Clotheslines bans concern some environmentalists

When it comes to drying laundry, Mimi White strives for simplicity.

She strings her wash on a clothesline, letting the sun finish the job. She hasn't used an electric dryer for more than six months, and she says it's one of the easiest ways to live a greener life.

"You don't have to reinvent anything," said White, a poet from Rye, N.H. "It's an old idea - it's been around forever."