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Can Planet Earth Handle Seven Billion People?

As the human population reaches seven billion people, there are reasons for optimism as well as predictions of doom and gloom....

By Warren Olney • Oct 31, 2011 • 51m Listen

As the human population reaches seven billion people, there are reasons for optimism as well as predictions of doom and gloom. Also, Palestine becomes member of UNESCO, and a White House order to speed federal response to drug shortages.

Banner image: Egyptians crowd a popular market in Cairo on October 31, 2011.Photo by Mahmud Hans/AFP/Getty Images

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Can Planet Earth Handle Seven Billion People?

As the human population reaches seven billion people, there are reasons for optimism as well as predictions of doom and gloom....

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To the Point

Can Planet Earth Handle Seven Billion People?

As the human population reaches seven billion people, there are reasons for optimism as well as predictions of doom and gloom....

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