re: Global warming brain fart update...
This was predicted long ago by the author of a book on the foolishness of DST in general, not just the latest variant of it. I can't recall the reference, but he was interviewed on the NBC AM news hour where he plugged his book a few weeks ago. Actual experience has shown that people with an extra hour of daylight when they get home from work often tend to hop in their cars and go shopping, not stay home and save energy, and that one of the strongest lobbyists for DST is the Association of American Retailers. The whole purpose of DST is for people to think the government is doing something about the problem, but the solution involves no sacrifice or inconvenience so it generates no resistance.