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Mark Twain liked to say, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you near as much as what you do know that ain’t true.” Unfortunately, large corporations take advantage of our innate ability to believe false information for their private gain. The tobacco companies perfected the art of the lie, but lots of others have learned from its lessons in perfidy to create attacks on renewable energy, electric vehicles, and political candidates who encourage progressive values.
The current head of the US government had made a career out of attacking renewable energy, because he is paid handsomely for doing so. He loves to tell rapturous admirers that the wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine, and therefore renewables are useless. Only good old-fashioned thermal generation powered by burning fossil fuels will do. Because he is paid to remain ignorant, he is unaware that the truth is quite a different story.
Myth 1: Renewable energy is too costly
In a blog post on May 11, 2026, Earth.org said, “One of the most persistent debates in energy policy has been the assertion that renewable energy cannot pass the commercial test without hefty state subsidies. However, a 2024 International Renewable Energy Agency report found that 91% of new renewable power projects commissioned globally were less expensive than the cheapest new fossil fuel option available.”
