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Whether you want to be a more informed citizen or just want to kill some time before 5 on a Friday afternoon, WegoWise has got you covered. So peruse our best links, give us some feedback and be sure to share some of the info you just gleaned with other interested parties at the parties you are hopefully attending this weekend. Brought to you by Dan, Nate, Sean, Lily, Catherine, Casey and Bert.

If you want to participate in the ongoing conversations regarding sustainability and energy consumption it is important to enter into those discussions with the proper lingo at your disposal. Here are some basic terms to put on your first set of flashcards.

Whether you want to be a more informed citizen or just want to kill some time before 5 on a Friday afternoon, WegoWise has got you covered. This week we take a look at making sure the air you breathe isn't doing you more harm than good.  So peruse our best links, give us some feedback and be sure to share some of the info you just gleaned with other interested parties at the parties you are hopefully attending this weekend. Brought to you by Dan, Nate, Sean, Lily, Catherine, and Casey.

In 1948, the people of Donora, Pennsylvania experienced the worst pollution disaster in the history of the United States.

Many credit the literary works of Henry David Thoreau or Teddy Roosevelt’s patronage of national parks as the roots of the green movement in the US. However, after two world wars with the Great Depression thrown between them, environmentalism and sustainability were far from people’s minds. The tragedy and loss of life of the Donora Smog tragedy and the shock of awareness it created greatly contributed to the legislative drive that created the Clean Air Act.

Whether you want to be a more informed citizen or just want to kill some time before 5 on a Friday afternoon, WegoWise has got you covered. This week we take a look at reducing energy consumption in your house and getting it from better sources.  So peruse our best links, give us some feedback and be sure to share some of the info you just gleaned with other interested parties at the parties you are hopefully attending this weekend. Brought to you by Dan, Nate, Sean, Lily, Catherine, and Casey.

Windows are often the bane of high performance buildings.  With low R-values and need for significant quality control to ensure proper installation, building gurus have long desired high efficiency glazing.  However, a remarkable new product has recently been developed in Europe and is now being brought to the North American market. The high tech GlassX window is an insulated glass assembly that incorporates a phase-change material (PCM) between two of the glass panes.  Read on to learn more!

Whether you want to be a more informed citizen or just want to kill some time before 5 on a Friday afternoon, WegoWise has got you covered. This week we take a look at reducing energy consumption and getting the energy we do use from better sources.  So peruse our best links, give us some feedback and be sure to share some of the info you just gleaned with other interested parties at the parties you are hopefully attending this weekend. Brought to you by Dan, Nate, Sean, Lily, Catherine, and Casey.