Triple washed?

Yesterday I read that Toronto had done a particularly good job of conserving energy over the last year. The energy consumption dropped from the energy use for the previous year. Other areas of the country, and other countries were not so energy conscious, and some even increased their energy consumption. On an unrelated note, I read that “triple washed” bagged salad should be washed by the consumer before eating. I was interested in this “triple washed” phenomenon. What sort of item needs to be washed three times, and then once more? What on earth could it be covered in (or do I even want to know)? After some investigation I found out that triple washed = light chlorine bath + chilled water bath + chilled water bath. But apparently that’s not enough. You have to wash as a precaution since bacteria can live in all fresh produce. Now here is what I think. Other places are using up an unnecessary amount of energy doing frivolous things like washing their lettuce 3 times for no reason. So energy wasting places … stop washing your lettuce so many times and you too will reduce your energy consumption!