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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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The Top Ten Ways To Get Your Thrift On (Part I)

Alexandra Sinderbrand | Posted 08.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Thrift Stores, Goodwill-Industries, Eco Fashion, Salvation Army, Vintage Shopping, H&M, Intermix, Theory, The Gap, Laundry, Bebe, Bcbg, James Jeans, Zara, Tahari, Ya-Ya, Style News
Alexandra Sinderbrand

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.

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Target Women: Laundry

Sarah Haskins | Posted 06.22.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Target Women, Current TV, Laundry, Sarah Haskins, Infomania, Current.com, Target Women Laundry, Sarah Haskins Laundry, Comedy News
Sarah Haskins

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.

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Save Energy: Do Dishes, Laundry At Right Times

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 06.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Laundry, Green Living, Saving Money, Saving Energy, Giy, Green News

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...

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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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