Jay Pea

The quickest way to end Daylight Saving Time’s clock changes in North America is to restore permanent Standard Time. Congress already permits states to restore permanent Standard Time, while permanent DST is federally forbidden. Arizona, Hawaii, and all US territories restored permanent Standard Time decades ago, without difficulty or drawback.[Craven][Jennings][Korch][Mauer][Mercury][Skelton…

Many politicians assume the public prefers Daylight Saving Time, but data and history indicate otherwise. Preference between the two times is rarely asked, and polls depend heavily on how and when they’re conducted. Most people don’t know which time is which (granted, it can be confusing). Many who think they…

Observation of Daylight Saving Time harms health, safety, education, productivity, wages, and environment. But it also leads us to drive, shop, and golf more — which benefits the special interests of select billion-dollar industries, mainly retail, golf, tourism, oil, and candy. The petroleum industry noticed a connection between DST and…

Jay Pea, founder of Save Standard Time, chronicles and debunks the many libelous claims of conspiracy made by Scott Yates of Lock the Clock. For over a year, Scott Yates has: Asked my name and funding dozens of times, and continually refused the answers. Written dozens of false, defamatory tweets…

Experts in the research of circadian health warn permanent Daylight Saving Time (DST) “undermines”[Cell Press] and “negates”[Skeldon & Dijk] the necessary and popular benefits of starting school later, and that lawmakers who support both Start School Later and permanent DST are “confused”.[Nedelman][Skeldon & Dijk] Proponents of permanent DST claim civil…

Daylight Saving Time (DST) risks the lives of commuting children and adults, whether we observe it seasonally or year-round.[BBC][Clay] The springtime change to DST shocks the human circadian system with a sudden loss of 40 minutes of sleep on average.[Barnes & Wagner] This disruption negatively affects reaction times,[Medina] which causes…

Both the change of clocks to Daylight Saving Time (DST) and the continual observation of DST pose lethal threats to human health. Changing clocks causes acute harms that persist for several days or even several weeks.[Berk][Giuntella & Mazzonna][Roenneberg 2019–08][Smith] Continually observing DST causes chronic harms that last for months (in…

Citizens demand an end to clock changes. But which clock should be kept? Scores of organizations representing millions of scientists, doctors, teachers, parents, and community leaders urge for permanent Standard Time. Data and history show that geographically appropriate, permanent Standard Time is the best civil clock for health, safety, education…