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I've been trying to tell ya...

My home state does it right, homeslice. Not always (see recently passed Proposition 102), but definitely on daylight savings time. We don't observe it because it doesn't reduce energy consumption. Turns out, it might actually do the opposite in Indiana (from WSJ):

Having the entire state switch to daylight-saving time each year, rather than stay on standard time, costs Indiana households an additional $8.6 million in electricity bills. They conclude that the reduced cost of lighting in afternoons during daylight-saving time is more than offset by the higher air-conditioning costs on hot afternoons and increased heating costs on cool mornings.

Those researchers, only days ago, said in a recent Times Op-ed, "Arizona, one of the hottest states, may have it right; it does not practice daylight time." Hottest, baby.

And BB says our new pres wants to axe it. Gobama!

100 Days

Good morning,

I have so far supported Senator Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination. But I am still curious about how he prioritizes the challenges that confront all of us? (The Economist is curious about the specifics too.) What does he do in the first 100 days of his presidency?

PS: I also engage in a very lazy form of news distribution: my Google Reader shared items. At least one of you has found it interesting. Get an inside track on high level politics, technology trends, and capital markets. Here you are. At least you would have known that house prices were almost certainly poised to fall. If a year too early. Thanks!

Temporarily

I've re-registered temporarily as a Demoncrat to vote in the February 5th Arizona Primary.