We Petition to stop moving our clocks twice a year. It’s time to abolish the outdated Daylight Saving Time practice, pick a time and stick with it.
Multiple studies show that, while the residential lighting demands do reduce with DST, however it increases demands for heating and cooling, resulting in higher electricity bills and more pollution from power plants.
Further, it’s been shown that losing one hour of sleep has harmful effects on public health and the environment, it increases costs of health care and causes stress to humans and animals.
Some of the harmful effects of DST include: increases in car accidents and work place injuries, massive loss of productivity, weakened immune system leading to increased rates of heart attacks, lower test scores, and high costs to the U.S.