Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 Anybody else heard this? The United States and Canada have a planned a change to its DST observance beginning in 2007. The US Energy Policy Act of 2005 mandates that DST will start on the second Sunday in March and end on the first Sunday in November. In 2007, the start and stop dates will be March 11 and November 4, respectively. These dates are different fromprevious DST start and stop dates. In 2006, the dates were the first Sunday in April (April 2, 2006) and the last Sunday in October (October 29, 2006). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 thanks for the heads up ... I think this is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted March 2, 2007 Report Share Posted March 2, 2007 DST?!?! I stopped messing around with that stuff early on in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahbelle Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 I personally do not understand Daylight Savings either.. it really messes with my head and my sleeping patterns! Is north america the only place they do it? grr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 I think Ben Franklin actually did invent the concept , non? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 It's not a US and Canada revision of DST. It was the States' notion and Canada was basically 'encouraged' to follow suit.What's not to understand about DST? The daylight hours are shorter in winter than spring and summer. For example, farmers benefit greatly with DST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 The environment benefits greatly with DST. Longer hours of natural daylight = less electricity consumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted March 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 The environment benefits greatly with DST. Longer hours of natural daylight = less electricity consumption. Apparently that's what's prompting this change - fine-tuning that lower electricity usage. Can't fault that, really, near as I can figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 The change is a lot to do with business, as usual. The US wants to get a head-start on Asian and European stock markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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