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The Guidelines for Quantifying GHG Reductions from Grid-Connected Electricity Projects ( 3 MB) is a publication released by the GHG Protocol Initiative.

Eco-efficiency is a management philosophy that encourages business to search for environmental improvements that yield parallel economic benefits. The eco-efficiency module is designed to capture interest, to inform and to engage on issues surrounding eco-efficiency at different levels within an organization.

All high-energy light bulbs will be removed from sale in Britain within four years under a pioneering deal between the Government and major retailers.Bulbs rated at 150 watts will be taken off the shelves as early as January under the voluntary agreement launched yesterday by a string of high street names.Millions of 100-watt bulbs will be removed a year later, with all incandescent lights phased out by 2011, under the timetable agreed by the stores.

That is one reason for the rise of renewable energy middlemen like Clean Currents in Washington, D.C. The company bundles small businesses that want to buy wind power credits and submits a collective application to a utility. The businesses get better rates, and Clean Currents pockets a 1 percent commission.