Back in November, a few of us at the GA had the pleasure to meet James West of Mother Jones magazine. On top of writing screeds for the famous topical monthly, West also serves as one of the chief reporters for Climate Desk, an online partnership of Mother Jones, Atlantic Monthly, Slate, and other national publications focusing on the issues and stories surrounding climate change.

West was in town primarily to attend the first ever Climate Change & New Hampshire's Seacoast conference, held at the Residence Inn and Harbor Events Conference Center in Portsmouth. After the conference, however, West took a trip North to spend a day with maple sugar farmer Martha Carlson. A 30-year veteran of the trade, Carlson shared with West her alarming belief that, by 2010, New Hampshire's entire maple sugar industry could fall victim to the ever-impeding throes of climate change. This is her story.

Watch the video, or check out the story at Atlantic Monthly's Climate Desk by clicking here.