PSC Approves Entergy request, Citizens baffled.

The Advocate 11/09/07 - Over loud opposition Thursday, state regulators approved building a $1.55 billion electricity-making plant that would increase air pollution but could mean cheaper power bills decades from now.

Environmentalists and some of Entergy Corp.’s largest industrial customers joined forces in questioning whether the proposed power generator would be cost effective.

The Advocate, Baton Rouge

SUCCESS - Rally to stop Entergy's $1.5B dirty litle coal secret!

Say no to coal, yes to clean energy rally, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Our first rally was a success, do not despaire if you were unable to attend, you can still help by sending an email to the PSC.

Television Coverage:
WBRZ TV, Baton Rouge

Newspaper Coverage:
The Advocate, Baton Rouge
The Times Picayune, New Orleans

Say YES to Clean Energy and NO to Coal and Nuclear!

We are at an energy crossroads in Louisiana. The Louisiana Public Service Commission, a five-member elected body that regulates utility companies in Louisiana, is being approached by companies that want to build more coal and nuclear plants in our state. If these permits are granted, these plants will mean more polluting coal and expensive and dangerous nuclear power. It’s time we carefully examine our options and decide what kind of legacy we want to leave to future generations. We could greatly reduce demand for electricity by using energy more efficiently in our homes and businesses (also reducing energy costs), and clean, renewable resources such as wind and solar power could satisfy any new power needs. Policies to encourage clean energy are needed.

Please let your Public Service Commissioners know that clean energy solutions exist and “Say YES to clean energy and NO to coal and nuclear!”

Thanks for your help!

Alliance for Affordable Energy, Gulf Restoration Network, LEAN, and Sierra Club Delta Chapter

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PSC Rally

Please join us for the PSC rally on Thursday October 11th at 11:00 a.m.

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Wind Energy

Wind energy is the fastest-growing source of power on the planet. With our tremendous wind resources, Louisiana can become a world leader in wind energy. Already, wind turbines in this country produce enough electricity to meet the needs of more than 1 million households. A single modern wind turbine can produce enough power to meet the annual electricity needs of 500 average homes.
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Solar Power

The sun is the ultimate source of energy. All the energy stored in the earth's reserves of coal, oil, and natural gas is equal to the energy from only 20 days of sunshine.

With today's technologies, we can harness this energy to produce electricity. While some parts of the country are sunnier than others, most areas receive enough sunshine to make solar energy a powerful source of clean and affordable electricity. Thanks in part to successful research and development, the cost of solar technologies has plummeted in recent decades, approaching the cost of fossil fuels, and is likely to fall even further.
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Coal Power

Coal-fired power plants are one of our nation's largest—and dirtiest—sources of energy. Although these plants already produce about half of our electricity, there are plans on the drawing board to build over 150 new plants in the next few years. With new laws to fight global warming expected on the horizon, the coal industry is in a rush to build as many new plants as possible before pollution safeguards are in place.
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Nuclear Waste

At a time when its accumulation is accelerating and no plan for its permanent isolation has been developed anywhere in the world, nuclear waste is an unsolved problem.
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