Daylight Savings Time (DST) 2014 is coming to an end. The debate on whether or not the clocks should be turn back an hour when it ends is starting over again. But Utah legislators are pushing to end the practice of the annual ritual.
In the United States, Daylight Savings Time is the practice of setting the clock forward by one hour during the warmer part of the year. As said by Time and Date, the purposes of DST is having more and make better use of the daylight in the evenings while the mornings have less. This 2014, DST starts March 9 and will end on Nov. 2.
Daylight Savings Time usually starts on the second Sunday of March and ends on the first Sunday in November, with the time changes taking place at 2 a.m. local time. Brevard Times reported DST will end on Nov. 2, 2014.
Most parts of the United States currently observe Daylight Savings Time but with the exceptions of Arizona, Hawaii, and the overseas territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the US Virgin Islands. Meanwhile, Navajo Nation, the semi-autonomous Native American-governed territory covering parts of northeastern Arizona, is observing DST.
According to The Old Farmer's Almanac, Benjamin Franklin suggested Daylight Savings Time in 1784 and the United States enacted it during World War II to save fuel. The system has been used recurrently since, with varying start and end dates. This 2014, DST started at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday of March and will end at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday of November.
The main reason the US government observes DST is to conserve energy and fuel. In the summer, it means more sunlight at night which decreases electricity use in homes for lighting. However, not everyone thinks gaining an extra hour of sleep and energy savings makes DST a good thing.
As reported by The Inquisitr, several studies have concluded Daylight Savings Time can actually be unhealthy. If Arizona were to observe DST, the sun would shine until 9 p.m. in the summer and the heat would be unbearable.
The Washington Post reported Utah lawmakers are considering stopping the practice of changing clocks for Daylight Savings Time after a study conducted by the state suggested wide support. State Rep. Lee Perry and Sen. Aaron Osmond are leading to push the legislation.
This 2014, Perry said about 30,000 people responded to a request for comment by the state on the issue and sixty-two percent of the survey's respondents were in favor of ditching Daylight Savings Time. He also added that Colorado, Idaho, Montano and Wyoming are considering ending the practice.
Because of Daylight Savings Time 2014, Utah residents are complaining about their children going to school. And they don't like the trouble of setting clocks back to an hour either. However, not everyone in Utah is in favor of ditching the practice.
Recreational and tourism groups such as Ski Utah, the Utah Tourism Industry Association and Farmington, Utah Amusement park Lagoon are among those who are opposing the change. Lagoon Amusement Park's Vice President of Marketing Dick Andrew stated in a letter that ending the practice of DST would affect the recreational and tourism industries and it would have negative impact on its significant operation and profit per day.
Due to the Daylight Savings Time 2014, the rest of the United States will be falling back one hour and gain extra time for sleeping when it ends on Nov. 2. While for those in favor of the annual ritual, DST will again begin on March 8, 2015.
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