Daylight Saving Time actually results in no real savings (By LeAnn R. Ralph)# Environmental - 环境科学与工程
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What do you like best about summer? The long evenings of daylight when you
can work in your garden, mow the lawn, or go for a walk or a bike ride?
For many people, that’s the obvious benefit of Daylight Saving Time (DST),
said Jack Reardon, professor of social science at UW-Stout.
The United States started using DST during World War I as a way to save fuel
needed to produce electric power. But even though DST is intended to save
electricity, the total savings is minimal, Reardon said.
“During th
can work in your garden, mow the lawn, or go for a walk or a bike ride?
For many people, that’s the obvious benefit of Daylight Saving Time (DST),
said Jack Reardon, professor of social science at UW-Stout.
The United States started using DST during World War I as a way to save fuel
needed to produce electric power. But even though DST is intended to save
electricity, the total savings is minimal, Reardon said.
“During th
