Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Balloon-action-for-Victims-of-Heavy-Metal-Pollution-in-China-27MZIFJ6XN4T7.htmlConceptually similarBalloon action for Victims of Heavy Metal Pollution in ChinaGP0STPNY7Completed★★★★Balloon Action for Victims of Heavy Metal Pollution in ChinaGP0STPNY2Completed★★★★Balloon Action for Victims of Heavy Metal Pollution in ChinaGP0STPNY3Completed★★★★Balloon Action for Victims of Heavy Metal Pollution in ChinaGP0STPNY5Completed★★★★Balloon Action for Victims of Heavy Metal Pollution in ChinaGP0STPNY4Completed★★★★Tailings Pool of a Lead and Zinc Smelting Plant in ChinaGP0STR058Incoming★★★★★★Tailings Pool of a Lead and Zinc Smelting Plant in ChinaGP0STR059Incoming★★★★Tailings Pool of a Lead and Zinc Smelting Plant in ChinaGP0STP38TCompleted★★★★Aerial View of Asia's Largest Lead and Zinc Mine in ChinaGP0STP38WCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STPNY6Balloon action for Victims of Heavy Metal Pollution in ChinaGreenpeace activists hold an action using balloons to simulate the famous movie ”Up“‘, to help villagers express their dream to move away from this polluted area.Locations:Asia-China-East Asia-Yunnan ProvinceDate:25 May, 2015Credit:© Young Xu / GreenpeaceMaximum size:4000px X 3000pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Aerial view-Balloons-Day-KWCI (GPI)-Landscapes-Metal processing plants-Mining-Outdoors-Pollution-Toxics (campaign title)Shoot:Aerial View of Asia's Largest Lead and Zinc Mine in ChinaA Greenpeace East Asia (GPEA) investigation has found severe heavy metal pollution and serious health problems at Asia's largest zinc and lead mine and smelting plant in Jinding Town, Lanping County, Yunnan. The findings come against a backdrop of stricter national regulations on the heavy metals industry. In Lanping, one of China's most impoverished counties, however, the Yunnan Provincial Government and Yunnan Jinding Zinc Corporation Ltd., the mine owners, have recklessly compromised the environment and the health of locals in the pursuit of profit.Related Collections:Relocation Dream: Investigation at Asia's Largest Lead Mine in China