Lahore Metblogs » peak oil prices http://lahore.metblogs.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:16:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The Power of Community: Things Pakistan can Learn from Cuba http://lahore.metblogs.com/2009/01/27/the-power-of-community-things-pakistan-can-learn-from-cuba/ http://lahore.metblogs.com/2009/01/27/the-power-of-community-things-pakistan-can-learn-from-cuba/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:17:53 +0000 R. MAK. http://lahore.metblogs.com/?p=2906 This might be a scary movie for rest of the world. But Pakistan and Pakistani may learn from it. Cuba after collapse of soviet union faced two major issues.

  1. Energy Crisis (Peak Oil Prices – Power Shortages of up to 14 – 16 hours a day)
  2. Shortage of Fertilizer (Leading to food shortages)

This is a story of how Cubans, who were an educated nation of doctor and engineers, stood up against all odds and survived gracefully. people believed that sharing what little they DID have (food, land, resources) with each other was more important and for the greater good than hoarding it for themselves. Also the government was very encouraging, and allowed all unused urban land to be turned into incredibly productive gardens.

Cuba's Economic Crisis

Click on the image to see the video

With shortage of fertilizers and power cuts, We are also as vulnerable to a sudden collapse of our current agricultural systems. Watch this one for some inspiration on how to get our Pakistan out of the current Mess!

Also, in last couple of weeks, I have fallen in love with  TED.com again. There are some really inspirational videos over there. have a nice day!

Source: Renewable Energy Blog
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