MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'department of environmental protection'. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:25:48 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420428&cid=t_343815_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Flazy-people-can-change-the-world%2F One easy thing you can do today for your health and the environment (or, idle slobs, take action!): Power down the tap while you brush your teeth. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American faucet gushes two gallons of water per minute. Turning it off for four minutes a day while you brush your teeth saves around 240 gallons of water per month. Or, think of it like this – the EPA claims that letting your faucet run for five minutes is the equivalent of leaving a 60-watt light bulb on for 14 hours. So if you’re not rinsing, turn off the tap. Not only are you giving mother earth a hand by saving all that water, but you’re also doing your utility bill a favor. If you have a spouse or kids or roommates, post a kind reminder on the bathroom mirror – ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420428 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:28:13 +0100 3420428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026660&cid=t_343815_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FpICOcVby19M%2F Unfortunately, that win comes as another blow to property rights: The last major obstacle to a groundbreaking for the $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn fell Tuesday when New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, dismissed a challenge to the state’s use of eminent domain on behalf of the developer, Bruce C. Ratner. Mr. Ratner, whose 22-acre development has been delayed for three years by a flurry of lawsuits, the collapse of the credit and real estate markets and a glut of luxury housing, plans to begin selling tax-free bonds next month to finance the development’s cornerstone project: an 18,000-seat basketball arena for the New Jersey Nets at the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues near downtown. Given the high-profile nature of the would-be new tena... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026660 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:40:14 +0100 3026660 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2757730&cid=t_343815_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fci7lYPXBFzk%2F Cato Adjunct Scholar and Pacific Legal Foundation Senior Staff Attorney Tim Sandefur published an excellent op-ed in the National Law Journal this week on the upcoming Supreme Court case Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection: The case involves a Florida statute determining the boundaries of oceanfront property. Under a 1961 law, the state drew a brand-new line separating public and private land on certain beaches, meaning that some land that would have been privately owned would belong instead to the state. A group of property owners filed suit, arguing that the law deprived them of property without just compensation, violating the state and federal constitutions. Last December, Florida’s highest court rejected their arguments. It held that, w... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2757730 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:06:05 +0100 2757730