What Is Daylight Savings Time And Why Do We Do It?

By Violet Haight

Every year we turn our clocks forward in the spring, and back in the fall. That is called Daylight Savings Time, but most people do not know the reason behind this. The clock change was first used in WWI and brought back in WWII in order to save energy. But when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries stopped selling petroleum to the U.S.A, Congress made a trial period to try out the daylight savings time period. When we turn our clocks back and forward at specific times of the year, it makes it so it is usually light in the evening or in the morning. When it’s light in the morning or the evening, we do not use lights as much which saves energy.