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Robert Bryce

Robert Bryce, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, is the author, most recently, of Power Hungry: The Myths of “Green” Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future.

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CORNY

Hillary's Big Iowa Flip-Flop

Why Clinton is the biggest hypocrite in the race when it comes to ethanol, an expensive, environmentally destructive fuel that benefits Iowa’s powerful corn lobby.

Robert Bryce

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DEAD IN THE WATER

Why Keystone XL May Not Be Built

Forget about the fight in Washington—the pipeline might not make economic sense anymore.

Robert Bryce

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Burn

Global Coal Use Booming

Claims about going “beyond coal” are greatly exaggerated. Robert Bryce reports.

Robert Bryce

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The Energy Independence Myth

Energy Independence is a Bi-Partisan Myth. Robert Bryce debunks.

Robert Bryce

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Unplugged

A123 Goes Chapter 11

The bankruptcy of A123 shows the perils of industrial policy. Robert Bryce reports.

Robert Bryce

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Action!

Guatemala on $1 A Day

<p>Could you survive on a single dollar a day? That’s what two U.S. college students attempted in rural Guatemala, and their experience—complete with fleabites and giardia—was filmed for the new documentary <i>Living on One</i>.</p>

Robert Bryce

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Corn Dogs

Why Both Parties Back Ethanol

Political parties won’t confront harmful subsidy. Robert Bryce breaks down the electoral reasons why.

Robert Bryce

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America's Nuclear Dead End

Obama and the GOP keep pushing nuclear power, but for all their money and rhetoric, their proposals were doomed even before Japan. Robert Bryce on how natural gas killed domestic reactors.

Robert Bryce

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Al Gore's Alcohol Problem

The defender of the environment now admits ethanol was a mistake. Will Congress heed his advice and end the corn industry's $7 billion subsidy when it expires this month?

Robert Bryce

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Obama's $40 Billion Man

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s midterm election victory comes with a hefty price tag, argues Robert Bryce, thanks to the president's plan for storing nuclear waste.

Robert Bryce

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