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In 2026 let’s work to promote world peace by working toward making oil worthless. In many parts of America, oil is already so cheap it sells for less than the amount of money it took to produce it. Renewable energy is a big part of why that is happening. 1/

The fact is renewables cost less than fossil fuel. And every year the technology for renewables gets better, more efficient, and companies find ways to make more electricity with less money. 2/

As the sheer volume of renewable energy increases, fossil fuel companies need to lower their prices or seek subsidies or special government treatment just to compete. There is a limit to how low a company can go with prices. Too low for too long and the company fails. 3/

That’s where we’re headed with renewable energy and fossil fuel. We’ve been on this road for years and it will be years more before the destination is reached. Oil fuels war because it can be loaded into a ship and sent to another country. You can’t do this with sun and wind. 4/

Sunlight and wind is the energy of peace. Oil is the energy of war (because it can be stolen). For many, war and peace are not their primary concerns. Money is their primary motivation. Not everyone who is motivated by money will become rich. Sometimes they make bad decisions and lose money. 5/

Every wind farm and every solar farm that goes online drops the price of oil just a little bit more. Those driving gasoline cars should cheer this but most don’t know that without wind and solar, their gas would cost much more. 7/

They say ”Drill, baby, drill” to keep gas prices low. But it doesn’t matter how much you drill, if you have to sell the oil for less money than what it cost you to drill, it’s simply not going to work. The real reason gas is cheap is because of wind and solar. 8/

These same people who say “Drill, baby, drill” are the same people trying to stop wind and solar. They are not aware of the realities when it comes to which costs more, renewables or oil, and so are advocating for something that would actually cost them more. 9/