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SouthernGirl · 07-22-2005, 08:14 PM

Lawmakers move to extend daylight-saving time
Measure part of energy bill

Friday, July 22, 2005; Posted: 11:12 a.m. EDT (15:12 GMT)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An agreement was reached Thursday to extend daylight-saving time in an effort to conserve energy, but not to the extent the House approved in April.

House and Senate negotiators on an energy bill agreed to begin daylight-saving time three weeks earlier, on the second Sunday in March, and extend it by one week to the first Sunday in November. The House bill would have added a month in the spring and another in the fall.

According to some senators, farmers complained that a two-month extension could adversely affect livestock, and airline officials said it would have complicated scheduling of international flights.

"We ought to take a hard look at this before we jump into it," said Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, who questioned how much oil savings the extension would produce.

Reps. Edward Markey, D-Massachusetts, and Fred Upton, R-Michigan, agreed to scale back their original proposal, and Senate negotiators accepted the new version, along with a call for a study on how much daylight-saving time actually affects oil consumption.

"The beauty of daylight-saving time is that it just makes everyone feel sunnier," said Markey.

Upton noted that the extension means daylight-saving time will continue through Halloween, adding to safety. "Kids across the nation will soon rejoice," said Upton, because they'll have another hour of daylight trick-or-treating.

Lawmakers said they hoped to complete the energy legislation next week.

llporter · 07-22-2005, 10:02 PM

gotta luv the suv

Spunky · 07-22-2005, 10:04 PM

It's actually a good idea.would help save your energy bill..Canada may be forced to follow the States on this

Doctor Dre · 07-22-2005, 10:05 PM

I think it's a pretty good idea overall ... it will create problems if the neighbor don't adopt it... I read about it in the paper couple days ago

chymp · 07-22-2005, 10:05 PM

What...a heating oil crash?

The Ghost · 07-23-2005, 12:38 AM

I wish they would just get rid of daylight savings time all together. Fall back, spring forward. I think the 2000 people that are still farmers in the United States can figure out for themselves when to get up earlier or later.

woj · 07-23-2005, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghost Pro Sales

I wish they would just get rid of daylight savings time all together. Fall back, spring forward. I think the 2000 people that are still farmers in the United States can figure out for themselves when to get up earlier or later.

The system is too complicated for you?

marketsmart · 07-23-2005, 01:37 AM

I sometimes wonder if the US has an oil shortage and has kept it quiet to avoid possible panic. There are so many questions, like Iraq and why the govt is now allowing or pushing for oil exploration in Alaska after protecting that territory from oil exploration years ago...

The Ghost · 07-23-2005, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woj

The system is too complicated for you?

.... 9 .....
Not complicated, just unnecessary. Do you feel you benefit from the DST in Chicago?

I do happen to love this quote....

"The beauty of daylight-saving time is that it just makes everyone feel sunnier," said Markey.

SouthernGirl · 07-23-2005, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marketsmart

I sometimes wonder if the US has an oil shortage and has kept it quiet to avoid possible panic. There are so many questions, like Iraq and why the govt is now allowing or pushing for oil exploration in Alaska after protecting that territory from oil exploration years ago...

www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.com

you aren't the only one..

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