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In Panama, 'New Conquistadors' Protest Canadian Copper Mines

Season 2012 Episode 1990 | 6m 52s

In Panama, local groups have teamed up with environmental activists to halt the development of huge Canadian copper mines. In collaboration with CBC News in Canada and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Mellissa Fung reports on the project and the money and land at stake.

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