Doonesbury (c) 2001 G.B. Trudeau. Reprinted by permission of Universal
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"We must all hang together, or most assuredly we will all hang separately."

- Benjamin Franklin

A British film company is working to produce a documentary in 2010, called Drying for Freedom.

Dryers use 10 to 15% of domestic energy in the United States!
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10) Save money (more than $25/month off electric bill for many households). ^FN1

9) Clothes last longer. Where do you think lint comes from?^FN2

8) Clothes and linens smell better without adding possibly toxic chemicals to your body and the environment. ^FN3

7) Conserve energy and the environment, while reducing climate change. ^FN4

6) It is moderate physical activity which you can do in or outside. ^FN5

5) Sunlight bleaches and disinfects. ^FN6

4) Indoor racks can humidify in dry winter weather. ^FN7

3) Clothes dryer and washing machine fires account for about 17,700 structure fires, 15 deaths, and 360 injuries annually. The yearly national fire loss for clothes dryer fires in structures is estimated at $194 million. ^FN8

2) It is fun! And can be an outdoor experience that is meditative and community-building. ^FN9

1) Demonstrates that small steps can make a difference. Don't have to wait for the government to take action! ^FN10

"My #1 reason for hanging clothes: time management. When I dry clothes in the dryer (which I must do in Illinois in the winter) I need to be there when the dryer stops or everything comes out wrinkled, so I can't walk away except for short periods. When I line dry, I can walk away - go shopping, have fun, garden, whatever - and the clothes will be fine no matter how long they hang on the line after they're dry."

^{- Marti Jernberg, Elgin, IL}

 ^{"People here operate AC in their houses almost year round, because it's so friggin' hot.  A clothes dryer just heats the house up more, so the AC has to work harder to cool the house down, thus wasting even more energy than your estimates for colder parts of the country."}

^{Linda DuPriest,  Friggin' Texas}

Why wait for the government to do something when you can?