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Still, not everyone is a fan. After all, "springing forward" and losing an hour of sleep can hurt workers' productivity. Studies have shown that even one night of not getting proper sleep can have ripple effects: It can make you feel hungrier than usual, it puts you at greater risks for accidents while driving and at work , it can decrease your focus and it can makes you susceptible to catching a cold.

States can opt out of daylight saving time. Hawaii and most of Arizona already have. Another handful of states have considered or experimented with it. Don't miss: Here's why daylight saving time hurts workers' productivity. Like this story?

Some Amish communities also choose not to participate in daylight saving time. Evidence does not conclusively point to energy conservation as a result of daylight saving. Dating back to Willett, daylight saving advocates have touted energy conservation as an economic benefit.

Department of Transportation study in the s concluded that total electricity savings associated with daylight saving time amounted to about 1 percent in the spring and fall months. As air conditioning has become more widespread, however, more recent studies have found that cost savings on lighting are more than offset by greater cooling expenses. Some also argue that increased recreational activity during daylight saving results in greater gasoline consumption.

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The Interstate Commerce Commission, the nation's timekeeper, was immobilized, and the matter remained deadlocked. Many business interests were supportive of standardization, although it became a bitter fight between the indoor and outdoor theater industries. The farmers, however, were opposed to such uniformity. State and local governments were a mixed bag, depending on local conditions. Efforts at standardization were encouraged by a transportation industry organization, the Committee for Time Uniformity.

They surveyed the entire nation, through questioning telephone operators as to local time observances, and found the situation was quite confusing. Next, the Committee's goal was a strong supportive story on the front page of the New York Times. Having rallied the general public's support, the Time Uniformity Committee's goal was accomplished, but only after discovering and disclosing that on the mile stretch of highway Route 2 between Moundsville, W.

By , some million Americans were observing Daylight Saving Time based on their local laws and customs. Congress decided to step in and end the confusion, and to establish one pattern across the country.