Editor:

We've heard lots of talk about energy lately.

But when it comes to action, there's not much to report.

Last week, the U.S. Congress left Washington without addressing the energy crisis. They didn't deal with gas prices. They didn't move on solutions to climate change. What's worse, their inability to renew the clean energy tax credits means that government incentive programs to support the solar and wind industries will expire at the end of this year. Jobs will be lost as a result of their inaction.

America can generate 100 percent of our electricity from clean sources, and we can do it within 10 years. We can make the shift to renewable energy sources, rebuilding our economy and cutting fuel costs. In a year when "change" has become a refrain, let's make sure they know what real change looks like.

Four dollar gas, a growing climate crisis - it doesn't have to be this way. We can create an economy with good jobs, clean, affordable energy and a healthy climate, and we can all do our part and start today.

ROBERT P. PALMER IV, Gillette