Popsicles, fireworks, and lemonade all remind me of summers during my childhood. I would spend hours upon hours outside. Before I moved, we had a huge backyard, and right behind our yard was a brook. I tried my best to never be outdoorsy growing up, but with three older brothers, that was pretty difficult. We would spend our evening jumping on our trampoline, walking through the brook, and waiting for our hotdogs and hamburgers to come off the grill. Daylight savings are the reason for all those summer memories. Despite some added benefits, daylight savings time does more harm than good with its harmful health effects and questionable energy conservation. Regular sun exposure is the most natural way to get enough vitamin D. Daylight savings…show more content… Energy conservation has been a crucial part of the daylight savings debate. Contrary to popular belief, daylight savings time is not observed throughout the entire country and its territories. Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the E.T. of Indiana, and most of Arizona all stay on standard time throughout the entire year (Source B). Daylight savings time is seen to promote energy conservation, with electricity usage being reduced by about 1% during each day of DTS. Source C supports that claim by sharing that because of the extra light, more people are spending more time outside, which leads to less usage of the TV or other appliances. Despite claims all pointing to DST aiding in energy conservation, there is little evidence to prove that daylight savings actually saves energy (Source F). The effect of energy demand and conservation is not constant throughout the DST time frame. In the fall, “DST appears to increase consumption by between 2 and 4 percent,” (Source F). In fact, it’s almost like a trade-off. While there is less of a demand for lighting, there is more of a demand for heating and
