STAR program

STAR The STAR program summarizes National Weather Services (NWS) meteorological data, by generating joint frequencies of 6 wind speeds, 16 wind directions, and 6 stability categories for the station and time period desired. 

The work was supported by grants from the US DOE (EMSP Program) and the US EPA (STAR Program). 

Perhaps the most compelling statistic is that between 1990 and 2000, methane emissions from natural gas operations decreased even though natural gas consumption increased (Table G-2). Clearly, improvements are being made to reduce losses from natural gas operations. For example, the EPA says that a voluntary program with industry, the Natural Gas STAR Program,13 has reduced methane emissions by 216 billion cubic feet (Bcf) since its inception in 1993. 

Information on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency s STAR Program is available online at http //www.epa.gov.gasstar/. Accessed November 15, 2003. 

Control Data Corporation "Star Programming Manual" CDC Minneapolis, 1976. 

Starwood has a history of energy efficiency. It won the 2002 aware for Excellence in Energy Management for the hospitality sector from EPA s Energy Star program, which promotes practices in energy efficiency. In 2003, Starwood was the EPA s Energy Star Partner of the Year in the hospitality sector. 

In 1995 we developed an approach to reaching out to the scientific community and investing funds in particularly important problems where we can engage some of the top scientists in the country. About a quarter of the academic faculty involved in this meeting are currently funded by our Science To Achieve Results (STAR) program, which provides about 100 million a year in support of basic research directed toward specific problems. STAR-funded research supports a broad range of issues that will have important payoffs for our future approaches to dealing with environmental problems. Some of the STAR solicitations that have a chemistry emphasis include ... 

Hug, A. J., Laboratory Inspection of Wing Lower Surface Structure from 707 Aircraft for the J-STARS Program, The Boeing Co., FSCM81205, Document D500-12947-1, Wichita, KS, April 1994 (1996). 

The financial supports from the SRF for ROCS, State Education Ministry and Shanghai Rising-Star Program (03QB14015) are gratefully acknowledged. 

OSHA also reassesses periodically to confirm that the site continues to meet VPP criteria (every three years for the Star program every year for the merit program). 

Adapted from American Gas Association and EPA Natural Gas STAR Program. 

EPA s natural Gas STAR program works with oil and gas companies to encourage cost-effective technologies and practices that improve efficiency and reduce methane emissions. To learn more about the program, visit http //www.epa.gov/gasstar/index.html. 

Jean Lupinacci, head of the Energy Star Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... 

The funding provided by the U.S. EPA-STAR program and NIEHS-SBRP program is greatly appreciated. We also thank the analytical support by the Environmental Research and Training Laboratory (ERTL) facility and the Electron Microscopy Center (EMC) at the University of Kentucky. 

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