The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

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Cuba, an isolated island nation, rebuilt its quality of life following the collapse of cheap oil, supplied by the former Soviet Union.

NH4_the_power_of_community-180x135Cuba, an isolated island nation, rebuilt its quality of life following the collapse of cheap oil, supplied by the former Soviet Union. This fascinating and empowering film shows how communities pulled together, created solutions, and ultimately thrived in spite of their decreased dependence on imported energy.


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Credits:
Executive Producer: The Community Solution
Produced and Written by: Faith Morgan, Eugene “Pat” Murphy and Megan Quinn
Directed by: Faith Morgan
Edited by: Eric Johnson
Narrated by: Bruce Cromer
Cinematography in Cuba: Gregory Greene, Faith Morgan and Tom Blessing IV
Photography and Digital Media: John Morgan

Find Out More:
WEBSITES:
Community Solutions: www.communitysolution.org/resources.htmlPeak Oil and Energy news and analysis sites:
www.energybulletin.net and www.theoildrum.comThe Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil: www.powerofcommunity.org

ARTICLES AND BOOKS ABOUT CUBA:
Cuba: Going Against the Grain, Oxfam America, 2001, by Minor Sinclar and Martha Thompson
This Oxfam America report looks at how Cuba has successfully turned a severe food crisis into a sustained recovery in food production. Through a combination of sweeping reforms and innovations in ecological agriculture, Cuba’s countryside has changed dramatically.

Cuba, a Revolution in Motion, Fernwood Books, By Isaac Saney

Sustainable Agriculture and Resistance: Transforming Food Production in Cuba, Food First Books, 2002, By Funes, Garcia, Bourque, Perez and Rosset

ARTICLES AND BOOKS ABOUT PEAK OIL:
Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change, Community Solutions, 2008, By Pat Murphy

The Party’s Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies, New Society Publishers, 2005, By Richard Heinberg

The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-first Century, Grove/Atlantic, 2005, By James Howard Kunstler

Beyond Oil: The View from Hubbert’s Peak, Hill and Wang, 2006, By Kenneth S. Deffeyes

BOOK ON COMMUNITY
The Small Community, Community Solutions, 1942, By Arthur Morgan

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