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Amid the highly contested controversy over the Clean Energy Bill (aka Cap & Tax Bill) which made its way through the House last Friday only to meet tough challenges in the Senate this week, our local electric provider, Entergy (NYSE: ETR), today released its 2008 sustainability report, Meeting the Challenge, highlighting the company’s environmental, social and economic performance this past year.

Taking the first step to learn what impact our activites have on the environment is key in order to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases we produce, and help combat climate change. Calculate your carbon footprint here.

On Tuesday, June 23rd, from 9am-11am get over to the Platform at Caffen Avenue & Florida, then participate in the planting and launch of two, 35 square foot floating wetlands.

“We are proud to be involved in the efforts to help rebuild homes in the heart of New Orleans. Working with Bob’s original idea for modular housing, we developed a design that provides sustainable design elements and a contemporary solution to the traditional shotgun house that will allow it to be integrated into many neighborhoods,” said Frank Gehry.

The Gehry-Tannen Modgun is an important development in the context of sustainable rebuilding discourse surrounding issues of housing, environmental awareness and preservation represents the importance of collaboration and cooperation among leading planners, architects, modular design, construction artists, designers, builders, and thinkers to forge partnerships that will yield creative solutions to some of the city’s enduring challenges.