Twin Pines Minerals Meeting a Disappointment
Five OSFR members, all riparian landowners, four of whom were board members, made the trip to Folkston, Georgia on Tuesday, August 13, to give input to Twin Pines Minerals, who wants a permit to mine […]
Nestle taking water from the aquifer for private profit isn’t in the public interest | Commentary
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 […]
Petition: Don’t let Nestlé pump Ginnie Springs
Corporations like Nestlé should not be allowed to profit from public water. Nestlé wants to drain over a million gallons of water per day from Florida’s Ginnie Springs. They will bottle this water to […]
How to Comment Against Nestle
To stop Nestle’s newest American water bottling permit, go directly to the decision makers, the Suwannee River Water Management District staff. This is not a petition. This is not a social media platform. This […]
Bottling permit risks harm to environment – Gainesville Sun Editorial
The Gainesville Sun has the following excellent editorial in today’s August 11, 2019 newspaper. Nestle claims they only bottle water from sustainable sources. It is a fact that current usage of the Santa Fe […]
Time to end the corporate giveaway of Florida’s water | Editorial
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 […]
OSFR cited in national Environmental Leader
(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 […]
Alachua County Commission Decides To Repeal Plastic Ban After Lawsuit Threat
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 […]
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