[F] Whats more, savings in some regions are apparently greater than in others. California, for instance, appears to benefit most from daylight saving timeperhaps because its relatively mild weather encourages people to stay outdoors later. The Energy Department report found that daylight saving time resulted in an energy savings of one percent daily in the state.
[G] But Wolff, one of many scholars who contributed to the federal report, suggested that the numbers were subject to statistical variability and shouldnt be taken as hard facts. And daylight savings, energy gains in the U.S. largely depend on your location in relation to the Mason-Dixon Line, Wolff said. The North might be a slight winner, because the North doesnt have as much air conditioning, he said. But the South is a definite loser in terms of energy consumption. The South has more energy consumption under daylight saving.
Daylight Saving Time: Healthy or Harmful?
[ H] For decades advocates of daylight savings have argued that, energy savings or no, daylight saving time boosts health by encouraging active lifestylesa claim Wolff and colleagues are currently putting to the test. In a nationwide American time-use study, were clearly seeing that, at the time of daylight saving time extension in
the spring, television watching is substantially reduced and outdoor behaviors like jogging, walking, or going to
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