Congress May Extend Daylight-Saving Time

[Hossenfeffer]

Wind, wind, wind power.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Hossenfeffer
Wind, wind, wind power.

Wind power isn't exactly a steady source of energy in most areas...and its hardly reliable. Its a good suppliment though that definately isn't exploited enough.

Plus, wind turbines kill birds and bats by the millions apparently, according to a nutwad in our local paper.

 

[EndGame]

Just heard on the news..........apparently this has passed....

 

[cavemanmoron]

This was done before,30ish years ago.

http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/f.html

Following the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo, Congress put most of the nation on extended Daylight Saving Time for two years in hopes of saving additional energy. This experiment worked, but Congress did not continue the experiment in 1975 because of opposition -- mostly from the farming states.

In 1974, Daylight Saving Time lasted ten months and lasted for eight months in 1975, rather than the normal six months (then, May to October). The U.S. Department of Transportation -- which has jurisdiction over Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. -- studied the results of the experiment. It concluded:

Daylight Saving Time saves energy. Based on consumption figures for 1974 and 1975, The Department of Transportation says observing Daylight Saving Time in March and April saved the equivalent in energy of 10,000 barrels of oil each day -- a total of 600,000 barrels in each of those two years.

Originally posted by: IGBT
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WASHINGTON - If Congress passes an energy bill, Americans may see more daylight-saving time.



Lawmakers crafting energy legislation approved an amendment Wednesday to extend daylight-saving time by two months, having it start on the last Sunday in March and end on the last Sunday in November.


"Extending daylight-saving time makes sense, especially with skyrocketing energy costs," said Rep. Fred Upton (news, bio, voting record), R-Mich., who along with Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., co-sponsored the measure.


The amendment was approved by the House Energy and Commerce Committee that is putting together major parts of energy legislation likely to come up for a vote in the full House in the coming weeks.


"The more daylight we have, the less electricity we use," said Markey, who cited Transportation Department estimates that showed the two-month extension would save the equivalent of 10,000 barrels of oil a day.


The country uses about 20 million barrels of oil a day.
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[episodic]

Originally posted by: miri

Originally posted by: Queasy
Here's an idea...build some nuclear power plants! That would reduce the amount of oil we use for power generation. Not all 20billion gallons of oil goes to cars.

Only 3% of our power comes from oil. What are you going to do with spent nuclear rods? We have 2000 tons of spent nucear rods a year that need long term storage.

That is easy - last I checked not many people lived in lots of areas. Place it there.

 

[nineball9]

I was wondering if anyone else remembered or knew about earlier attempts to move to extended daylight saving time - it took two pages of posts before cavemanmoron educated the masses. Santayana was right.

I seem to remember the extended daylight saving time response to the '73 oil embargo lasted more than a year (I was 20 at the time); one web site found at random states:

"On January 4, 1974, Nixon signed into law the Daylight Saving Time Energy Act of 1973. Then, beginning on January 6, 1974, implementing the Daylight Saving Time Energy Act, clocks were set ahead for a fifteen-month period through April 27, 1975".

I loved the extended daylight saving time! (And despite his other flaws, appreciated Nixon for signing the bill.)

During World War II, Roosevelt instituted year-round daylight saving time, called "War Time", from February 2, 1942 to September 30, 1945. Parts of Europe went on double daylight saving time - a two hour jump.

Cows, chickens and farmers all managed to survive!

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: nineball9
I was wondering if anyone else remembered or knew about earlier attempts to move to extended daylight saving time - it took two pages of posts before cavemanmoron educated the masses. Santayana was right.

I seem to remember the extended daylight saving time response to the '73 oil embargo lasted more than a year (I was 20 at the time); one web site found at random states:

"On January 4, 1974, Nixon signed into law the Daylight Saving Time Energy Act of 1973. Then, beginning on January 6, 1974, implementing the Daylight Saving Time Energy Act, clocks were set ahead for a fifteen-month period through April 27, 1975".

I loved the extended daylight saving time! (And despite his other flaws, appreciated Nixon for signing the bill.)

During World War II, Roosevelt instituted year-round daylight saving time, called "War Time", from February 2, 1942 to September 30, 1945. Parts of Europe went on double daylight saving time - a two hour jump.

Cows, chickens and farmers all managed to survive!

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Volume 1, 1905
US (Spanish-born) philosopher (1863 - 1952)


Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him.
George Santayana
US (Spanish-born) philosopher (1863 - 1952)

 

[sharkeeper]

Imagine all the unpatched computer systems out there that will be an hour slower in October because of this!