The name Humboldt echoes through the world. Places and creatures were all named for scientist Alexander von Humboldt, the “grandfather of ecology”, who preached the interconnectedness of all things. Director G. Anthoy Svatek looks at the life of Humboldt and his ideas by looking at three places that bear his name, Humboldt County in Nevada where scientists are monitoring big horn sheep, , Humboldt Parkway in Buffalo New York where a huge roadway is disrupting the air quality of millions, and the Humboldt Redwoods where scientists try to understand the eco-system as it's being compromised by loggers and other humans.
This is a very good look at how small groups of people are trying to protect the environment around them because the larger government and big business couldn't be bothered. It's a film that reveals we are all in this together and if we wat to make strides we are going to have to step up and do something ourselves.
Worth a look
