Cuba’s Revolution

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Bob Carty reports from Havana on Cuba’s massive switch to bicycles for commuting in the wake of a sharp reduction in aid and oil from the former Soviet Union. Although it was made out of economic necessity, many Cubans, including President Fidel Castro, are now touting the Bicycle Revolution as an environmental boon.

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