Entergy Awards Environmental Stewardship Grants for 2005

NEW ORLEANS, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From Ivory-billed woodpeckers in Arkansas to Kids Saving the Planet in Vermont, and a recycling program in Texas, the programs funded by Entergy's 2005 Environmental Stewardship grants reflect the varied environmental issues of communities served by Entergy.

Twenty-five projects in Arkansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, Vermont and Texas were awarded grants totaling $150,000. See attached document to view a complete list of grant recipients.

In its sixth year, Entergy's Environmental Stewardship Grant program provides support to community-based projects that protect, enhance or preserve the environment.

"Entergy is committed not only to operating our business in a way that is environmentally sustainable, we are also proud to be able to partner philanthropically with groups and organizations that support vital environmental projects in the communities we serve," said Patty Riddlebarger, director of corporate social responsibility for Entergy.

Entergy is recognized as a leader within the utility industry with respect to environmental stewardship. As the nation's sixth largest producer of electricity, the company ranks second lowest in overall air emissions among the country's 10 largest utilities. In 2001, Entergy announced a voluntary greenhouse gas emissions reduction program in coordination with Environmental Defense, a national advocacy group, to develop a program to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and stabilize greenhouse gas emissions at 2000 levels through 2005. The company not only met, but exceeded this target by 20 percent. The company has also implemented a combination of internal actions and investments in emissions reduction projects, and it has established a $25 million Environmental Initiatives Fund to help accomplish its greenhouse gas emission goals through 2005.

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy 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. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $10 billion and approximately 14,000 employees.

Entergy's online address is http://www.entergy.com/ 2005 Environmental Stewardship Winners Organization Name State City Project Title Amount Arkansas 4-H Foundation, Inc. AR Little Rock Educating Youth as $2,500.00 Future Landowners about Wildlife Habitat Practices and Career Awareness Barton Junior High School AR El Dorado Walk On The $2,500.00 Wild Side Nature Conservancy - Arkansas AR Little Rock Tourism infra- $15,000.00 structure and outreach needs for Arkansas Delta communities related to the rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. White River Planning and Development District, Inc. AR Batesville Mother Earth's Don't $3,500.00 Trash Our Town Anti- Litter Elementary Education Program Black Bear Conservation Committee LA Baton Rouge BBCC Landowner $5,000.00 Assistance Program Community Shares of Louisiana Inc LA New Orleans Community Shares of $3,000.00 Louisiana Environmental Education and Outreach Program KEEP TERREBONNE BEAUTIFUL INC LA Houma Household Hazardous $6,470.00 Waste Collection New Orleans City Park Improvement Association LA New Orleans New Orleans City $15,000.00 Park Composting Center New Orleans Neighborhood Development Collaborative LA New Orleans Energy Efficient, $5,000.00 Design and Construction of Affordable Housing ST CHARLES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD LA St. Rose Hurst Middle $4,780.00 LaBranche Wetland Watchers St. Bernard Parish Government LA Chalmette St. Bernard Parish $5,750.00 Government 2005 Coastal and Inland Waterway Sweep National Marine Life Center MA Buzzards Bay National Marine Life $2,500.00 Center Sea Turtle and Seal Rehabilitation Clinic (NMLC Clinic) Plimoth Plantation Inc MA Plymouth Environmental $10,000.00 History Pathway City of Indianola MS Indianola Indian Bayou $10,000.00 Watershed/Habitat Restoration & Outdoor Classroom Committee Clinton Community Nature Center MS Clinton Urban Forest Habitat $2,500.00 Enhancement National Audubon Society Inc MS Vicksburg Great River Birding $5,000.00 Trail - Phase Two Tunica County Soil & Water Conservation District MS Tunica North Park $2,500.00 Subdivision Walkway Environmental Stewardship Project African American Men of Westchester NY White Plains Youth Environmental $5,000.00 Conference Central Park Conservancy NY New York 'Dirt on Dirt' $10,000.00 Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School NY New York The Sherman Creek $2,500.00 Project/Sp.Ed Corps of Young Environmentalists ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING & RESEARCH CENTER INC TX Beaumont Southeast Texas $7,500.00 Field School MARSHALL METRO ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION INC TX Marshall Oak Trails Nature $7,500.00 Park Project Texas Recyclers Association Inc TX Port Arthur HERP - Household $7,500.00 Energy Reduction Program Brattleboro Climate Protection/Town of Brattleboro VT Brattleboro 10% Challenge $4,000.00 Campaign Kids Saving the Planet VT Vernon Environmental $5,000.00 Education -- Local to Global 2005 $150,000.00