Today, March 8th, America springs its clock an hour earlier, moving ahead to usher in Spring. In 2005 Congress passed the Energy Policy Act, including a provision to extend daylight-saving time by 3 weeks in Spring and one week in Fall.This round of daylight saving time will end Nov. 1, when we'll set the clocks back again. Spring forward, and fall back.
The idea was that this would help in energy conservation. It was estimated that we would possibly save 100,000 barrels of oil per day and enjoy a 1% decrease in energy consumption because people will turn interior and exterior lights on later in the day, thus saving electricity (or candles).But 3 years later, many studies cannot quantify a saving and some even report more energy spending due to this silly rule. As one of my colleagues mentioned, there are Indian reservations in Arizona that follow it and some dont. So you travel through Phoenix thinking its 10:00AM for the meeting, pass one reservation, drive into the next and pooofff! you are in magic land.. ! Its 9:00AM.. time machine !!
According to researchers in Finland, daylight saving time has mixed effects on people's health. Sleeping patterns are disturbed, more so with night owls than morning folk. Another study found a spike in heart attacks during the first week of daylight saving time. When it ends in the fall, heart attacks briefly become less frequent than normal.
You will literally be going back in time if you travel to Mexico over the next month.We switched to daylight saving time early on Sunday morning, March 8.But Mexico won't switch until a month from now, April 5. That means when you cross over the border from San Diego to get to Tijuana, you may get there before you left!
The idea was that this would help in energy conservation. It was estimated that we would possibly save 100,000 barrels of oil per day and enjoy a 1% decrease in energy consumption because people will turn interior and exterior lights on later in the day, thus saving electricity (or candles).But 3 years later, many studies cannot quantify a saving and some even report more energy spending due to this silly rule. As one of my colleagues mentioned, there are Indian reservations in Arizona that follow it and some dont. So you travel through Phoenix thinking its 10:00AM for the meeting, pass one reservation, drive into the next and pooofff! you are in magic land.. ! Its 9:00AM.. time machine !!
According to researchers in Finland, daylight saving time has mixed effects on people's health. Sleeping patterns are disturbed, more so with night owls than morning folk. Another study found a spike in heart attacks during the first week of daylight saving time. When it ends in the fall, heart attacks briefly become less frequent than normal.
You will literally be going back in time if you travel to Mexico over the next month.We switched to daylight saving time early on Sunday morning, March 8.But Mexico won't switch until a month from now, April 5. That means when you cross over the border from San Diego to get to Tijuana, you may get there before you left!
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