The Environmental Blog

JULY 8, 2025

Here’s how it compares: Year Event Death Toll Rainfall Damage 1921 Thrall Flood 215+ 38″ in 18 hrs N/A 1998 Guadalupe River Flood 31 20″+ $750M 2001 TS Allison 41 40″+ $5.2B The NWS issued a flood watch on July 3 for 5-7 inches of rain. But in Bertram, it tripled.

Climate change 133

Climate change Soil Education Medicine 133

Low Impact

APRIL 25, 2025

I founded Lowimpact.org in 2001, and our focus for the first ten years was on ‘sustainable living’ – which I soon realised is about as realistic as ‘health & safety’ on the Titanic (you may think you’re doing it until you see the bigger picture). I come at that question after decades working on ‘sustainable development’.

Politics 52

Politics Investment Health Soil 52

Business Green

JUNE 12, 2025

In 2001, they reached 369 parts per million. Meanwhile, last week brought news concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide passed 430 parts per million for the first time in 15 million years. Just think on that for a second. When man first walked on the moon, CO2 concentrations were 325 parts per million.

Fossil fuels 41

Fossil fuels Climate change Politics Sustainability 41

Eco-Business

JUNE 11, 2025

Krishna Ariola, campaigner, Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development Since 2001, the Malampaya gas field off the western province of Palawan has been providing fuel to power plants that produce roughly a fifth of the country’s electricity. Unless we allow renewable energy to become dominant.

Natural gas 10

Natural gas Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 10

GreenBiz

MARCH 9, 2020

From McDonald's 2001 commitment to sustainable fish to Walmart’s 2017 Project Gigaton launch, the length and path of these journeys ranges widely.

Carbon 358

Carbon Sustainability 358

The City Fix

JUNE 21, 2021

When the country’s economy collapsed in 2001, a quarter of Rosario’s workforce was suddenly unemployed; more than half of its population dropped below the poverty line. The residents of Rosario, Argentina’s third-largest city, are no strangers to crises. Faced with. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

Agriculture 137

Agriculture Climate change Resilience 137

Charged

APRIL 9, 2021

Dr. Lamp joined BMW in 2001 as a development engineer for fuel cell systems. Battery material developer Wildcat Discovery Technologies recently announced that Dr. Peter Lamp has joined its Board of Directors. He later became the leader of BMW’s Technology and Concepts Electric Energy Storage group and Battery Cell Technology department.

Technology 137

Technology Batteries Electricity Energy 137

Green Living Guy

APRIL 21, 2022

Established in 2001 by author T. Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes is a national award that celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from across the U.S. and Canada. Barron, the Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant […].

Electricity 122

Electricity Global warming Soil Pollution 122

TechCrunch: Climate

MAY 21, 2024

In California, for example, the amount of electricity generated by geothermal power plants declined by 15% between 2001 and 2018, partly because existing wells degraded. Young geothermal energy wells can be like budding prodigies, each brimming with potential to outshine their peers. But like people, most decline with age.

Geothermal power 105

Geothermal power Energy Energy Electricity 105

LA CleanTech Incubator

JANUARY 5, 2021

The result of raging wildfires and prolonged heat waves combined with other grid planning factors led to power outages and rotating blackouts that had not occurred since the 2001 energy crisis. Read more » The post Accelerating a Reliable, Clean Energy Future appeared first on LACI.

Energy 98

Energy Energy Electricity 98

The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 27, 2023

After a period of volatility in the 1980s, the crude oil price per barrel had reached one its lowest points – $20 – at the end of 2001 but then, over the course of six years, it tripled before a new oil shock saw prices surpass those of the 1970s, reaching a record $145 a barrel on 3 July 2008. Uruguay imports its oil, so it had a problem.

Fossil fuels 112

Fossil fuels Demand Energy Energy 112

Solar Industry

JANUARY 30, 2024

Founded in 2001, Greenleaf established its foothold as a lighting company and subsequently evolved into the renewables sector. Facility Solutions Group (FSG) has acquired Greenleaf Energy Solutions with the aim of expanding the company’s North America reach.

North America 105

North America Energy Energy 105

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

While this is a lot of carbon, it is much lower than it was in 2001 – when we started monitoring our emissions. SKF first reported its own emissions in 2001 – and has steadily reduced them since then. SKF’s global emissions are around 1.8 million tonnes/year of carbon dioxide equivalent. Factory output.

Building Energy Monitoring 270

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Carbon-neutral 270

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 30, 2021

Their study seemingly links the increase in liver disease risk to the quantity of toxic dust the workers were exposed to, which was greatest immediately after the September 11, 2001, attacks. The study was published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine in July. Steatosis means that the liver contains abnormally high levels of fat.

Medicine 130

Medicine Health Education Law 130

Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

With nearly 2,300 transit buses and motor coaches delivered since 2001, NJ Transit has relied on NFI’s advanced technology for decades. New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE NG battery-electric bus delivers up to 525 kWh of power, and features a new lightweight electric drive system that boasts up to 90% energy recovery.

Electricity 98

Electricity Batteries Technology Energy 98

GreenTechMedia

APRIL 20, 2020

FERC has addressed net energy metering before in decisions in 2001 and in 2009, Peskoe said. In both cases, “FERC’s position has been that any time there’s a sale for resale, it’s going to be FERC’s jurisdiction,” he said — a view that supports NERA’s argument.

Solar Energy Monitor 246

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 246

The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 8, 2024

Disused since 2001, the port is making a triumphant comeback , to be reconfigured as a giant hub for the turbines that will harness wind power off the Scottish coast. During the North Sea oil and gas boom, thousands worked on one of the largest rig construction sites in the world.

Wind power 92

Wind power Energy Energy Climate change 92

Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Australia's first privately owned wind farm, which began operations in 2001, will cease in 2027, and stands as a significant milestone in Australia's renewable energy journey. The post End of an era for pioneering wind farm, and a milestone in Australia’s renewables journey appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy 66

Energy Energy 66

Charged

MARCH 25, 2021

As ZoZo Go recounts, GM leaders in Detroit were dismissive of the SGMW joint venture when it was initially proposed back in 2001. The story behind this blockbuster hit reads like one of those show-biz bios in which record execs pooh-pooh a concept that later turns out to be an artist’s best-selling album.

Automotive 137

Automotive Demand Electricity 137

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

The signing of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in 2001 marked a historic moment, as it was the first global treaty aimed at eliminating or restricting chemicals harmful to human and environmental health.

Health 218

Health Pollution Europe Asia 218

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

Established in 2001, Binn Group has grown to become one of Scotland’s largest independent providers of integrated recycling and waste management services. To maintain the PAS 402 standard, the company has committed to ongoing adherence to various high-performance specifications.

Waste 147

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 147

Charged

MAY 5, 2022

Since 2001, NFI has delivered over 165 transit buses to COTA. We are now are enabling its transition to zero-emission with high performance buses and infrastructure,” said Chris Stoddart, President, North American Bus and Coach.

Batteries 98

Batteries Electricity Packaging Energy 98

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 7, 2020

energy crisis of 2000-2001. Indeed, the only way to get a payout from the SGIP money cannon is to install an extremely heavy metal box with a nameplate affixed to it on which you can read its rated kW and kWh capacity. But it wasn’t always this way. SGIP was the product of legislation passed in the wake of the Western U.S.

Business Energy Monitoring 245

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 245

Charged

MAY 11, 2023

By law, the UK’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is required to retain CO 2 emission ratings in vehicle logbooks for all cars built after 2001, even if they’ve been converted to electric power. EV advocacy group FairCharge is calling for the UK to change what it calls outdated laws that are holding back the EV conversion industry.

Law 128

Law Electric vehicle Electricity Pollution 128

Charged

AUGUST 15, 2021

Conspiracy fans, take note: “Novonix” sounds eerily similar to “Ovonics,” a company that was acquired by Texaco in 2001. The new investment will support a capacity expansion of an additional 30,000 metric tons per year, which is expected to be completed by 2025. Coincidence?].

Batteries 116

Batteries Investment Patents Lithium 116

Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

By tapping different types of high-resolution datasets, the researchers calculated there was a doubling of gross tropical forest carbon loss worldwide between the periods of 2001-2005 and 2015-2019.

Carbon 94

Carbon Climate change Agriculture Demand 94

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To combat this issue, international agreements, such as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, finalized in 2001, have been established to control and phase out the production and use of these hazardous chemicals. These chemicals have had unforeseen adverse effects, largely because of their non-biodegradability.

Organic 147

Organic Pollution Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 147

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2024

” Primavera Sound is an international music festival that started in Barcelona in 2001. Our collaboration with Morillo has been instrumental in this endeavor, setting a new benchmark for excellence and partnership in the industry.”

Energy Monitor 147

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 147

Energy Central

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

per year in the 2001 to 2005 period. China had been added to the World Trade Organization in December 2001, ramping up its demand for all kinds of fossil fuels. Back in 2005, the world economy was “humming along.” ” World growth in energy consumption per capita was rising at 2.3%

Fossil fuels 52

Fossil fuels Energy Energy Organic 52

The Verge: Energy

MARCH 26, 2024

Hydropower generation in the region fell by 11 percent during the 2022–2023 water year compared to the year prior, according to preliminary data from the Energy Information Administration’s Electricity Data Browser — its lowest point since 2001.

Hydropower 134

Hydropower Pollution Climate change Fossil fuels 134

Energy Central

JULY 31, 2024

Over the past few years, the state has established ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets: • 45% below 2001 levels by 2030 as mandated.

Hydrogen 52

Hydrogen Technology 52

Energy Central

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

From 2001 to 2023 the areas burned has increased by over 5% per year. Over the last 20 years the frequency of wildfires has doubled globally. CarbonBrief data indicates that over the past 15 years, 14 of the 20 largest wildfires on record have occurred in California.

Organic 52

Organic 52

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Nearly 20 years ago, in 2001, Shell set out to become a player here, too, establishing a network of offset trading desks around the world. “My My day starts in the New Zealand market,” Bill McGrath, general manager of global environmental products at Shell, explained to me recently from his base in London.

Aviation 502

Aviation Sustainability Carbon-neutral Demand 502

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 14, 2024

million since 2001. He holds shares worth at least £100,000 in Shell, Harbour Energy, and the oilfield services firm TechnipFMC, according to his register of interests. Fellow Tory peer Lord Farmer has donated an additional £317,000 to the party since the last election, and £8.8

Fossil fuels 143

Fossil fuels Nuclear Power Pollution Energy 143

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Inhalation of radioactive radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers and is estimated to have caused approximately 88,000 Canadian lung cancer cases since 2001. Correlation between lung cancer and exposure to radon.

Medicine 130

Medicine 130

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

Outside of specific legal requirements, such as the Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) Regulations 2001, there is not a single piece of overarching legislation dictating the various measures required to prevent and contain pollution across a site.

Pollution 130

Pollution Investment Health Waste 130

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2019

AECOM has been helping clients to understand and remediate PFAS contamination since 2001 and has worked on over 200 PFAS projects, including environmental and human health-risk investigations at RAAF Base Williamtown and the Army Aviation Centre Oakey.

Aviation 145

Aviation Waste Waste Technology 145