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Prior In 2001, Entergy formed a partnership with [[Koch Industries]] to naming itself "form Entergy" in May 1989 -- a name the company describes as "a composite of the words 'enterpriseKoch,' 'energy' and 'synergy'" -- the company had done business as the Arkansas Light and Power Company, Mississippi Power and Light Company, Louisiana Power Company, Electric Power and Light Corporation, and Middle South Utilities, IncLP. <ref>[http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/historyhistory10.aspx"Company History"]Entergy website, accessed July 2011.</ref>
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'''Entergy Corporation''' is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power productions and retail distribution operations. A member of the Fortune 500, Entergy, headquartered in New Orleans, owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.<ref>2007 Annual Report[http://entergy.com/content/investor_relations/html/2007_ar/introduction.html]</ref>
Access Entergy's corporate rap sheet compiled and written by ''Good Jobs First'' [http://corp-research.org/entergy here].
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==History==
Prior to naming itself "Entergy" in May 1989 -- a name the company describes as "a composite of the words 'enterprise,' 'energy' and 'synergy'" -- the company had done business as the Arkansas Light and Power Company, Mississippi Power and Light Company, Louisiana Power Company, Electric Power and Light Corporation, and Middle South Utilities, Inc.<ref>[http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/history10.aspx "Company History"] Entergy website, accessed July 2011.</ref>
==Support for the American Legislative Exchange Council==
Entergy was a "Vice-Chairman" level sponsor of 2011 [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] Annual Conference, which in 2010, equated to $25,000.<ref>[American Legislative Exchange Council, 2011 Conference Sponsors, conference brochure on file with CMD, August 11, 2011]</ref> Entergy was also a sponsor of the Louisiana Welcome Reception at the 2011 ALEC Annual Meeting.<ref>[American Legislative Exchange Council, 2011 Conference Receptions, conference brochure on file with CMD, August 11, 2011]</ref>
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==CEO compensation==
In May 2007, ''Forbes'' listed Entergy CEO [[J. Wayne Leonard]] as receiving $8.5 million in total compensation for the latest fiscal year, with a five-year total compensation of $40.06 million. He ranked 11th on the list of CEOs in the Utilities industry, and 206th among all CEOs in the United States.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/12/lead_07ceos_J-Wayne-Leonard_WPIV.html CEO Compensation: #206 J Wayne Leonard,] Forbes.com, May 3, 2007.</ref>
The company won a license extension for its Arkansas Nuclear One Unit One plant in 2001, allowing the plant to operate until 2034. The company's license renewal applications for its Vermont Yankee and Pilgrim nuclear plants are pending, as of February 2007. [http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/history.aspx]
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===Radioactive Water Leak in Lake Michigan===
In May 2013, 79 gallons of diluted radioactive water were released into Lake Michigan from Entergy-owned Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan.<ref name="mlive1">Yvonne Zipp, [http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2013/05/water_leak_at_palisades_nuclea.html "Radioactive water was released into Lake Michigan before Palisades nuclear plant shutdown Sunday"], ''MLive.com'', May 6, 2013</ref> The water leaked from a 300,000-gallon storage tank down a drain and into a basin.<ref name="mlive1"/> The plant shut down after the tank was declared inoperable.
Prior to the Lake Michigan incident, a leak in the safety injection refueling water tank increased from one gallon a day to 90 gallons, surpassing the 38-gallon threshold set by the plant and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2012.<ref name="mlive1"/> After finding a small crack along a nozzle weld at the bottom of the tank, Palisades officials have decided to completely replace the tank bottom while the plant remains closed.<ref name="mlive2">Aaron Mueller, [http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2013/05/palisades_to_replace_bottom_of.html "Palisades Nuclear Power Plant to replace bottom of leaking tank, remains shut down"], May 20, 2013</ref> Leaks have been an ongoing issue at Palisades, which shut down four times in 2012 and twice so far in 2013.<ref name="mlive1"/>
===Spin-off plans===
===Indian Point safety panel===
In March 2008, Entergy announced the formation of an "Independent Safety Evaluation" panel, to "provide public assurances about the operation and protection of New York's largest nuclear power facility." Entergy selected panel co-chairs Drs. [[James Rhoades]] and [[Neil Todreas]]. The co-chairs then recruited the other [http://sev.prnewswire.com/oil-energy/20080326/NEW05926032008-1.html ten panel members]. The environmental group [[Riverkeeper]] and local elected officials questioned the independence of the panel, since Entergy is paying panel members. <ref name="IPpanel">Diane Farsetta, "[httphttps://www.prwatch.org/node/7163 Indian Point on the Potomac: Entergy's New Safety Panel and PR Firm]," Center for Media and Democracy, April 2, 2008.</ref>
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The radio show's host appears to be the same Larry Gottlieb who is Entergy's director of communications. <ref>Press release, "[http://www.safesecurevital.com/archive/2007/communitySupport.php Six Lower Hudson Valley Nonprofits Selected to Receive Air Time on Yankee Radio Donated by Entergy]," Entergy Nuclear, 2007.</ref> <ref>Green Storm Trooper, "[http://greennuclearbutterfly.blogspot.com/2007/11/entergy-propaganda-how-low-can-they-go.html Entergy Propaganda - How Low Can They Go?]," Green Nuclear Butterfly blog, November 12, 2007.</ref>
==Spring 2018 New Orleans gas plant astroturf lobbying scandal==
In March 2018, a controversial New Orleans East gas plant was approved by city council<ref>[https://wgno.com/2018/03/08/city-council-approves-construction-of-controversial-entergy-plant-in-new-orleans-east/ City Council approves construction of controversial Entergy plant in New Orleans East]</ref> but the company took a PR hit when news broke in May that an Entergy contractor, [[Hawthorn Group]] had hired the Crowds On Demand<ref>[http://www.energyandpolicy.org/hawthorn-group-pr-firm-paid-actors-new-orleans-entergy/ Hawthorn Group, PR firm behind paid actors scandal in New Orleans, has long record of being paid by utilities to lie to the public]</ref> outfit to supply council testimony in artificial support of the gas plant, and against solar and wind power.<ref>[http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/05/city_council_entergy_investiga.html New Orleans City Council to investigate Entergy for paying actors to support power plant]</ref> Council promised a third-party investigation, with relevant records made publicly available.
==Coal plant in Louisiana on hold==
Website: Entergy nuclear: http://www.entergy-nuclear.com/<br>
Website: Entergy Awards: http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/awards.aspx<br>
===Coal Ash Waste and Water Contamination===
In August 2010 a study released by the [[Environmental Integrity Project]], the [[Sierra Club]] and [[Earthjustice]] reported that Arkansas, along with 34 states, had significant groundwater contamination from coal ash that is not currently regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The report, in an attempt to pressure the EPA to regulate coal ash, noted that most states do not monitor drinking water contamination levels near waste disposal sites.<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/08/26/1793995/study-of-coal-ash-sites-finds.html "Study of coal ash sites finds extensive water contamination"] Renee Schoff, ''Miami Herald'', August 26, 2010.</ref> The report mentioned Arkansas based [[Flint Creek Power Plant]] and the [[Independence Steam Station]] were two sites that have groundwater contamination due to coal ash waste.<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HRDN581.htm "Enviro groups: ND, SD coal ash polluting water"] Associated Press, August 24, 2010.</ref>
==Other coal waste sites==
To see a nationwide list of over 350 coal waste sites in the United States, [[:Category:Coal waste|'''click here''']]. To see a listing of coal waste sites in a particular state, click on the map:
<us_map redirect=":Category:Existing coal waste sites in {state}"></us_map>
==Articles and resources==
*[[United States and coal]]
*[[Global warming]]
*[[Stuart L. Levenick]]
===References===
*"[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/jack_odwyers_nl/2003/0521.htm Giuliani Counsels Indian Point Owner]," ''Jack O'Dwyer's Newsletter'' (sub req'd), May 21, 2003.
*"[http://www.prweek.com/us/events/awards/details/23741/pr-campaign-year-2006 PR Campaign of the Year 2006: Entergy Corporation: Surviving Hurricanes Katrina and Rita – the Communications Challenge of a Lifetime]," ''PR Week'' (sub req'd), 2006 awards listings.
*Diane Farsetta, "[httphttps://www.prwatch.org/node/5833 Moore Spin: Or, How Reporters Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Nuclear Front Groups]," ''PR Watch'', March 14, 2007.
*"[http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/states-maneuver-lure-new-nuclear/story.aspx?guid=%7B8AE42F93-8213-4704-AF26-4F4BE16B6A31%7D States maneuver to lure new nuclear power plants]," MarketWatch, May 21, 2007.
*Kate Stone Lombardi, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/12colwe.html Warning System or Cause for Alarm?]" ''New York Times'', August 12, 2007.
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