Hanging Fire

Back in June I posted this item about a proposed ban of leaf blowers and lawn mowers in the Canadian province of Ontario. At the time, I asked folks what they would ban, given the power to do so. There were more than 100 responses. People gave the axe to everything from Hummers to McMansions. At the time, I hadn't considered the flip-side of that equation; that is to say, all the things that are banned but shouldn't be, like clotheslines, for example. It seems that environmentalists in Ontario want the provincial government to override bans on clotheslines in developments and condominiums, where developers have prohibited their use due to concerns about the low-class associations of hung laundry and the unsightliness of a neighbor's nethers flapping in the breeze. Advocates of making air drying a matter of personal choice say the government is hanging fire, and they question why the government would drag its feet on such a straightforward issue. I trust most Compass readers would agree.

So, here's my question: What bans should be lifted in the name of ecology?