As I write this post, my hubby is working on the dishwasher that has been pulled out and sitting in the middle of the kitchen.  At some point today, this appliance will either be fixed and back working or it will be ready for replacement.  Either way, the idea of choosing an environmentally smart dishwasher is on our minds. Energy Star has a slick website that is aimed at helping in these kinds of decisions.  http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=dishwash.pr_dishwashers There are two spreadsheets you can download at the right column of the site, Qualified Dishwashers and savings calculator. These are the first two files I looked at. The qualified dishwashers is a long…