"Here’s a raft of studies on the subject. Most of them find that while households do use less lighting during daylight saving, thanks to the longer, brighter afternoons, they also end up cranking up the air conditioning more, which makes it either a wash or a net loser for energy use"
why have we always allowed the powers that be tell us what is good or bad for us because of some study? Rick Perry stated that global warming was contrived by a bunch of scientist looking for grant money, he had a point not necessarily about warming but unintentionally a host of other things. Food how did people live so long before it was fashionable to bash food. that to is a point now with all the additives bug poisons DEREGULATION would and does make us susceptible to these "shortcuts" designed to clear an extra buck. this is why the right is fighting and blocking appointments to Consumer Regulatory, it should be as simple as breathing that dereg only heighten's the chance of illness and death and not breathing, faulty equipment, i remember back in the 60's and 70's we use to say give me something made in Japan, one main reason the manufacturing when down inferior products do to shortcuting. i agree that cost influenced a lot of mutiny's and i understand the need to compete, but at the buying public's expense? from experience i know it's hard to stay in business if you offer your customer's sub standard products and service. you won't make as much cheating your clientele, but a good name is worth much much more. we have become no not we some have become the dregs of the earth, they have allowed the addiction of money and power to define their personhood. most have more money than they or their family's could spend but being bitten by the bug they can't stop. their fondest ambition "king of the world" but what of this,
"For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and
loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his
soul?" - Mt 16:26 please click title for more info thank you
