Thursday's Daily Brief

2009-04-02

The Daily Brief

Arianna Huffington: Greening My House: Power Strips, White Light Lamps, Compost Jars, and Logs Made of Coffee Grounds

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Arianna Huffington: Ever since I saw the Green light in the late '90s, I've tried my best to up my eco-awareness. But after reading Sloan Barnett's book about greening our homes, I decided to take a closer look at mine. Because, these days, "green" means a lot more than making your house energy efficient. It means making sure your house is a healthy place for you and your family. So I arranged to have a terrific company called Deep Green Living come to my home and do what is known as an eco-analysis. They went everywhere and looked at everything -- from the light bulbs in my bedroom to the logs burning in my fireplace -- reminding me every step of the way that going green is a process, and that you don't have to be the second coming of Ed Begley, Jr. to make a difference. Click here to read more.

Ann Pettifor: Dispatch from London: Day 1 of the G-20 Summit

While the protesters are more or less united, G-20 leaders are squabbling like parents fighting over how to constrain their petulant teenagers.

Bob Cesca: Insane Republicans Reveal An Insane Budget Plan

Congratulations, Republicans, you just released a budget that rewards wealthy corporate executives while blocking any attempt to dig us out of the economic catastrophe they created. Smart!

Stuart Whatley: The Double-Standardization Of Double Standards

Surely there is nothing new about double standards in business and finance, especially in the current crisis. In fact, there may even be a rising double standard for what constitutes a double standard.

Ian Welsh: The Personal Politics of Hopelessness

Then there are a fair number of politicians who will tell you about the lousy jobs they had as teenagers, or maybe in their early twenties. But they knew they weren't staying there.

Ryan Reynolds: The Canadian Club Scene

Confronting these menacing assassins of the ice is no small feat. In the world of Seal Clubbing, there are but only a few ways to overpower such wicked beasts. The best and most preferable way is, of course, napalm.

HuffPost News

• G-20 Leaders To Give $1 Trillion To IMF, World Bank
• Michelle Obama Hugs Queen Elizabeth, Stirs Controversy (PHOTO, POLL, VIDEO)
• G-20 Leaders Goof Around During Photo-Op (SLIDESHOW)
• Tea Party Pooper: Rick Santelli Wants Nothing To Do With Protests He Spawned
• Bill O'Reilly Book On Obama Due In 2010

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