The Debate Over Clotheslines
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...
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...
Richard Seireeni | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green
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?
Alexandra Sinderbrand | Posted 08.29.2009 | Style
Here's the thing about thrift a la Goodwill or the Salvation Army: There are brandtastic gems to be had, but extracting the good from the bad, ugly and uglier is no easy task.
Sarah Haskins | Posted 06.22.2009 | Comedy
Why are women always doing laundry? Because of years of inculcated gender roles? Oh no. There's a dirty little secret--we're addicted to it. Laundry is the ladies' drug of choice. We just can't stop.
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 06.01.2009 | Green
If you are someone who is big on water conservation, then you probably know that you should water your lawn and garden in the morning or in the evenin...
New York Times | Kate Galbraith | Posted 11.10.2008 | Green
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...
Collin Dunn | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green
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 ...
MSN Money | Teresa Mears | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green