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Last month, the New Orleans City Council adopted a resolution, authorizing a short-term agreement between Entergy New Orleans and Entergy Louisiana.
Careful scrutiny of the terms reveals the truth that this deal is simply a nuclear shell game whereby the companies are swapping power from a fossil gas plant for power from one of Entergy Louisiana’s nuclear plants and calling it ‘clean.’ |
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Access to sources of heat, light, and water are vital necessities and have been considered sacred in cultures across the globe and throughout time.
Now, in many places, these critical resources are controlled by private, for-profit corporations that place the interest of their shareholders over their obligation to provide affordable, reliable service to their ratepayers. We are urging the New Orleans City Council to declare utility access a human right and to adopt policies – such as a prohibition on residential disconnections for inability to pay – that protect our communities. |
The Energy Future New Orleans Coalition is: |
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