Tuesday, October 17, 2006

U.S. population hits 300 million mark

This file photo shows cars lined up in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a Los Angeles freeway. The United States, the only industrialized country with strong population growth, now has 300 million people whose lifestyle makes a disproportionately huge mark on the global environment, experts say.(AFP/file/Robyn Beck)AFP/file Photo: This file photo shows cars lined up in bumper-to-bumper traffic on a Los Angeles freeway....

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer 31 minutes ago WASHINGTON - The nation's population officially hit 300 million at 7:46 a.m. EDT Tuesday, when the Census Bureau's population clock rolled over to the big number. ADVERTISEMENT But there weren't any wild celebrations, fireworks or any other government-sponsored hoopla to mark the milestone. Why bother? Many experts think the population actually hit 300 million months ago. "I don't think anybody believes it will be the precise moment when the population hits 300 million," Howard Hogan, the

U.S. population hits 300 million mark - Yahoo! News


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