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Meeting Concerning Blue Springs & Other News

August 13, 2008 Action Alerts!, Advocacy, Land Purchases Leave a Comment

Our Santa Fe River, Inc. Requesting attendance from you at the Blue Springs Properties hearing in front of the Gilchrist BOCC for a change of zoning on CR 340 (Poe Springs Road)….September 30 @ 6 […]

Protect Our Suwannee

August 13, 2008 Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Fertilizers, Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

Stan Meeks has written a three part article dealing with the health of the Suwannee River which is a comment on the article on the river in the Gainesville Sun. This article “Beauty, charm, draw […]

Break the Bottled Water Habit

August 11, 2008 Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

In This Issue Pledge to Break the Bottled Water Habit Did you know that the lifecycle energy cost of a bottle of water is equivalent to filling up a quarter of each disposable […]

Niagara Not Happy With Lake County

August 10, 2008 Uncategorized Leave a Comment

The water bottling giant Niagara has complaints with the Lake County commissioners. This is a special report in the Orlando Sentinel by columnist Lauren Ritchie. Continue reading for the article, or go HERE for […]

Negative Impacts of Bottled Water

August 5, 2008 Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

Here are two articles outlining the negative impacts of bottled water which appeared on AlterNet on August 5, 2008. Bottled Water’s Shocking Impacts and the Growing Opposition AlterNet, August 5, 2008 Straight to the […]

Springs Celebration at Poe Springs

July 21, 2008 Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Mark your calendars… Springs Celebration www.santaferiversprings.com Saturday, August 2, 11 am till 3 pm Our Santa Fe River, Inc. will have a booth at this festival at Poe Springs Park on County Road 340 (Poe Springs […]

Water Privatization Wars May Have Strange Twists

July 18, 2008 Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

—– Original Message —– From: Richard To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 12:48 PM Subject: July NewsBytes from the Polaris Institute Hello Inside the Bottle subscribers, Who’s Behind the Bottled Water Backlash in Britain? Don’t be Fooled by […]

Earthjustice Files Lawsuit Against EPA to Force Them to Do Their Job

July 17, 2008 Environmental Threats, Federal Government Threats, Miscellaneous Leave a Comment

Earthjustice today filed a lawsuit in federal court in Tallahassee on behalf of the Florida Wildlife Federation, Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Environmental Confederation of Southwest Florida, St. John’s Riverkeeper, and Sierra Club seeking a court […]

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