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LOCAL JUNEAU EMPIRE In the face of Juneau's energy crisis, the city is experiencing a shortage of an item not usually associated with a rain forest - clothespins.

Electric usage drops 20 percent

 Natural energy: Bernadine Peterson takes clothes off her clothesline Tuesday at her home on St. Ann's Avenue in Douglas. Peterson and her husband, Brian Lupro, are drying their clothes to save on electricity. Clothes dryers use more electricity than most other appliances.
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Natural energy: Bernadine Peterson takes clothes off her clothesline Tuesday at her home on St. Ann's Avenue in Douglas. Peterson and her husband, Brian Lupro, are drying their clothes to save on electricity. Clothes dryers use more electricity than most other appliances.
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