11th August 2011 20:53.About My Area UK (West Yorkshire)REAP (Roundhay Environmental Action Project) are showing the film "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" on Thursday 6th October at 19.45 at St.Andrew's Church, Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DS. Come and be inspired by the Cuba experience. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin.With imports of oil cut by more than half - and food by 80 percent - people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time.">11th August 2011 20:53.About My Area UK (West Yorkshire)REAP (Roundhay Environmental Action Project) are showing the film "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" on Thursday 6th October at 19.45 at St.Andrew's Church, Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DS. Come and be inspired by the Cuba experience. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin.With imports of oil cut by more than half - and food by 80 percent - people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time.">

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The Power of Community : How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

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  • 08 / 12 / 2011

Published: 11th August 2011 20:53.About My Area UK (West Yorkshire)REAP (Roundhay Environmental Action Project) are showing the film "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" on Thursday 6th October at 19.45 at St.Andrew's Church, Shaftesbury Avenue, LS8 1DS. Come and be inspired by the Cuba experience.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin.With imports of oil cut by more than half - and food by 80 percent - people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time.

Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens. It is an unusual look into the Cuban culture during this economic crisis, which they call "The Special Period."

The film opens with a short history of Peak Oil, a term for the time in our history when world oil production will reach its all-time peak and begin to decline forever. Cuba, the only country that has faced such a crisis - the massive reduction of fossil fuels - is an example of options and hope.

"Everyone who is concerned about Peak Oil needs to see this film" (Richard Heinberg)

Source. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CubaNews/message/125568

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