"As responsible, caring citizens we should all work to become more
environmentally conscious so that our children's children can breathe easy in
a sustainable future."
J. Wayne Leonard Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Entergy
Corporation
It is celebrated nationally on April 22 annually, but at Entergy we are
committed to make every day Earth Day through business actions to
support the environment. Sustainability isn’t just a fancy word to us, it
means being responsible for helping to reduce the carbon footprint we all make
– through clean nuclear power, through changing light bulbs and so much more.
Explore the site and make every day Earth Day for your family, business and
community!
Green Goings On - 2011
Earth Day is about YOU! Join in the effort and tell us what is going on in
your community. We’ll post the best submissions here!
April 11-14, 2011 National Environmental Education Week
April 16, 10% for the Planet Program: Little Rock participating businesses will be donating 10% of their profits to benefit the Arkansas Earth Day Foundation.
April 23, Arkansas Earth Day, Arkansas Earth Day Foundation, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., North Shore Riverwalk, North Little Rock. Free admission. Informational booths, food, entertainment. Entergy Arkansas will supply a hybrid bucket truck and an outreach booth from which Entergy volunteers will encourage use of the online carbon footprint calculator.
http://www.arkansasearthday.org/
May 27-29, Riverfest Recycles: Entergy’s Robert Robinette is chairman of the Riverfest Recycling Committee. He is assembling a team of volunteers to facilitate the recycling of tons of cans and plastic bottles at the Riverfest festival in Little Rock May 27-29. http://riverfestarkansas.com/
Louisiana
April 17, Louisiana Earth Day “This Land is Our Land” Noon-8:45 p.m. Downtown
Baton Rouge. Free Admission. Education exhibits and children’s activities.
Mississippi
April 16, Waterfest 2011, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality,
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Lakeshore Park, Brandon, Miss. Contact Sabrina
Cummings, 601-987-3040, shc@ftn-assoc.com
April 21, Digging on Earth Day, Van Winkle Elementary School, Jackson, Miss. Employees will be working from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. with elementary school students at Entergy Nuclear’s Adopt-A-School, 601- 368-5657.
April 22, Earth Day Celebration, Bates Elementary School, Jackson, Miss. Bates
Elementary School, Contact Wendy Smith, 601-983-9252
April 30, Desoto County Earth Day Festival, Desoto Greenways, 8:00 a.m. to
Noon, Historic Square in Hernando, Miss. Contact Larry Jarrett, 662-489-9708,
desotogreenways@gmail.com, www.desotogreenways.org
April 30 Catch-A-Dream Bass Classic, Charitable competitive bass fishing
tournament held annually on Ross Barnett Reservoir near Jackson, Miss. Over
400 amateur anglers participate annually, generating more than $40,000 to fund
once-in-a-lifetime hunting and fishing experiences to children with
life-threatening illnesses. Contact Marty Brunson, 662-325-8149, www.catchadream.org.
May 3, Gen-E Lunch and Learn, Naturalist Lecture Series, Mississippi Museum of
Natural Science, Jackson, Miss., Noon to 1 p.m., Rotwein Theater, Jackson,
601-354-7303, www.msnaturalscience.org
There are more than 100
nuclear energy plants in the U.S. today. One hundred nuclear energy plants
generate more than 670 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year and
release virtually no carbon dioxide during production.
