Tuesday, April 13, 2010

I guess it is all a gamble...

At a recent East-West Center conference in Honolulu

"Lin Chien-yuan, deputy mayor of Taipei, discussed some creative approaches to energy conservation, including programs in Taipei that qualify energy-savers to enter a cash lottery.

'Every month, we send out a notice of how much you spend for electricity,' Lin said. 'If you have saved more than 10 percent, you have saved money, of course. Not only that, you qualify for the lottery.'"