▲ 132 ▼ In 2022, the American Medical Association called for a permanent end to Daylight Savings Time, citing negative effects on health (www.ama-assn.org) submitted 8 months ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/science@lemmy.world 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments I hope everyone who wants to be on permanent DST experiences an eternity of the first day of spring forward, never rested again
[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 point 8 months ago (2 children) Didn't California also follow suit? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mehrshad@piefed.social 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) California voters overwhelmingly approved the permanent shift several years ago. HOWEVER no one in the state assembly brought it up during the legislative session to ratify it, so nothing changed. Most frustrating display of incompetence for those of us who voted for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago Same thing happened in BC and I believe in OR; the pacific states/province were working out a plan by which they’d all switch at the same time. BC apparently lost patience and just went ahead with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mehrshad@piefed.social 6 points 8 months ago (1 child) California voters overwhelmingly approved the permanent shift several years ago. HOWEVER no one in the state assembly brought it up during the legislative session to ratify it, so nothing changed. Most frustrating display of incompetence for those of us who voted for it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago Same thing happened in BC and I believe in OR; the pacific states/province were working out a plan by which they’d all switch at the same time. BC apparently lost patience and just went ahead with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago Same thing happened in BC and I believe in OR; the pacific states/province were working out a plan by which they’d all switch at the same time. BC apparently lost patience and just went ahead with it. permalink fedilink source parent