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I saw gas at $1.50 in a small town Thursday afternoon

There's speculation at this point that a lot of the small oil & gas companies could go out of business as soon as this year.

Meanwhile, the big ones become even bigger, but this price collapse is now giving them incentive to look to invest more in renewables (which they're already starting to) because while those investments are much less risky and there isn't as big of a trade-off in potential profit like there has been. The big European energy companies are already making this transition so it's only a matter of time.

There's speculation at this point that a lot of the small oil & gas companies could go out of business as soon as this year.

Meanwhile, the big ones become even bigger, but this price collapse is now giving them incentive to look to invest more in renewables (which they're already starting to) because while those investments are much less risky and there isn't as big of a trade-off in potential profit like there has been. The big European energy companies are already making this transition so it's only a matter of time.

My sense is the investment in renewables by companies  like Exxon is PR.  They kept running ads about fuel from algae, which is old technology and with known major issues.  I don't know if there is a practicable way around these major issues, one being gunking up your filters.

What I think you see with this is that no matter what people think is necessary to do, Coronavirus gives a great reason for people to do what they already want to do.

For example, on the various libertarian blogs (Cato, Reason), they're all talking about how the fact that we're relaxing FDA requirements, reducing occupational licensing requirements for economic reasons, and allowing things like home delivery of booze without the world ending suggest that what they've been advocating for all along make sense. 

The idea that a price collapse in oil means that investment in renewables will suddenly spike is counterintuitive. Renewables are typically more expensive, and investment/push for renewables tends to be most popular when fossil fuel energy sources are most expensive, not cheap. 

If high fossil fuel prices mean that companies should invest more in renewables and low fossil fuel prices mean that companies should invest more in renewables, it makes you think that the decision precedes the rationale... 

Local vodka distiller Tito's has converted some of its manufacturing to hand sanitizer and is delivering 24 tons of the stuff, for free.  They're also donating $2M to CV relief efforts.

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/titos-handmade-hand-sanitizer/

Just a great company that's always been great to the community, going back 20 years when I was their first (and only) charitable tailgate party.  These days, they sponsor scores and perhaps even hundreds of them. 

$&#^! So we're gonna have a vodka shortage now? 

and Tito's is dog friendly

Hairy naked men in their factory.

still says handmade on the label

must not have been successful