THE MANHATTAN PROJECT

There once was a time when we were so hawkish about Atomic Energy (what Nuclear Power was called back in the glory days), that it was sold under the guise it would be so cheap it wouldn't have to be metered.

While perusing through the New York Times recently, I read an article I found very chilling. I was amazed to read that nearly 50 years ago, city residents came THIS CLOSE to having the world's largest nuclear power plant built smack dab in the middle of the most populated city in America, just across the river from Manhattan.

Luckily, clearer thinking prevailed and the project was abandoned. Click here to read the article.