In New Orleans, residents vocally opposed plans to construct a new natural gas plan on the East side of the city but City Council approved it nonetheless. Later, an independent investigation showed that the "the majority of the [City] council has either worked for Entergy [the energy company] at some point or received campaign donations for their political action committee, ENPAC Louisiana.” Entergy was then fined 5 million for their payoffs to City Council members but the $211 million plant will still be constructed as planned. These developments beg questions about the vested financial interests in play in local Anthropocenes.
Critical Commentary
In New Orleans, residents vocally opposed plans to construct a new natural gas plan on the East side of the city but City Council approved it nonetheless. Later, an independent investigation showed that the "the majority of the [City] council has either worked for Entergy [the energy company] at some point or received campaign donations for their political action committee, ENPAC Louisiana.” Entergy was then fined 5 million for their payoffs to City Council members but the $211 million plant will still be constructed as planned. These developments beg questions about the vested financial interests in play in local Anthropocenes.