Scientists estimate that up to one-third of U.S. species are at increased risk of extinction, and more than 1,300 U.S. plants and animals already have been federally listed as threatened or endangered and protected under the Endangered Species Act.
On a time-of-use rate, you can lower your bill by shifting when you use energy to partial-peak and off-peak hours. Rates during partial-peak and off-peak hours of the day are lower than the rates during the peak hours of 12 - 6 p.m. on weekdays.
Yet, the amount of time we spend with our other halves per day is just 97 minutes - a third less - on average. The study by mobile phone provider O2 looked at exactly what we use our phones for and how much time each activity takes each day.