
one free sample copy of the Great Lakes Reporter.

Below is a list of Fact Sheets available, FREE OF CHARGE, to anyone who
asks:

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AREAS OF CONCERN (AOCs): A Fact Sheet is available on each of these 43
internationally-designated toxic "hotspots," including a summary of the
problems, status of the development of a Remedial Action Plan, and
cleanup steps already underway. There is an AOC in or near virtually
every major city on the Great Lakes.

For the Fact Sheet(s) on the AOC(s) near you, put an X here:

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Fact Sheets are also available on two pervasive problems at AOCs:

contaminated sediments (put an X here):
heavy metals (put an X here):

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REGIONAL AGREEMENTS AND INITIATIVES: There are a number of regional and
international agreements among federal, state and provincial
governments, which govern efforts to manage, restore and protect the
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. For a Fact Sheet on a particular
such agreement, put an X after its name:

Great Lakes cleanup initiatives: An overview
The Great Lakes Charter (water diversion)
The (U.S./Canada) Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
The Great Lakes Toxic Substances Control Agreement
The Great Lakes Protection Fund
Lakewide Management Plan: Lake Michigan
Lakewide Management Plan: Lake Ontario

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THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY: A SUCCESS STORY: In the midst of all
the daunting challenges we face, it's useful to note and remember
restoration and cleanup efforts that have worked for the Lakes. For a
copy of this Fact Sheet, put an X here:

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WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT: Fact Sheets are available on more than 200
waterfront development projects around the basin, as well as an
overview summary of this booming trend among cities and towns around
the Lakes and St. Lawrence River.

For the overview Fact Sheet, put an X here:
For a sample Fact Sheet on a waterfront development project near you:

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THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT (aka global climate change): Fact Sheets are
available on various aspects of the greenhouse effect's projected
impact on the Great Lakes region.

economy:
water supply:
water quality:
land use:

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GREAT LAKES FACTS AND FIGURES BROCHURES: The product of a cooperative
effort by several Great lakes organizations, these describe the
geography, economy and demographics of each Lakea and the basin
generally:

Lake Superior:
Lake Michigan:
Lake Huron:
Lake Erie:
Lake Ontario:
Great Lakes Basin overview:

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THE "GREAT LAKES REPORTER": Published six times a year, the Reporter is
the only newsmagazine devoted to news and analysis of issues and trends
related to the environmental and economic health and improvement of the
Great lakes/St. Lawrence River region, with a special focus on issues
and news affecting the waters themselves.  There is a subscription
charge to the Reporter, but -

FOR A FREE SAMPLE COPY of the latest issue, mark your X here:

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Your COMPLETE postal address:






Please tell us the source of your interest (student, faculty,
interested individual, etc.):



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Included with your FREE information will be a brochure giving you the
opportunity to subscribe to the Reporter, or purchase any of The
Center's books on many of the subjects listed above. THERE IS NO
OBLIGATION WHATEVER. The Great Lakes Information Service is a *free
public service* of The Center for the Great Lakes.  You will also
receive a complete list of the Fact Sheets, including a detailed list
of the 43 Areas of Concern.

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send your order to:

prb@chinet.chi.il.us

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Pass this on to anyone else who might be interested! Information
requests can also be sent to:

Great Lakes Information Service
Center for the Great Lakes
Suite 1870
35 E. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601 USA