It seems like yesterday when Oprah was talking about saving the planet by merely replacing old light bubs with the squigglies - to save electricity.
Ah, yes - the squiggly Chinese mercury bomblets, which are slowly exiting the scene...
Worked for the water department for awhile.
They gave out (free) water saving devices for toilets, showers, and faucet’s. Then when everyone started using them the revenue slowed down. How did the city fix this? That’s right, the jacked up the water rates.
So, you use less water, but still pay the same.