Why did they change daylight savings time?

Answer 1

The 2007 U.S. change was part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; previously, from 1987 through 2006, the start and end dates were the first Sunday in April and the last Sunday in October, and Congress retains the right to go back to the previous dates once an energy consumption study is done.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time

The bill amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966 by changing the start and end dates of daylight saving time starting in 2007. Clocks will be set ahead one hour on the second Sunday of March (March 11, 2007) instead of the current first Sunday of April (April 1, 2007). Clocks will be set back one hour on the first Sunday in November (November 4, 2007), rather than the last Sunday of October (October 28, 2007). This will make electronic clocks that had pre-programmed dates for adjusting to daylight saving time obsolete and will require updates to computer operating systems. This section of the act is controversial, primarily because there is doubt if daylight savings actually results in a net energy savings. [citation needed] The additional effort of changing quite possibly billions of clocks on embedded systems as well as enterprise servers may cause significant impact to the productivity of any country that adopts these changes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Policy_Act_of_2005

Answer 2

I actually heard that DST was started so there would be more daylight hours for people to spend money (spur the economy). I used to think it was because people needed more sunlight during winter mornings, but that is actually the real time (what we observe during the winter). They lengthen the already-lengthening spring hours to give us more time to shop. Now Bush would like us to shop more, for an extra 2 months during the year.

I would prefer that they leave the clocks alone. I do not like getting up an extra hour earlier, and the real time is later and better for my body and all around mood.

Answer 3

to save energy by having more daylight hours

Answer 4

The congress decided we needed more evening daylight and less morning daylight. I think it's silly and they should have left it alone.

Answer 5

to save time

Answer 6

to make you get your ars out of bed an hour earlier.

Answer 7

So you have more day light to play golf......

You do play golf don't you...

Answer 8

because they are *** hole's

Answer 9

president bush had it moved. i dont know why. maybe he is crazy..........lol