Dear Chairman Miklos…
“Instead of asking how much more damage should be allowed to our aquifer, rivers and springs, we should be asking what can be done to improve their health and viability.” Harry Patterson Indeed, our water […]
7 Popular Springs To Enjoy Year-round
The Gainesville Sun has published the following piece about springs in North Florida. It should be emphasized that these springs are in crisis, and producing much less water than formerly. If new and better management […]
DEMONSTRATION TO URGE DENIAL BY WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
To issue this permit is unconscionable and unacceptable and an affront to the citizens of Florida and their descendants. Heather Obara of the Florida Springs Institute has sent the following press release. We have posted […]
State Should ‘Show Its Work’ In Science — Bob Palmer
“By embracing non-transparency, the state is making it impossible for even well-trained scientists to check its work.” This is the theme of Dr. Bob Palmer’s article in today’s Tallahassee Democrat in which he exposes […]
Rally in Live Oak Against the Sabal Trail
Rivers against Sabal Trail in Live Oak —Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® Spectra Energy of Houston, Texas is drilling its 36-inch fracked methane pipeline under the Suwannee and Withlacoochee (south) Rivers in Florida right now. It already […]
Weyerhaeuser/Plum Creek Gives Away $25,500
The Weyerhaeuser company has spread money around the community by donating to schools and charities. There was recently an intense controversy in the Gainesville/Lake City area when Plum Creek, now Weyerhaeuser, attempted to alter the […]
Call to Action: Attend Sleepy Creek Lands Permit Hearing on January 10th
The following release comes from the Florida Springs Council. We are witnessing piece by piece and bit by bit, the slow and sure destruction of Silver Springs so that one foreign company can profit by […]
Wells Fargo Bank Divestment Protest Gainesville
The Water Protector Alliance has sent the following announcement. One important weapon in the fight against the unnecessary and destructive Sabal Trail pipeline is divestment from those institutions supporting it. One of these […]
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