Daylight Savings Time Daylight savings time has been something that individuals born post World War I have always had implemented in their lives. Many people never really consider the point of daylight savings time until it rolls around twice a year nor do they realize the original purpose. There are approximately 70 countries out of 196 that observe daylight savings time, at least in a portion of the country. Daylight savings time has had many changes throughout the history of it, but is it time to move on? Although there may be advantages such as more natural light, but disadvantages such as the disruptions with our circadian rhythms outweigh the advantages. With a quarter of the worlds population subject to a one-hour time change twice …show more content…
A common argument made against standard time is that daylight savings time prevents road accidents because of the abundance of natural light at times that most people drive. However, is it worth it to disrupt the circadian rhythm so that drivers have more natural light? The governments have implemented lighted highways and roads and cars are equipped with headlights to aid in vision. While lighted highways consume energy, the claim that daylight savings time contributes to less energy consumption is contradicted by research efforts. Indiana did not adopt daylight savings time until 2006, thus making it the perfect environment for a study on the correlation of energy consumption and daylight savings time. According to Brian Handwerk, the “lighting demand dropped, but the warmer hour of extra daylight tacked onto each evening led to more air-conditioning use, which canceled out the gains from reduced lighting and then some.” Along with this study, researchers have argued that energy consumption may be lower in the evening, but consumption goes up in the dark mornings thus making the results equal. According to another study conducted by Hendrik Wolff, everywhere that has air conditioning takes a loss in regards to daylight savings time. In the long run, day light savings time does not have a significant impact on energy consumption thus being
According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, DST increases overall energy consumption by “approximately 1 percent” (Kotchen) and rises to 2-4 percent in the fall. The use of air conditioning, television, lighting, and other appliances causes the residential energy demand to
Ben Hogan, a famous golfer, once said, “ the only thing a golfer needs is more daylight”. Daylight saving time not only impacts the world’s golf games, it also affects the economy, outdoor activities and comes with many health concerns.Daylight saving time(also know as DST) was used as a way to save energy and have more natural light in the summertime, but it was as affected and it also came with many consequences to the countries and states that still use this time. It was first used in the USA in 1918 and has been on and off for many years , but now DST is used seven months out of the year. There are two times during the year we change the clocks. The first Sunday in March, we “spring forward” with the clocks and the second Sunday in November we “fall back” one hour. However, daylight-saving time should be abolished from the rest of the world that uses this time throughout the year.
Just like all of Earth’s green, society too has found a simple way to use the sun to its fullest potential. Daylight Saving Time is a function that has allowed us to enjoy longer summer days simply by moving our clocks an hour ahead in the spring. This method had became something to consider since Ben Franklin idealized it. Of course it's not the same for everyone, depending on where you are may change when Daylight Saving Time occurs. Although some may say Daylight Saving Time is pointless, it is vital that DST has its benefits.
According to Benjamin Franklin, who originally came up with the idea to save candles during the warm parts of the year, adjusting our clocks should benefit our social lives and economy in a positive way. In 2006, the state of Indiana implemented daylight savings as a statewide initiative. Studies were done and unpredictably, statewide, residential energy use went up a whole one percent across the board. This costed the state 9 million dollars because of the increased demand for air conditioning and cooling during the summer months and heating in the early spring months. This further proves that daylight savings time was a very beneficial policy in the past because of reduced energy storage. Because of today’s modern advances in energy use and streamlining the whole energy storage process, it really makes daylight savings time not only obsolete but harmful in some ways to our
Shift Work: The introduction of shift work mainly depends on safety and productivity of the workers being maintained. However, evidence suggests that safety and productivity of workers may decline at night shifts with more hours on duty between breaks. The shift work system can be improved by introducing more rest breaks (Folkard & Tucker 2003).
This article explains the benefits and disadvantages of Daylight Savings Time (DST) with studies from the supporting side and the opposing side. In 1918, the United States decided to begin DST to conserve resources for the war effort and gain the most advantages of the sun. Every year, about two times a year DST comes to effect for most of the U.S. During springtime, the clocks are set an hour forward and by autumn the clocks are set an hour back. At first, cities had an option to adopt the DST method but by the 1960’s, the decision to leave DST as an option in every city had an unfortunate result and led to confusion with each city having its own different time zone. To clear up the confusion, congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966.
Daylight Saving Times is something we do here in the United States every year, where we move our clocks back an hour in the fall, and move them forward an hour in the spring. Daylight Saving Time was established during WWI in order to save energy for war production by taking advantage of the later hours of daylight between April and October. Although it was said to save a lot of energy, today it is extremely difficult to determine the energy saved by this, and it is possible that little or no energy is being saved by Daylight Saving. Which poses the question: Is Daylight Saving necessary in the United States? There are many pros and cons to it, but the cons outnumber the cons, and something should be done about it.
Travelers all over the world. Some parts of America had an option to opt out of this method until one day congress had forced down the law upon the United States creating a new law to help and strictly set the rules that you must follow upon the upcoming time of the procedure. The law was called “Uniform Time Act”. The Uniform Time Act had set a start time and also planned a stop date for Daylight Savings. Today with all of the research constantly going on around the world the big question of daylights Savings is a big wonder for the world that is getting many requests and studies to see if it had helped America. In the upcoming years the main problem is with energy consumption. A hefty amount of energy is being used mainly by the use of appliances and with lighting. With the day starting at a later time with the sun shining at a earlier time of the day and the sun being up later than usual at night, can surely save a hefty amount of energy usage that people rely on. With the said later morning slowly over the years we can save ourselves a small amount of energy by using less light being that the sun is already up and providing
On one hand, daylight saving time is really beneficial as it helps us to save money. We do not have to use electric lightning for so long. As a result, we are reducing energy consumption. What is more, extra daylight hours are definitely appreciated by people who enjoy outdoor activities.
... reduce natural gas consumption. Long-term I am committed to installing new energy efficient windows to truly reduce energy consumption. To help reduce the family’s water consumption we recently installed an energy efficient washing machine that uses over 60% less water than the previous model that was installed. As an additional means in which to help conserve water I will be installing a rain barrel in the summer to water our outdoor plants. While these actions might not seem significant, they can make a significant difference. According to Energy Star, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, if every home in America replaced just one incandescent light bulb with an Energy Star qualified CFL, in just one year it would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes. That would prevent the release of greenhouse gas emissions equal to that of about 800,000 cars.
Imagine that you’re driving on an open highway in the middle of summer. All you see in front of you is asphalt for miles and miles. The windows are down and your favorite song comes on the radio. You’re behind the wheel of a Tesla Model S, the newest electric car that can go from zero to sixty miles per hour in 2.4 seconds. This will soon be the future of all motor vehicles. Electric cars are beginning to have colossal impacts on our society because of their energy efficiency, performance benefits, and the fact that they are less harmful to the environment. In the near future, electric cars will dominate the road and eventually the planet’s overall need for oil will decrease immensely.
Today, people use their own personal vehicles to travel more than ever before. Personal transportation is no longer considered a luxury; it is now considered a necessity. The number of cars in the United States has been growing steadily since the 1970s. The number of miles traveled by cars has risen nearly 150 percent, yet the United States population has only grown roughly 40 percent during that time (hybridcars.com, Driving Trends). Although it may seem like we are advancing into the future, in reality, we are moving backwards from the effects these vehicles have on our bodies and the environment. The pollution produced by these vehicles has brought us to the day where we must find other modes of transportation that cause less harm to the world in which we live. Advances in technology have developed hybrid vehicles to try and slow down the amount of pollution. Driving a hybrid vehicle, instead of a conventional gas powered vehicle, can reduce the amount of pollution that affects our lives and the environment around us.
Depends on Where You Plug In” Paul Stenquist (2012) explains that the dangerousness of electric cars on the environment relies on where the electricity that people use to charge their cars comes from. The author reports that the amount of greenhouse gases -carbon dioxide- produced from charging the car 's battery can have effect on variation of the climate. Moreover, Stenquist states that the impact of electric vehicles on the environment depends on the amount of the greenhouse gases released from the car into the air, which varies with the source of the electricity that charges the car. Further, The U.C.S report demonstrates that there are possibilities for the electric cars to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in places where the electric utility counts on natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric or renewable sources to run its dynamo. On the other hand, places where the dynamo powered by burning coal, electric cars might not be as good as gasoline cars for the atmosphere. In other words, the author says that places that has immaculate electricity sources might produce less greenhouse gas emission than today’s gasoline engine vehicles. However, the author mentions that gas-powered cars are getting cleaner and better, and electric cars will become cleaner if the electricity for charging the cars cames from natural and renewable sources. Indeed, Stenquist believes that the automotive industry must deliver applicable alternative to the oil-fueled internal- combustion, which is producing vehicles which boasts less emissions (Stenquist,
Household energy conservation is a very practical and realistic approach to conserving energy within our society. US households consume a tremendous amount of natural gas as well as electric energy. It has been calculated that the amount of energy consumed within the US increased exponentially from about 1850 to 1975. If energy continued to increase at this rate, we would be experiencing severe energy shortages in our current society. Luckily, steps towards conservation, including various energy regulations, have curbed that growth somewhat, brining the predicted 160 Qbtu/yr for the year 2000 down to around 93.8 Qbtu/yr by the year 1996. However, household energy usage is still a major issue as households consume about 38% of the total consumed energy and contribute greatly to natural gas consumption and issues such as global warming. Therefore, it is important that people understand how we use energy in the household and what steps can be taken to conserve that energy.
Since the invention of the automobile, we have been able to decrease transportation costs, travel vast distances and decrease travel times. We are able to facilitate relationships, foster trade between places, and find better jobs. However, due to the inaccurate pricing of the roads, driving cars has turned from an innovation to pure frustration. The problem is traffic congestion; the increased usage of cars has created slower speeds and longer travel times due to greater demand for the road than the road has to offer. Roughly 3.4 million Americans endure extreme commutes, in which the trip to work and back eats up at least three hours each day (Balaker, Staley 2006).