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by tenuousemphasis
1555 days ago
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>Why would they pick this one? Money. [1] On the upside, local or state governments might be able to alter their time zone to essentially observe permanent Standard Time. >Seasonal observation of DST was first enacted in the US during World Wars I and II, as an attempt to conserve fuel. The practice was unpopular and promptly repealed after each war; however, lobbyists from the petroleum industry lobbied to restore DST, as they had noticed it actually increased fuel consumption. Petroleum lobbyists joined with lobbyists from golf and candy corporations in the 1980s to form the National Daylight Saving Time Coalition, and they have twice since succeeded in extending the length of DST's observation from six months to seven in 1986, and again to eight months in 2005. The observation of DST has also been found to increase residential energy costs and pollution costs by several million dollars per year. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_time_observation_in_... |
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