It's my belief that we should all be generally resource-conservative. Part of being an American seems to be using because you can use, but being a responsible human should be about using only what you need. Now I admit that in practice, this is very dificult. I like having cds and a tv and a computer quite a bit- lots of other things too. But when possible, I try to take opportunities to reduce. Here is an idea I would like you to consider, which doesn't take very much effort on your part, but can help at least a little bit. (Anyone who already does this, skip ahead to the next webpage you usually check.) Don't dry everything that you put in the washer. I noticed one day that I was drying things that don't even need it. At first it was my gym shorts, which are thin and dry quickly anyway. Then I realized the large number of towels I threw in there. Hey, towels get wet every day and they manage to dry on their own. Same for washrags. Do laundry in the evening, hang things up over the shower rod and on the towel racks and they're dry by morning. I'm finding that I can reduce my drying by at least one full load every time. That saves money, electricity, and my clothes. I read somewhere that lint is the lifeblood of your clothing, trapped and thrown away. Anything that you don't dry will actually last longer. It's a very small thing, but the small things are the easiest to do. It you dry your clothes on a clothes line, I applaud you. Thank you for your time.