Peak Oil (2006)/ The Power of Community (2006)

This is not strictly a film or documentary but a presentation by Richard Heinberg. I've posted this because "The End of Suburbia" is unavailable online but this covers the same kind of ground. It is about the fact that peak oil production is happening right now and all the research behind it. Don't ever believe anything that the oil companies tell you, what the American media or politicians tell you about it not running out. It is... those people have a lot of money at stake, independent researchers don't. So watch this, it's less than an hour and then watch the other video below to see that it does not actually spell impending doom for the planet.



The Power of Community

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time. Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local, urban gardens.

IMDB page 8.4/10