Poll: Is Daylight Saving Time Still Necessary?

It’s time to spring forward again! Daylight Saving Time began this morning  at 2 a.m. If you didn't set you clocks ahead one hour you were probably late for church already. Today also is the Vernal Equinox, the first day of Spring. A month from now you won't miss that hour of sleeep you lost overnight.

Did you know?

• Even though a good majority of people say “Daylight Savings Time,” the correct term is “Daylight Saving Time,” according to TimeandDate.com.
• Two U.S. states, Arizona and Hawaii, don’t observe Daylight Saving Time. The same goes for American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, all U.S. territories.
• Benjamin Franklin was the first American who advocated for Daylight Saving Time when he realized in 1784 that while people burned more candles at night during the summer, many slept past dawn. His plan would literally “save daylight.”
• Daylight Saving Time was officially proposed in 1895 as a way to cut back on the need for candles and other light artificial lights during the summer months and later implemented during World War I.
• Though it’s still in effect in most U.S. states, many experts say it’s no longer necessary. National Geographic reported in December that several studies in recent years prove that Daylight Saving Time doesn’t actually save energy—and it might even result in an energy loss in the long run.

Do you think Daylight Saving Time is still necessary? Take our poll and tell us what you think in the comments section, below.