In 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba experienced an ‘energy famine.’ Transportation and agriculture virtually came to a stop due to lack of diesel fuel and fertilizer shortages. This film explores what changes were put in place. The makers of the film The End Of Suburbia went to Cuba to explore it as a test case for what the conditions after peak opil would look like. This is that story.
-
-
Meta
-
Tags
advocacy agriculture alcohol analysis biofuels blogging chemistry climate coal combustion commerce control design development disasters distributed generation economics electric drive electric power emissions energy environment expert systems factor fleets forecast humor innovation manufacturing patterns petroleum policy politics power electronics renewable energy research solar power super capacitors thermodynamics traction battery transportation urban waste wind power world -
Pickens Plan Promo
-
Random Quote
All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.Chewbacca -
Networked Blogs
-
Son of a Gutenberg
Looking for someone to
blamethank for this weblog. Some of the credit goes to Matt Mullenweg. Tho, this blog is still fuzzy on the whole WordPress way thing.
