why is daylight savings time starting a month earlier?

Answer 1

Spring ahead, fall back.....

Starting in 2007, daylight time begins in the United States on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. On the second Sunday in March, clocks are set ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m. local standard time, which becomes 3:00 a.m. local daylight time. On the first Sunday in November, clocks are set back one hour at 2:00 a.m. local daylight time, which becomes 1:00 a.m. local standard time. These dates were established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. no. 109-58, 119 Stat 594 (2005).

Not all places in the U.S. observe daylight time. In particular, Hawaii and most of Arizona do not use it.

Remember to change the batteries in your smoke detector when you change your clocks....Many fire departments encourage people to change the batteries in their smoke detectors when they change their clocks because Daylight Saving Time provides a convenient reminder. "A working smoke detector more than doubles a person's chances of surviving a home fire," says William McNabb of the Troy Fire Department in Michigan. More than 90 percent of homes in the United States have smoke detectors, but one-third are estimated to have dead or missing batteries.

Answer 2

Congress decided it in 2005 in their Energy Policy Act. That was designed to conserve electricity and save an estimated 300,000 barrels of oil per year. Not only is it 1 month early, it's one week later, too.

Answer 3

They are trying to save energy. Extra daylight means less lights, less lights mean less electricity.

Answer 4

Because someone in Washington finally got something right for a change.

Answer 5

Because the geniuses in or government still haven't figured out they can't regulate nature.