http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:23:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/20/how-far-can-a-bicycle-take-you/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/20/how-far-can-a-bicycle-take-you/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:31:30 +0000 Diana B Sierra http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=15520 In rural Uganda a bicycle is the key to many destinations.  It can take you to be an entrepreneur offering delivery and taxi services, it can also increase the revenue from the crops since you will be able to transport your “Matoke” bananas to the nearest town and boost the price. A bicycle here means [...]]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2011/06/20/how-far-can-a-bicycle-take-you/feed/ 2