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Old 03-13-2008, 04:18 PM
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Now the real question is -- How to get congress to end this nonsense.
Won't happen. Two words:Energy Conservation
 
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Old 03-13-2008, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Syncrosonix
that's so confusing. i'm glad i am based out of arizona. no need to worry about turning the clocks back or up an hour. 8)
I couldn't agree more Syncro
 
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Originally Posted by Double R
Now the real question is -- How to get congress to end this nonsense.
Won't happen. Two words:Energy Conservation
From the website: http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html
Although a 1976 report by the National Bureau of Standards disputed the 1975 U.S. Department of Transportation study, and found that DST-related energy savings were insignificant, the DOT study continued to influence decisions about Daylight Saving Time.

The argument in favor of saving energy swayed Indiana, where until 2005, only about 16 percent of counties observed Daylight Saving Time. Based on the DOT study, advocates of Indiana DST estimated that the state’s residents would save over $7 million in electricity costs each year. Now that Indiana has made the switch, however, researchers have found the opposite to be the case. Scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara, compared energy usage over the course of three years in Indiana counties that switched from year-round Standard Time to DST. They found that Indianans actually spent $8.6 million more each year because of Daylight Saving Time, and increased emissions came with a social cost of between $1.6 million and $5.3 million per year. Commentators have theorized that the energy jump is due to the increased prevalence of home air conditioning over the past 40 years, in that more daylight toward the end of a summer’s day means that people are more likely to use their air conditioners when they come home from work.
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