There are 11 million ppl who live on Cuba.
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There are 11 million ppl who live on Cuba.
Currently, Trump has decided they should not receive any oil
Their entire country's economy is being shut down because it can not produce sufficient electricity
No one is talking about this on this on the Internet, but you can if you copy this message xx
US oil blockade: How long before Cuba collapses?
As the US oil embargo on Cuba takes hold, the country is rapidly running out of fuel. The effects on the country's economy and population could be devastating, a Latin America expert in Havana told DW.
dw.com (www.dw.com)
@Geri they get alot russian news there and believe it because of missing free information sources caused by the sanktions
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@the_turtle @Geri Novichok or a 6th-floor window would be more fitting.
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@Nina_cried @gimulnautti all dictators have a sniff of imperialism about them xxx
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@Geri That’s what the Venezuela operation was about. Not about freedom of the Venezuelan people, but US’s colonial intent to get Cuba back.
@gimulnautti it only had Military control under the Treaty of Paris. It was never part of the USA xx
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@Geri 50+% of Cubans in the U.S. voted for Trump. The island is getting exactly what their familes votes for.
@teedubyeah I would suggest. The people who left the island of Cuba left because they did not care to live there or wish to support that country anymore, so, in that respect, there may be a non sequitur in your statement xx
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@MarkBrigham I am not a green energy specialist, in fact I am no more than an English housewife, but how windy does it get, how sunny, we do know it possess the Toa River and that should have been harnessed in some way, but is this feasible - I cannot say nor can I judge from my Safe European Home
I just feel sorry for them xx
Aml G
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@Geri Oil for Electricity?
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@Geri Wow, that's quite a population! I'm always amazed by the rich culture and resilience of each country
. It would be fascinating to learn more about their daily life and traditions. Let's keep exploring and appreciating our diverse world together! 
@tobias_weiss_ai_xr well said xx
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There are 11 million ppl who live on Cuba.
Currently, Trump has decided they should not receive any oil
Their entire country's economy is being shut down because it can not produce sufficient electricity
No one is talking about this on this on the Internet, but you can if you copy this message xx
US oil blockade: How long before Cuba collapses?
As the US oil embargo on Cuba takes hold, the country is rapidly running out of fuel. The effects on the country's economy and population could be devastating, a Latin America expert in Havana told DW.
dw.com (www.dw.com)
Like against Iran, these are starvation sanctions
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@Geri Doesn't Russia take care of Cuba ?
@TerryDay blockade xxx
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@Geri A big reason to go solar.
@freyjfreyj would that generate enough watts for 11 million people?
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@freyjfreyj would that generate enough watts for 11 million people?
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There are 11 million ppl who live on Cuba.
Currently, Trump has decided they should not receive any oil
Their entire country's economy is being shut down because it can not produce sufficient electricity
No one is talking about this on this on the Internet, but you can if you copy this message xx
US oil blockade: How long before Cuba collapses?
As the US oil embargo on Cuba takes hold, the country is rapidly running out of fuel. The effects on the country's economy and population could be devastating, a Latin America expert in Havana told DW.
dw.com (www.dw.com)
@Geri I posted this on my FB site too. Added the 67 year project for Cuban destruction article.
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I looked into why not solar
Financial Barriers: The U.S. embargo restricts #Cuba's access to international financing and raises the cost of importing components. With a $12 billion foreign debt, the government lacks the capital for massive upfront investments.
Infrastructure Issues: The national grid was built in the 1980s and is too unstable to handle large amounts of variable solar power without expensive battery storage, which Cuba currently lacks
Oh dear
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@Petesmom isn't this just more hegemony?
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I looked into why not solar
Financial Barriers: The U.S. embargo restricts #Cuba's access to international financing and raises the cost of importing components. With a $12 billion foreign debt, the government lacks the capital for massive upfront investments.
Infrastructure Issues: The national grid was built in the 1980s and is too unstable to handle large amounts of variable solar power without expensive battery storage, which Cuba currently lacks
Oh dear
@Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj But people could have smaller individual solar set-ups on their houses, or other buildings. It doesn’t have to be a big thing run by the state or a business. That would take the load off the grid, and it would also be much more difficult for the likes of the USA to punish the country by stopping fuel deliveries.
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@Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj But people could have smaller individual solar set-ups on their houses, or other buildings. It doesn’t have to be a big thing run by the state or a business. That would take the load off the grid, and it would also be much more difficult for the likes of the USA to punish the country by stopping fuel deliveries.
@HarriettMB @Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj yes. Every bit taken off the grid load means the grid can work better/longer for those who can't use solar. The only problem I can see is that with embargoes in place it'd be difficult to provide more hardware than was actually in Cuba already.
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@Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj But people could have smaller individual solar set-ups on their houses, or other buildings. It doesn’t have to be a big thing run by the state or a business. That would take the load off the grid, and it would also be much more difficult for the likes of the USA to punish the country by stopping fuel deliveries.
@HarriettMB @Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj@mastodon.social
My understanding is that it's very difficult for individuals to import anything into Cuba independently of the state.
I believe that China is sympathetic to Cuba but getting anything onto the island is fraught with problems due to the combination of US embargoes, Cuban debt, and Cuban state inflexibility.
Cuban people have learnt to be resilient and resourceful - the current nastiness from the US government will test their resolve.
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@Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj But people could have smaller individual solar set-ups on their houses, or other buildings. It doesn’t have to be a big thing run by the state or a business. That would take the load off the grid, and it would also be much more difficult for the likes of the USA to punish the country by stopping fuel deliveries.
@HarriettMB @Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj
Back to China. China is the solar superpower and would provide the infrastructure just like Belt and Road. Not necessarily hegemony - not necessarily economic imperialism. The issue would be the US reaction. Cuban agriculture has already become mostly decarbonised. The problem still remains of over-reliance on a single cash crop when there is an embargo.
There is already stuff on the net: https://cuba-solidarity.org.uk/Sign the petition for the EDM.
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@HarriettMB @Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj yes. Every bit taken off the grid load means the grid can work better/longer for those who can't use solar. The only problem I can see is that with embargoes in place it'd be difficult to provide more hardware than was actually in Cuba already.
@capnthommo @Geri @Don_kun @freyjfreyj Seems like panels, even domestic ones, will have to come into Cuba in small pieces/individual cells and literally be assembled in the country. I truly hope this is possible.
