Love it when good ol politics and lobbyists actually gets something right; in this case extending daylight savings time. Just one question: there was an energy policy act passed in 2005? What has this accomplished? Were OPEC lobbyists in cahoots with the candy guys?
The lobbying effort, which was allied with the retail and sports industries, was unsuccessful that year and every year until 2005, when it piggybacked on the Energy Policy Act and managed to get daylight saving time extended by a month.
But the candy makers’ impact can be seen in the odd way the month is broken up: three extra weeks in the spring and one in the fall, just enough to cover Halloween. “That one week is a simple concession to the long-suffering candy makers and chocolate manufacturers,” he said.
