Breaking news via the Orlando Sentinel on the possibility of a special session regarding offshore drilling:
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Charlie Crist is considering calling a special session for a constitutional ban on oil drilling in state waters as soon as the week of May 24, he told reporters today.
The session, in the wake of the BP oil spill that could threaten Florida’s coast, would include the permanent ban on drilling in state waters – which run 3 to 10 miles from shore – and potentially legislation to promote renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.
“I’d like to do it sooner rather than later,” Crist told reporters at the Governor’s Mansion. “People are concerned about it. I sense it.”
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