NEW ERA

The front Page March 12th article pronounces "The Curse of TMI: No nuke plants built in U. S. since 1979 accident. Experts say that won't change." It goes on to say "For Jerry Taylor, a senior fellow at the CATO Institute, a well-regarded conservative Washington think-tank, it's purely a matter of economics." Taylor contends that nuclear plants cost too much to build.

WATCHDOG: Too expensive? With the slightest awareness of current events, let alone a bit of research, the New Era would learn that there are currently 32 applications for new plants before the Nuclear Energy Commission. Government officials recently testified before a congressional committee that they are doing what ever is feasible to expedite approvals although the process by necessity takes about five years.


More over, nuclear plants are part of the Obama Administration energy plan and have long been supported by many Republicans.

Usually newspapers provide at least two corroborating sources for such an article. The other nay sayer cited only raised the issue of the storage of spent radio active fuel rods.

Lastly, while CATO is "well regarded" by many including NewsLanc, it is more a Libertarian than a Conservative think tank.