[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 139 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H10039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             BP AMOCO AND GM--PARTNERSHIP FOR CLEANER FUELS

  (Mrs. BIGGERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, starting today, the men and women and 
children of Chicagoland can breathe easier, thanks to the innovative 
and cooperative efforts of BP Amoco and General Motors. These two 
responsible corporate citizens today will announce that cleaner 
burning, low-sulfur gasoline will be distributed by Amoco and BP 
service stations throughout the Chicagoland area.
  The resulting emissions reductions will be equivalent to removing 
70,500 cars from Chicagoland's highways each day. That is more than 
three times the number of cars that enter Chicago on the Kennedy 
Expressway each day during the morning rush hour.
  BP Amoco and GM are not waiting for government mandates, they are not 
waiting for consumer demand, they are not waiting for someone else to 
take the lead, and they are not waiting for air quality in Chicago to 
get better on its own. To top things off, BP Amoco will continue to use 
ethanol in the Chicagoland area. They have chosen to support the 
farmers of America's heartland while improving the air quality of our 
cities.
  Thanks to their innovative corporate partnership, BP Amoco and 
General Motors are working to address air quality issues using new and 
creative approaches.

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