A bipartisan bill establishing Daylight Saving Time (DST) as permanent in 2023 passed in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday..The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on the Sunshine Protection Act bill, a move supporters say would make winter afternoons brighter and end the twice-changing of clocks..The bill still needs approval from the U.S. House of Representatives and the endorsement of President Joe Biden. In most parts of the United States, Daylight Savings Time was resumed on Sunday. In November 2022, standard time will be reinstated..Canada also rolled their clocks one hour ahead on Sunday..Where did DST originate? Evidence points to New Zealand entomologist, George Hudson, who wanted more daylight in the evenings and presented the idea in 1895 so he could have more natural light for his insect study. Generally, the clock-change idea was to offer more daylight during working hours in the wintertime, when daylight is shorter.. New-Zealand-entomologist-George-HudsonNew Zealand entomologist, George Hudson. Image courtesy instanthub.net .“States with areas exempt from daylight saving time may choose the standard time for those areas,” the text of the bill reads..The 2019 Alberta municipal elections added several referendum questions on the ballot paper, one of which was “Do you want Alberta to adopt year-round Daylight Saving Time, which is summer hours, eliminating the need to change our clocks twice a year?”.In the run-up to the election there had been a push to stop forcing people to change their clocks, the time change seemed to be particularly unpopular in the spring when people can lose an hour of sleep..According to Global News in 2020, 91% of Albertans said they wanted to make DST permanent in response to a government survey. There were 141,000 respondents to the survey..Elections Alberta reported the 2019 referendum results as follows:.“Yes” – 531,782 votes, representing 49.8% of valid ballots cast“No” – 536,874 votes, representing 50.2% of valid ballots cast.There was some controversy at the time about how the DST question was framed on the ballot, and online discussion about how each option would affect residents of various points in the province, north to south, added to the confusion..Furthermore, experts warned the ballot question ignored a better option — opting for permanent standard time — and that the switch to permanent daylight time would have unfavourable effects on the health of Albertans..BC Premier John Horgan applauded the American move..Approximately 1.5 billion people in 70 countries observe DST worldwide, as it stands..Amanda Brown is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.abrown@westernstandardonline.com
A bipartisan bill establishing Daylight Saving Time (DST) as permanent in 2023 passed in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday..The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on the Sunshine Protection Act bill, a move supporters say would make winter afternoons brighter and end the twice-changing of clocks..The bill still needs approval from the U.S. House of Representatives and the endorsement of President Joe Biden. In most parts of the United States, Daylight Savings Time was resumed on Sunday. In November 2022, standard time will be reinstated..Canada also rolled their clocks one hour ahead on Sunday..Where did DST originate? Evidence points to New Zealand entomologist, George Hudson, who wanted more daylight in the evenings and presented the idea in 1895 so he could have more natural light for his insect study. Generally, the clock-change idea was to offer more daylight during working hours in the wintertime, when daylight is shorter.. New-Zealand-entomologist-George-HudsonNew Zealand entomologist, George Hudson. Image courtesy instanthub.net .“States with areas exempt from daylight saving time may choose the standard time for those areas,” the text of the bill reads..The 2019 Alberta municipal elections added several referendum questions on the ballot paper, one of which was “Do you want Alberta to adopt year-round Daylight Saving Time, which is summer hours, eliminating the need to change our clocks twice a year?”.In the run-up to the election there had been a push to stop forcing people to change their clocks, the time change seemed to be particularly unpopular in the spring when people can lose an hour of sleep..According to Global News in 2020, 91% of Albertans said they wanted to make DST permanent in response to a government survey. There were 141,000 respondents to the survey..Elections Alberta reported the 2019 referendum results as follows:.“Yes” – 531,782 votes, representing 49.8% of valid ballots cast“No” – 536,874 votes, representing 50.2% of valid ballots cast.There was some controversy at the time about how the DST question was framed on the ballot, and online discussion about how each option would affect residents of various points in the province, north to south, added to the confusion..Furthermore, experts warned the ballot question ignored a better option — opting for permanent standard time — and that the switch to permanent daylight time would have unfavourable effects on the health of Albertans..BC Premier John Horgan applauded the American move..Approximately 1.5 billion people in 70 countries observe DST worldwide, as it stands..Amanda Brown is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.abrown@westernstandardonline.com
