Europe has been going solar as fast as they can.  In Spain all public buildings must include solar.  My vehicles are hybrids and I have solar panels, and use solar for charging many devices.  If YOU love Exxon so much, good for you pay all you like.  If YOU want oil and gas wells in your backyard, be my guest.  The oil companies pay taxes, they also pollute our ground and watersheds.   And I have no "cohorts", though there are many people who care about the environment and not just their pocketbooks.