It's that time of year again. Although it was chilly this
morning in Canton, the birds are singing, the daffodils are
sending up their thick green leaves, and it's time to change the
clocks again. That's right, Spring Forward tonight, it's
Daylight Saving Time. Although it doesn't really save us
anything, and can actually cause our electric and heating bills
to go up for the first few weeks. According to a 2008 study that
examined billing data in Indiana before and after that state
adopted DST in 2006, "DST increased overall residential
electricity consumption between 1 and 4 percent, due mostly to
extra afternoon cooling and extra morning heating; the main
increases came in the fall. The overall annual cost of DST to
Indiana households was estimated to be $9 million, with an
additional $1.7–5.5 million for social costs due to increased
pollution. According to a Huffington Post article: This time
change is much trickier for our bodies to handle than when we
"fall back" in November. That's because so many of u