News — climate change

For the past 20 years of their lives together, a Brazilian photojournalist and his wife have transformed a 1,750-acre parcel of land from a barren, heavily deforested landscape, into a tree-filled lush rainforest that is now home to hundreds of species of plants and animals. After returning home to Brazil’s Minas Gerais state in 1994 (about 70 miles inland from Brazil’s Atlantic coast), Sebastiao Salgado was appalled to see his family’s former cattle ranch desecrated to an unrecognizable level – a complete state of natural degradation, he later described it. “The land was as sick as I was – everything...

For many Americans, the idea of going green is appealing, but they just don’t know the best ways to do it. Because climate change and global warming have had such a major impact on our planet, it’s important to make as many eco-friendly changes as possible to your home and lifestyle in order to lessen that impact. Fortunately, there are many ways you can go green and save money at the same time. Start small and make it a point to talk to your friends and family about how they can contribute. Here are some of the most frequently asked...