The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil

2007 FESTIVAL
53 min.
A film about both peak oil theory (point at which the maximum global output of petroleum is reached) and how society can overcome seemingly insurmountable problems. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Cuban economy suffered at the loss of half its oil imports. The country focused its slow recovery on sustainable growth rather than relying solely on finding new sources of oil. A cautionary tale for the world as oil reserves are depleted.