“The reality is, we cannot save the planet. The planet was here long before humankind and will be here long after. But that said, I became interested in environmental issues when in photography in high school when producing two music and visual-impact slide shows, “They Paved a Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot” and “No More War.”” – Charles Micahel Murray
Q. Then you went off to college …
A.I then moved to Santa Barbara and attended Brooks Institute of Photography. The spirit of harmony with the environment became my blood brother while living in the paradise of Santa Barbara.
Q. Do you practice what you preach?
A.I do my part, and getting closer to where I am headed. I live walking distance to Endangered Planet Gallery and Foundation and continue daily to move nearer to the goals of “reduce, reuse, recycle, rethink and redesign.
Q. What else do you do to be “green”?
A.I respect vegetarians. I live in a very modest home, thus a serious reduction in excess of “things,” including lower heating and cooling costs. I prefer to use neither.
Q. Are you self-taught on this topic or did you take courses?
A.I live, I learn. I read, I learn. I listen, I learn. I dream, I grow. I am taught through the course of life. The pursuit of my goals seeking peace in one’s environmental footsteps come from choices and chances we take and not fearing the winning or losing. We must treat those twins just the same. They are the fountain of sustainable youth and truth.
Q. What’s the best part of what you do?
A.I am particularly delighted when we are connecting the arts and the environment with people of all ages, but especially youth. They are the ones who will inherit the Earth. What will we provide them to work with? We are only borrowing it from future generations, so we must return it in a better condition than the gift.
The current eco-movement is setting a stage to reduce the carbon and other footprints on Mother Earth. I respect the opportunity of being a small part of that much-needed global “Earth trustee” mind-set. It provides and ignites the daily contagious spirit of eco-progress.
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