In a special photo project, msnbc.com looks at current and potential impacts of climate change.

Shut the TV off: Research shows that those who watch minimal TV are as much as 50 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.

A book "Just Enough : Lessons in Living Green From Traditional Japan" by Azby Brown. The auther is fascinated by Edo Japan because it once faced dire environmental degradation and yet did not collaspe. Through a conbination of ingenious technological

Far from Lancaster, Pa., and Ohio, the Amish have found land at a decent price, and neighbors who prize their environmentally friendly lifestyle. Residents in this small Maine town embrace Amish neighbors and their belief in leading a simple life.

Organic farming produces the same yields of corn and soybeans as does conventional farming, but uses 30 percent less energy, less water and no pesticides, a review of a 22-year farming trial study concludes.

Do No Harm Growing our food on land that used to be intact forests and prairies is killing the planet, setting up the processes of our own extinction. The minimum requirement should be a variation of the physician's credo: "Do no harm."

In a town not too far from my home in New York, a family was denied the opportunity to put up solar panels on their home by the town's Board of Architectural Review (BAR). Some of the family's neighbors felt the panels "would clearly be an eyesore....

Imagine yourself in a Japanese city in 2020. As you walk down the street, chances are that every other car you see is a hybrid or powered by electricity. Solar panels on rooftops are common, and homes are equipped with cogeneration water heaters.

MUNCIE -- Delaware County's first "green" street lights are here. The first of 23 wind-and-solar-powered street lights have been installed at Park One/332, the business park at Interstate 69 and Ind. 332, and another 27 will be placed at locations...

Moving farms into buildings might change the way much of humanity grows its food. And while vertical farming is on the cusp of blooming, the main hurdle isn't technology; it's one of engineering and funding.