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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition, 3rd Edition
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, 3rd Edition, 3rd Edition

by John Perkins
February 2023
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
384 pages
9h 54m
English
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
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3Canary in the Cage

The South China Morning Post wrote about China’s Mirador mining project:

The region’s mountains are being carved up, there is ongoing deforestation and rivers are being discoloured by run-off from the mine. . . .

The contract between the Ecuadorean government and Chinese firm EcuaCorriente was signed in 2012. . . . Many remember the optimism that followed. There were promises of new roads, schools and hospitals. . . .

The environmental group Amazon Watch estimates that total deforestation in the region affected by the mine from 2010 to the end of 2017 was 1,307 hectares.

David Dene and Julio Prieto, experts who are part of the United Nations network Harmony with Nature, argue that the current design of tailings dams is not ...

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ISBN: 9781523001910