Daylight Savings Time has been moved up to the second Sunday in March. Congress took the courageous step of extending Daylight Savings Time in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to save energy. You might have thought that driving cars, heating homes, and air conditioning homes used the most energy, but Congress found the true cause of America's high energy use: light bulbs.
Apparently Americans don't use energy during daylight hours. But when the sun goes down, we turn on the lights, and that causes gas prices to skyrocket. I'm glad to see Congress found the true cause of our energy problems and extended the number of daylight hours.
But I wish Congress had taken the bold step of eliminating Standard Time, giving us year-round Daylight Savings Time. If they had done that, gas would fall to $1 a gallon, and we wouldn't have to be hearing any talk about global warming. Environmental groups would disband because they wouldn't have any environmental problems to fix. The only people who would be hurt would be energy companies and their stockholders, but I'm sure Congress could provide a safety net to ease their pain.
Enjoy the low gas prices and utility bills until November when we go back to Standard Time.
