Residents of a village near Hanover, Germany, can switch on the streetlights as they need them using a mobile phone application. The project is designed to minimise electricity use without compromising the safety and convenience of the good burghers of DoerenTrup. The scheme has been piloted on several streets over the last year and was trialled after residents complained when the lights were turned off to save money. |
| `We support the election process, we support democracy, but that doesn't mean we have to support governments that get elected as a result of democracy.' GWBush - Washington, D.C., Mar. 29, 2006 |