Nestle taking water from the aquifer for private profit isn’t in the public interest | Commentary By Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson and Jim Tatum Orlando Sentinel | Aug 14, 2019 | 6:00 AM Néstle’s proposed water bottling […]
The Orlando Sentinel continues to educate the public about the permit renewal which will allow millions of gallons of water to be extracted from Ginnie Springs on the impaired and fragile Santa Fe River, officially […]
(Credit: Zephyrhills Water) We must clarify that the source of our “claim” is the Florida Springs Institute, an impartial source that does science on the springs. Unlike some water agencies which may be […]
Money over environment. This is disappointing but we have confidence in the Alachua County Commission and support them. Some restaurants, such as Mi Apá in Alachua, are caring enough and have the intelligent foresight to […]
Rum Island Spring, the Santa Fe River, Rum 138 (OSFR Headquarters) to appear in TV show Saturday, August 3 2019. The film is shot and in the can, so let’s hope. County gets its moment […]
Real happy to see this, but it will be a tough go. We should be aware that Democratic candidate Hickenlooper supports fracking. Read the article here. Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum. -A river is […]
More trouble for the environment: Puerto Rico doesn’t want its coal ash — South Florida doesn’t want its human waste. Neither does the St. Johns RiverKeeper want it. There is a direct link between excess […]
Rob Lorie of WMNF in Tampa has done an interview with OSFR advisor Lars Andersen and Ryan Smart on Florida’s springs. Sorry, we have no video but we do have an audio which is very […]
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