Local Michigan Legislator Proposes Ending Daylight Saving Time

[Demeter]

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/03/12/michigan-legislator-proposes-ending-daylight-saving-time/

A state legislator aims to eliminate daylight saving time in Michigan, the standard that calls for clocks to be moved forward an hour in spring and back an hour in fall.

Ann Arbor Democratic Rep. Jeff Irwin introduced legislation Wednesday that would direct the state to follow the standard time of the zone in which it is located.

“As we have all experienced this week, changing schedules for daylight saving time is stressful and unnecessary. In the days after the spring time shift, there are well-documented increases in road and workplace accidents, as well as heart attacks,” Irwin said in a statement.

Daylight Saving Time was instituted in the United States during World War I in order to save energy for war production by taking advantage of the later hours of daylight between April and October. The passage of the Energy Policy Act in 2005 extended Daylight Saving Time by four weeks — from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November.

THE SNAP POLL ATTACHED TO THIS ARTICLE IS RUNNING 71-29 IN FAVOR OF KILLING DST!

MY HERO!

BECAUSE MICHIGAN IS ON EASTERN TIME, INSTEAD OF CENTRAL TIME, WHICH IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE, WE ARE ALREADY ON DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ALL YEAR LONG.

[etherealtruth]

1. My hero, too!

[Sherman A1]

2. I have to say

that as I get older, it takes longer and longer to adjust to the time change. I believe what was once a good idea, may have outlived it's usefulness.

[Demeter]

3. Bills Would End Daylight Saving Time In Oregon, Hopefully Pave The Way For Everyone

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/12/end-daylight-savings-time-oregon_n_6852880.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business

There are many good arguments to be made for ending Daylight Saving Time (DST).

The biggest one: There's no real reason to do it.

DST became a fixture in the United States during World War II, and started in part to save energy, according to SF Gate. Over time, however, we've learned that changing the clocks back and forth every year can actually increase energy consumption.

The whole process is also really obnoxious and can ruin your sleep and relationships.

Bills introduced in the Oregon Senate would give voters there an opportunity to put an end to DST, according to KOMO. It they pass, Oregon would follow Hawaii and Arizona as the only states that don't follow the time change...

[PADemD]

4. DST does not save energy.

My highest electric bill is always for August, when it's hot and the air conditioners are running.

I do not change my habits for DST. I put the TV on every morning to check the news and weather, I boil hot water for coffee and cook breakfast, and I run my computer all day and watch the same TV shows at night.

[IdaBriggs]

5. My 8 year old boy child supports this.

He has been complaining all week about daylight savings time and advocating for a change to bedtime (which he is convinced should now be 9:30 instead of 8:30 thanks to the time change). Grrrr.