After releasing the House's proposed committee bill to open Florida's nearshore waters to oil drilling yesterday, Speaker-elect Dean Cannon (R-Winter Park) today announced the bill would be set aside this year for lack of appetite in the Senate. This afternoon Cannon's Select Policy Council on Strategic and Economic Planning discussed the summary of its discussions this year, as well as a report commissioned from the Willis Group on the potential risks and benefits of this proposal. At the meeting's end, the committee voted to transmit the committee's report to the Senate. Cannon pledged to revisit the proposal to open Florida's nearshore waters to drilling in a future Session when both chambers welcome the proposal...which could be as soon as next year. Thanks to all of you who wrote to the members of this committee yesterday to voice your opposition to nearshore drilling and your support for clean, job-creating renewable energy.