by Denise Ellington | Aug 5, 2016 | News & Blog
At Tinker, we’re constantly reminding everyone of the major benefits of energy efficiency. Most know it cuts costs and helps our environment. But there are some benefits that go relatively unnoticed. In fact, many of these perks are often felt to be more...
by Denise Ellington | Jul 22, 2016 | News & Blog
California Secretary of Food and Agriculture Karen Ross California is now is in 4th year of drought. When you look deeper into where the water resources are allocated, the southern part of California uses two-thirds of the water. It’s used for cities for even...
by Denise Ellington | Jul 8, 2016 | News & Blog
California’s drought is still going strong, but new research suggests that not just evaporated moisture and human activity are the causes. Another culprit, says the University of Texas at Austin, is wind. This takes some by surprise, but their research leads to...
by Denise Ellington | Jul 1, 2016 | News & Blog
Microsoft is many things, but one attribute people often miss is that they’re energy efficient. It might sound odd, but it’s true. Microsoft prides itself and searching for their software to run more efficiently, both for a positive user experience and for...
by Denise Ellington | Jun 17, 2016 | News & Blog
With El Niño over and little rain to show for it, California is struggling with its drought. The “Godzilla drought,” as a NASA climatologist has dubbed it, has little desire to lessen. La Niña is expected to surface, but we can’t be sure that...
by Denise Ellington | Jun 3, 2016 | News & Blog
Few things are more exciting than buying your own home for the very first time. With some much to get in order and so many thoughts to gather, energy efficiency probably isn’t the first concern in your mind. We can certainly argue that it should be, but...