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Lessons learned from how Cuba survived peak oil

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

Preface. After seeing the film “The Power of Community: How Cuba survived Peak Oil” in 2006, I thought about how those lessons might apply to California agriculture. California grows about one-third of the U.S. food supply.  And how an energy … Continue reading →

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How different nations have coped with oil shortages

Posted on June 5, 2015 by

Preface. In this article, Friedrichs shows how differently Cuba, North Korea, and Japan coped after a sudden loss of most of their oil.  I first became aware of how essential oil was for nations when I read Daniel Yergin’s 1991 … Continue reading →

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