Environmental Record
Atmos Energy was awarded the "2005 Environmental Excellence New Technology Award" for their use of an air monitoring device that measured compounds in the air over a month-long remediation of a former manufacturing site. An invisible infrared beam was used to constantly monitor the compounds found in the air to help preserve safe air quality while the site was rehabbed.
The Environmental Protection Agency awarded Atmos Energy a Continuing Excellence award for their improvement over a five year span for continual improvement in reducing emissions under the STAR program. The program is a "voluntary partnership between the EPA and the natural gas industry to encourage voluntary reductions in the emissions of methane." Atmos Energy reported the highest overall reduction in 2005 and currently "has the third highest cumulative reductions of all distribution partners." Their total reductions are equal to that of planting 347,000 acres (1,400 km2) of trees in one year, enough natural gas to heat 45,000 homes for one year or removing 231,000 cars from the road for one year. These awards were, in part, due to the continuing devotion of Atmos Energy to replacing aging natural gas pipelines. By doing this they reduce the risk of methane leaks into the atmosphere.
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