Save the Earth One Bite at a Time: 10 Recipes

Rhubarb With Berries and Candied Ginger

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Rhubarb and strawberries make this dessert come alive, though save it until the fruits are in season to fill your dish with local flavors. View recipe here .

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Open-Faced BBQ Tempeh Sandwich

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Sara Remington

Tempeh is a hearty protein that makes reducing meat consumption an easy task. Try it with chipotle peppers and soft focaccia, and you might find yourself a new favorite. View recipe here .

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Fried Rice With Asparagus

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Fried rice is a great way to use leftovers and reduce waste. With seasonal asparagus, or whatever other fresh vegetables you can find, this dish leaves room for individual creativity. View recipe here .

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Seafood Risotto

Holly A. Heyser

Farmed mussels are another item from the Monterey Bay Aquarium's "Super Green" list. The author of this recipe foraged for his own, but the seafood guide shows there's no shame in buying them from the store. View recipe here .

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Farro Spaghetti With Leeks

Holly A. Heyser

Whether or not you try making this whole-grain pasta from scratch, fresh leeks, fresh parsley, and new green garlic can transform this dish into a local, seasonal triumph. View recipe here .

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Cedar Plank Salmon

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Salmon makes two appearances on the "Super Green" seafood guide, so be sure to choose either wild Alaskan salmon or American freshwater coho salmon, which are sustainably farmed in tanks. View recipe here .

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Semolina Gnocchi With Fresh Chickpeas

Holly A. Heyser

Fresh chickpeas are in season in the spring, and are available in many farmers' markets. They come in little papery pods of two to three chickpeas, and require just a short bath in salty boiling water to be ready to eat. If you're feeling enterprising, make the gnocchi from scratch. View recipe here .

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Tuscan White Bean Soup

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Beans are a sure-fire way to reduce your ecological footprint. A healthy source of protein all over the world, they come in enough varieties to keep you inspired through the seasons. View recipe here .

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Fresh Greens With Goat Cheese and Honey-Lemon Dressing

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Fresh spring greens are popping up at farmers' markets all over, as the first crops of the season. Find some local goat cheese and whip up this dressing for a satisfyingly simple salad. View recipe here .

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Serrano-Mint Shrimp

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When it comes to earth-friendly seafood choices, California's Monterey Bay Aquarium is the organization to consult. Check out their "Super Green" list , which includes wild-caught pink shrimp from Oregon and wild-caught spot prawns from British Columbia. View recipe here .

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Half a century ago, a senator battling a brain tumor took to the Senate floor, and secured his legacy.

None of us can choose how we are remembered. Most of us are not remembered at all. Senator John McCain knows that he will be remembered. He faces a choice about how his remarkable career will be noted in its autumnal phase.

McCain will of course be remembered most of all for his service, and sacrifice and bravery, as a naval aviator and then as prisoner of war in Vietnam. He should also be known for his efforts in his early days in politics to heal divisions within the United States over the Vietnam war, and then between Vietnam and the United States.

In the world of politics he is known and will probably be remembered as a steadfast personal friend, despite disagreements of party. Michael Lewis’s remarkable tale of McCain’s loyalty to the disabled and mostly forgotten one-time liberal champion Morris Udall is, well, an unforgettable example. More than most politicians, McCain has had dramatic moments of principle-above-party high-road stands, as when he told a Republican questioner that she should stop suggesting that his then-opponent for the presidency, Barack Obama, was “an Arab.” As Colin Powell later pointed out, McCain’s response fell an inch short of perfection, in that he answered the questioner by saying that Obama wasn’t “an Arab—he’s a decent family man.” Still, in real time and near the end of a bitter campaign it was brave, right, to his credit—and in character.