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Do You Dry On A Clothesline?

Many Americans Return To Traditional Method

POSTED: 8:22 am EDT June 16, 2008
UPDATED: 4:36 pm EDT June 16, 2008

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It is estimated that 6 percent of U.S. electrical use is taken up by driers, appliances that can emit up to a ton of carbon dioxide per household a year.

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Many Americans, however, save hundreds of dollars a year in electricity costs by hanging their clothes out to dry on a clothesline. Are you one of them?

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