The best way is to get companies to produce things you want. To do this you (and the rest of the country/world) has to stop buying things you don’t want. Don’t buy a new truck or SUV — buy a used one or buy a small compact car or hybrid. Buy less gas by using public transportation, etc.

Congress and the President throwing money at the problem is not the long term solution (it rarely is). That money comes from taxpayers like you, me, as well as companies who sell things. All that means is that the company raises their prices to offset the costs of taxes, and you and I have less money to buy things with.

An industry really should be able to survive on it’s own, not have to depend on taxpayer money to survive. If alternative energy companies can’t make money on their own, then it means that the prices for traditional fuel are still relativly low. When they get high enough, you will see more and more alternative energy (you already are starting to see some).