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and conduct research into the chargers’ impact
on consumers and the electric grid.
We believe our 10-year environmental record is
among the best in our industry. We were included
in 2011 in the Dow Jones Sustainability North
America Index for sustainability leadership. It
was the 10th consecutive year Entergy has been
included on either the DJSI World Index or
DJSI North America Index, or both. We were
also recognized in 2011 by the Carbon Disclosure
Project, which named Entergy to the Carbon
Disclosure Leadership Index for the seventh time
in eight years. The index recognizes companies
with good internal data management practices
for understanding greenhouse gas emissions and
a strong awareness of the business issues related
to climate change. In addition, we were honored
by the National Wildlife Federation in 2011 for
our environmental programs, and we were named
one of the Top 500 “greenest” companies in the
U.S. based on Newsweek magazine’s 2011 “Green
Rankings” for environmental performance,
policies and disclosure. We believe our strong
environmental track record makes Entergy a
credible advocate for action on climate change
and implementing smart environmental policies.
Implementing Smart
Environmental Policies
We recognize the importance of preserving our
finite global supply of clean air and water as well
as the biodiversity that exists within ecosystems,
regions and across our planet. We advocate for
public policies consistent with this point of view.
However, we believe the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency released in July 2011 a
fundamentally flawed rule, the Cross-State Air
Pollution Rule. Although well intentioned, the
rule contains errors that could either threaten
our utility operating companies’ abilities to
provide power to customers or expose Entergy to
massive fines for noncompliance. For example,
the EPA’s model assumes many Entergy fossil
plants would not run beginning in 2012, so
state allowance budgets do not include realistic
emission levels for these plants. As a result,
the number of allowances is limited, and
trading allowances to comply with the rule is
not feasible, as trading between states is very
restricted. Joining a long list of utilities and
states, Entergy filed a petition asking the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
to review CSAPR and requested the court stay
implementation while it reviews the legality of
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B
Survival can depend on moving from
point A to point B as effectively as
possible. Frogs have developed a
wide range of movements to survive
in water, on land and even up in the
trees. Flying frogs glide from tree
branch to tree branch with the help
of webbing on all four feet. Other
frogs can leap up to 20 times their
body length. And some use their
short legs to dig and walk, never
leaping at all. Whatever the situation
demands, frogs have the adaptations
to move… progress… advance.
Wallace’s Flying Frog
Pickerel Frog
Macaya Burrowing Frog
One Destination. Different Ways of Getting There.
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