TDB: Go Fridge-less for Mother Earth, Keep Palin in Line, Hear the Hudson Hero

Do you swoon for stinky cheese and cold pizza? Today's Daily Brief asks you to consider whether you could abandon your Frigidaire (and beloved fresh dairy) for the sake of conservation. Can you appreciate a wild wolf running free in the great outdoors? Let your heartstrings be pulled by checking out the Palin-scolding link below. We've got your odds and ends lined up for Friday brain-food. Click away. There's no shortage of feel-good news on its way... How willing are you to do the right eco-thing? Would you draw the line at luke-warm beer? Gold medal fish-man Michael Phelps continues to take accountability for his little party mishap. Hate to broadcast errors in judgment, but I am a sucker for grown-ups who take responsibility. Always less dramatic than the alternative, right? Actress Ashley Judd ain't letting Sarah Palin's infamous wolf-hunting ways go away silently. Awesome side-effects of last year's gas crisis: less polution and waaaay safer roads! Woo hoo! Let's hope the habits stick as fuel prices improve. Good news for women braving "the change"... Meds may not be the irreversible breast cancer risk docs once thought! The recordings of Cap'n Sully's heroic plane landing communications are finally released. Hear him keep it under control when he's out of control. Another puppy rescue!? My heart is simultaneously broken and warmed... Bill Gates gives a mosquito-fearing room of smarty-pants a taste of their own (lack of) medicine.