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The Debate Over Clotheslines

MSN Money | Teresa Mears | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Savings, Green Laundry, Energy Efficiency, Laundry, Line-Drying, Sustainability, Clotheslines, Green Living, Clotheslines Ban, Green News

If you live in an older neighborhood in most cities, you can hang your wet clothes out to dry with impunity. But if, like 60 million Americans, you li...

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Big Little Green Idea

Richard Seireeni | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Clothing, Energy Efficiency, Green Laundry, Laundry, Eco Fashion, Home Design, Dryer, Green News
Richard Seireeni

What if home designers added a 'dry room' to their plans -- a place where the furnace, water heater (or tankless water heater) and washer/dryer could live together along with built-in lines or racks for drying clothes?

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Cheap, Green Laundry: Cut Back On Energy

New York Times | Kate Galbraith | Posted 11.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Laundry, Cheaper Laundry, Green Living, Laundry, Eco-Friendly Laundry, Energy Use, Money Saving, Green News

Laundry takes up a lot of energy -- nearly 7 percent of a household's electricity use (most of that for the dryer), according to 2001 Energy Informati...

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Another Kind of Greenwashing: Doing Green Laundry

Collin Dunn | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy Conservation, Water Conservation, Green Laundry, Laundry, Green News
Collin Dunn

When it comes to clothing, 75% of the energy consumed during a garment's life cycle is used in the laundering process, so making your laundry greener ...

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A Guide To Green Laundry

Planet Green | Posted 08.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Laundry, Green Lifestyle, Environment, Green, Sustainability, Green Living, Green Products, Green News

Top Green Laundry Tips 1. Wear it more than once It doesn't go for everything (unmentionables and socks come to mind), but the simplest way ...

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