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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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Hillary's Big Iowa Flip-Flop

CORNY

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 | Published Apr 14, 2015

Why Keystone XL May Not Be Built

DEAD IN THE WATER

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

Robert Bryce | Published Nov 19, 2014

Global Coal Use Booming

Burn

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

Robert Bryce | Published Dec 18, 2012

The Energy Independence Myth

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

Robert Bryce | Published Nov 01, 2012

A123 Goes Chapter 11

Unplugged

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

Robert Bryce | Published Oct 19, 2012

Guatemala on $1 A Day

Action!

<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 | Published Oct 03, 2012

Why Both Parties Back Ethanol

Corn Dogs

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

Robert Bryce | Published Sep 05, 2012

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 | Published Mar 14, 2011

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 | Published Nov 30, 2010

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 | Published Nov 05, 2010