In November, the Green Alliance teamed up with Farrell Seiler and the New Hampshire Carbon Action Alliance to sponsor and promote Climate Change & New Hampshire’s Seacoast, an all day conference held at the Portsmouth Harbor Events & Conference Center.

The event focused in part on science, exploring the local impacts of climate change on everything from weather to allergies, but it also provided a venue where New Hampshire Republicans could share their ideas on climate change, energy security, and jobs. Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney were among the Republican presidential candidates who were invited to attend. Neither showed.

James West of Mother Jones has put together a compelling video capturing the spirit of the conference in the words of Seiler and keynote speaker former Republican Congressman Bob Inglis of South Caroline. The video is a result of West’s ongoing work at The Climate Desk, a journalistic collaboration dedicated to exploring the impact – human, environmental, economic, political - of a changing climate. Partners in the collaboration include The Atlantic, Center for Investigative Reporting, Grist, Mother Jones, Need to Know, Slate, and Wired.