Somebody told me daylight savings was controlled by the goverment is this true
I thought daylight savings was in April not March
2007-03-13 10:16:02 · 11 answers · asked by superwomen 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Daylight Saving Time has been used in the U.S. and in many European countries since about World War I. At that time, in an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power, Germany and Austria began saving daylight at 11:00 p.m. on April 30, 1916, by advancing the hands of the clock one hour until the following October. Other countries immediately adopted this 1916 action: Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, and Tasmania. Nova Scotia and Manitoba adopted it as well, with Britain following suit three weeks later, on May 21, 1916. In 1917, Australia and Newfoundland began saving daylight.The plan was not formally adopted in the U.S. until 1918. 'An Act to preserve daylight and provide standard time for the United States' was enacted on March 19, 1918
In the early 1960s, observance of Daylight Saving Time was quite inconsistent, with a hodgepodge of time observances, and no agreement about when to change clocks
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. beginning in 2007, though Congress retained the right to revert to the 1986 law should the change prove unpopular or if energy savings are not significant. Going from 2007 forward, Daylight Saving Time in the U.S.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. beginning in 2007, though Congress retained the right to revert to the 1986 law should the change prove unpopular or if energy savings are not significant. Going from 2007 forward, Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. It has usually begins at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March and ends at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of November
2007-03-13 11:40:01 · answer #1 · answered by Petra 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It was part of the president's energy plan. The Department of Transportation used to control it. We are on the line that was set up by the DOT in the past and never had to observe daylight savings time before. Now we have to and its daylight until 10 pm in the summer.
In my state, we can opt out. It is my understanding that some counties are two hours off from natural sunlight hours when observing daylight savings time.
I wrote to the governor of my state about it and he says it is good for commerce because we are in sync with the states that have always observed it.
2007-03-13 18:14:18 · answer #2 · answered by BekindtoAnimals22 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It WAS in April but the president signed a bill making it 3 weeks early. It has to do with conserving energy. The government controls everything.
2007-03-13 17:23:44 · answer #3 · answered by truly_insightful 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
YES IT IS CONTROLLED BY CONGRESS AND IT WAS MOVED UP BY THREE WEEKS IN THE SPRING AND PUSHED BACK INTO NOVEMBER FOR PUSHING THE HOUR BACK. SOME IDIOT IN CONGRESS THOUGHT IT WOULD SAVE ENERGY. I DON'T KNOW WHY NOW WHEN I GET UP ITS DARK AND I NEED TO TURN ON THE LIGHT. IT WASN'T LIKE THAT LAST WEEK. I THINK I'M SPENDING MORE ENERGY. NOT OT MENTION THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WERE SPENT TO UPDATE ALL THE COMPUTERS FOR THE NEW SCHEDULE.
2007-03-13 17:21:18 · answer #4 · answered by strike_eagle29 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
What's wrong with leaving it like it was. Why the change anyway. I used to think it had something to do with school children having to board the school bus in the dark. Now I don't know anymore.
2007-03-13 17:40:07 · answer #5 · answered by Lou 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Seems like daylight savings time confuses a lot of people! Someone shared this anonymously about a daylight savings mix-up
"Yes! I was in college and I worked at a local bakery on the weekends. Every Sunday I would get up and head to the bakery and start on setting up for the morning. I was usually the only one there for about an hour before the other staff would come.
This particular Sunday was the morning after we had to turn the clocks back. I turned my clock back before I fell asleep and proceeded to get up when my alarm went off.
So I headed to the bakery, dazed from loosing that hour of sleep, opened the door, and started doing my normal work. After about an hour I realized no one else had come into work yet. I was saying to myself "where is everyone?" Another 30 minutes goes by and they still aren't there. So I start freaking out because we didn't have any fresh muffins, scones, etc. that the bakers make fresh every morning. I didn't know how to make them!
Finally, my co-workers arrive and I go off. They look at me like I was insane. Turns out I got to the bakery TWO hours early. They told me what time it really was and I was so embarrassed. When I got back to my dorm room my roommate and I figured out what the problem was. I had just bought a new digital alarm clock that apparently changes with the time change all on its own. So when I went and turned the clock back an hour, the clock itself also turned it back an hour.
No wonder I was extra tired."
2014-07-22 15:30:33 · answer #6 · answered by Kerri 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is true, they moved it up this year as an energy saving measure.
2007-03-13 17:19:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's up to the government. Somebody has to decide on the day, don't you think?
2007-03-13 17:29:18 · answer #8 · answered by Princess of Egypt 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The government controls most things.
2007-03-13 17:23:18 · answer #9 · answered by marie_fairfax 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
maybe your president took the idea from our president as he was visiting Uruguay last week . We just returned our hour to the real time
2007-03-13 17:33:58 · answer #10 · answered by zerpaconcept 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋