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Time Is Money
Daylight-saving time leads to higher energy use, says study |
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27 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:32 PM on 27 Feb 2008 Daylight-saving time was enacted as an energy-saving measure, but when time springs forward on March 9, people may actually use more energy, says a new study. When all of Indiana began to participate in daylight-saving time -- before 2006, only 15 of the state's 92 counties would spring forward and fall back -- researchers at the University of California-Santa Barbara started tracking Hoos ... |
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| Topics: Ed Markey, energy, energy at home, Indiana, news (all these topics) |
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