text: In reply to message62321: The people who own oil companies are promoting the free energy/renewable energy. The reason why is because they are making more money off of mining metals when you factor in that wind and solar panels have to be replaced say every 10 years. Number to the government has given them money in the past, and a lot of people do not understand that solar panels are made of two main components, which are coal and silicon crystal. And it takes more coal to melt these ingredients. The mining also opens the door to make money on batteries. It is a plus for the government because an electric car is more controllable. Meaning to control you. Alcohol is another so-called clean energy, but they do not tell you how much natural gas they have to burn to distill corn into alcohol. And your car does not get as much fuel mileage out of alcohol.