TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Governor Charlie Crist says a 62 (m)

million-dollar energy bill that sponsors called landmark

legislation would not have gone far enough to wean the state off

fossil fuels and reduce global warming. That's why he vetoed it

tonight.

Crist wrote in his veto message that it fell short of focusing

Florida's energy policy on renewable fuels and conservation and

would not have ended fragmentation and regulatory delays that have

stalled progress.

In some instances the bill -- which unanimously passed in both

legislative chambers -- would have taken a step backward. Crist

wrote that he would work with lawmakers to draft a better solution.

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