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NY Times Fails To Disclose Oil Funding Behind Pro-Oil Op-Ed
Posted 12 March 2015 in
In a recent New York Times op-ed, the Manhattan Institute’s Robert Bryce falsely characterized the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) as an expensive “tax” and repeated debunked myths from Big Oil, including that renewable fuel can damage car engines (this has been proven wrong) and is bad for the environment (ethanol’s lower greenhouse gas emissions are better for the climate). Worse, the New York Times failed to disclose Bryce’s ties to the oil industry, specifically the millions of dollars that the Manhattan Institute has received from the oil industry over the years.
Read the full story from Media Matters for America.
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