The Power of Community : how Cuba survived Peak Oil /

"When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1900s, the country faced an immediate crisis -- feeding the population -- and an ongoing challenge: how to create a new low-energy society. Cuba transitioned from large, fossil-fuel intensive farming to small, less energy-intensive organic farm...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Community Service, Inc
Other Authors:	Morgan, Faith (Screenwriter, Producer, Director), Murphy, Eugene (Eugene R.) (Screenwriter, Producer), Quinn, Megan (Screenwriter, Producer)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian or Tiawanese Mandarin subtitles.
Published:	Yellow Springs, Ohio : Community Service, Inc., [2006]
Subjects:	Cuba > Economic conditions > 1990- Sustainable agriculture > Cuba. Sustainable development > Cuba. Energy conservation > Cuba. Renewable energy sources > Cuba. Energy consumption > Cuba. Documentary films.

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Summary:	"When Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1900s, the country faced an immediate crisis -- feeding the population -- and an ongoing challenge: how to create a new low-energy society. Cuba transitioned from large, fossil-fuel intensive farming to small, less energy-intensive organic farm and urban gardens, and from a highly industrial society to a more sustainable one." -- Container.
Item Description:	Extras include student agriculture, ecovillage, rural solar energy, architecture. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Editor, Eric Johnson ; narrated by Bruce Cromer ; cinematography, Gregory Greene, Faith Morgan, Tom Blessing IV.
ISBN:	0910420327 9780910420327