We love the microwave for boiling coffee, but the texture factor of other edibles sometimes get lost in the heat of the microwave moment. There are purists who would only heat up pizza in the oven (lay it on a slather of olive oil on foil), but Islanders may be loathe to turn on the oven just for that. Try this: Heat it in a non-stick pan, with lid, on the stovetop. The crust stays crisp and the cheese melts to perfection.

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SAVE THE PLANET

'SEAS THE DAY' FOR YOUR SWEETIE

More Reef Edition tips, from the Nature Conservancy, as part of the International Year of the Reef: Want to give something to your sweetie that gives back for Valentine's Day? Try an organic, sweatshop-free "Seas the Day" T-shirt ($18), which supports The Ocean Project, a global network of zoos, aquariums and museums that educate visitors on conservation issues; www.theoceanproject.org.

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FINAL WORD

"It's a unique moment in history for the renewable industry. The one thing that the chamber of commerce and the Sierra Club agree on is that the answer to climate change is transformative technologies."

Scott Segal | a longtime energy lobbyist in Washington