A recent article in The Age outlines how one family has discovered a novel way to save water and electricity in the home, bribe the kids! If the electricity and water usage in GREEN challenge entrant Jill Forwards household decreases, the kids get a pocket money bonus. What a great way to make children more aware of their actions and help the environment.

Wouldn't it be great if our electricity and water usage could be tracked automatically and electronically.  Households could join a nationwide competition to reduce water usage and electricity consumption.   Schools could compete against schools and businesses against businesses.  Surely this kind of competition would drive households and organisations to invest in green technology and products such as solar hot water, rainwater tanks, and Compact Fluorescent Globes.