Amanda Timmons, LEED AP
- Mar 15, 2016
Pollution Causes Heat Island Effect on Ice Sheets
This article , originally posted in HuffPost Science, shows examples of heat island effect causing a positive feedback loop of melting...
Amanda Timmons
- Feb 25, 2016
LEED v4 Screens for Toxic Chemicals
As outlined in a recent news story, some imported laminate flooring has been found to have excessive levels of formaldehyde, a known...
Amanda Timmons
- Oct 27, 2015
A massive loophole
From the Huffington Post: Climate Central reporter John Upton traveled to England and through the U.S. Southeast to investigate both ends...
Amanda Timmons
- Oct 23, 2015
The Third Industrial Revolution is Coming
In a somewhat discouraging essay (the first in a four-part series) about Earth's ecosystems under siege by climate change, the following...
Amanda Timmons
- Oct 21, 2015
Using Roundup? Think Twice
In a first-of-its-kind for California, the State has designated a main ingredient of Roundup - glyphosate - as a cancer-causing agent....
Amanda Timmons
- Sep 8, 2015
Reconnect to your bountiful backyard
With some smart landscaping and efficient utilization of your existing backyard, you can turn that turf into another kind of green. Check...