The Shorts--A Story of My Own

For most of his adult life, Cam Fenton has fought against climate change--and particularly to protect the Arctic. "The funny thing was, for most of that time, I couldn't tell you why," says Cam. "Sure, I could recite, and often wrote, the talking points: to stop sea level rise, stand with small island nations and Indigenous peoples, keep fossil fuels in the ground and save the Arctic. But anytime I heard someone tell a deeply personal story, I felt embarrassed that I didn't have a story of my own." So, this past summer Cam jumped at the chance to join a friend on a trip to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He hoped to return changed--with his own story, with revelations about climate change and with renewed purpose. And Cam did walk away from the Arctic with an adventure and a revelation--just a very different one than he expected. You can find more of Cam's writing at overstoker.com

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The Shorts--A Story of My Own is an episode from The Dirtbag Diaries by Duct Tape Then Beer.

This episode is 17:31 long.

This episode was published on Jul 27, 2018.

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