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Article: A revolution of necessity: crisis forces conservation in Cuba.
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- E Magazine
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- December 1, 1993
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Another revolution is taking place in Cuba, and this time it's environmental. "Few underdeveloped countries recycle, but here it's a matter of national pride," says alternative energy expert Arnaldo Coro, beaming. "We even recycle the aluminum and caps from toothpaste tubes! I can't say that we are happy," Coro continues, "because things are so hard. But the economic crisis has forced us to conserve our limited resources even more than before."
Euphemistically called the "Special Period," this economic crisis - the worst in the country's history - resulted primarily from the sudden restructuring in 1989 of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, which left Cuba ...