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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Can Planet Earth Handle Seven Billion People?

    The United Nations says the world's population will reach seven billion sometime today, although the US Census Bureau says it'll happen sometime in March. Regardless of the date, there are some reasons for optimism as well as predictions of doom and gloom. We hear some of both -- from the US, China, India and sub-Saharan Africa.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The United Nations says the world's population will reach seven billion sometime today, although the US Census Bureau says it'll happen sometime in March. Regardless of the date, there are some reasons for optimism as well as predictions of doom and gloom. We hear some of both -- from the US, China, India and sub-Saharan Africa.

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    3 of 3
    Population Growth in Los Angeles and around the World
    1. 0:00Is LA Still a Fast-Growing World City?
    2. 19:47The Ghost in Barney's Beanery
    3. 25:34Can Planet Earth Handle Seven Billion People?You’re reading this
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Andrew Revkin

      ProPublica

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      Joel Cohen

      Rockefeller and Columbia Universities

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      Deborah Seligsohn

      World Resources Institute

      News

    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Population Growth in Los Angeles and around the World
    1. 0:00Is LA Still a Fast-Growing World City?
    2. 19:47The Ghost in Barney's Beanery
    3. 25:34Can Planet Earth Handle Seven Billion People?You’re reading this
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