Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is urging leaders of a U.S. Senate committee to reject new legislation that could bring offshore oil and natural gas drilling up to 45 miles from Florida’s beaches. The bill …

…  a hearing Thursday designed to assess the current state of offshore oil and gas drilling, particularly in the Gulf of Mexico, Energy and …  most of the nation’s coast from drilling, including Florida’s. Last the year, Congress passed a compromise bill opening some …

…  compromise by Florida that led to the opening of a large chunk of the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling draws keen interest from Big Oil, but criticism from other …  law that opens 8.3 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore drilling, four coastal states — Louisiana, Texas, Alabama and …

…  few months ago, a bipartisan compromise on offshore drilling worked out by Florida Sens. Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez appeared to be the best outcome for …

…  supporters, said Bush will sign the bill into law. The offshore legislation ends a 25-year ban on drilling in deep waters about 125 miles south of Florida’s Panhandle, but extends a moratorium on drilling in other Florida …

…  approved expanded offshore drilling in its final hours, giving energy companies access to oil and natural gas deposits in a vast area once off limits in the Gulf of …  opens 8.3 million acres of Gulf waters 125 miles from the Florida Panhandle. It was part of a massive tax package that cleared the Senate …

…  get about half the money. “The House will revisit the offshore drilling legislation again at some point before the end of this week, …  Senate-passed bill covers an area 125 miles south of the Florida Panhandle and is up to 300 miles from Florida’s Gulf coast. It is …

…  president of Shell Oil, in Miami for a speech, says it’s time to embrace new energy …  argued for the need to open new areas both onshore and offshore for drilling. While Hofmeister urged the case for drilling, he …  director of the College of Business Administration at Florida International University. “Clearly there is not an industry …

…  far short of what they wanted. The 8.3 million acres of offshore waters opened to drilling under the bill are so small that “it’s a big …  Service has moved the drilling boundary line closer to Florida, thus adding 2 million acres to the area available for leasing. “It is …

…  state’s coastline would be protected, Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida agreed Thursday to support a measure to permit offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. With his agreement, the …