A senior member of the U.S. House's Energy and Commerce Committee wants to give Americans a few more hours of daylight in the winter months to save energy. The idea is simple--the more daylight we have, the less electricity we use, so the Energy Bill currently being crafted and debated in Washington now features a possible two-month extension of Daylight Savings Time. The proposal would have it start the last Sunday in March and end on the last Sunday in November. The two-month extension would save the equivalent of 10,000 barrels of oil a day, apparently. The House will vote on the full measure sometime over the next few weeks. Is this a good idea? Should we shed more light on the problem of high energy costs in this country?
Posted by Blogger Chris at April 11, 2005 08:23 PM | TrackBack