Campaigners stage protest at Rio Tinto HQ demanding answers on global environmental concerns
Photos: Rebeca Binda Campaigners staged a “blue in the face” protest and photo stunt outside Rio Tinto’s London headquarters on 30 April, accusing the mining giant of repeatedly ignoring concerns over environmental damage and human rights abuses linked to its...
Blue in the face saying leave Oak Flat alone: Arizona, USA
Citizens from all walks of life oppose Rio Tinto’s plans to destroy Oak Flat, a sacred recreational and ecological haven that had been (and will be again) public land in Arizona, USA. Oak Flat has been used for holy ceremonies, picnicking, hiking, birdwatching, rock...
Blue in the face saying you will not dig here: Jadar, Serbia
Photo: Stefan Kostić The Jadar project was in November 2025 placed on “care and maintenance,” continuing the state of persistent threat against local communities and Nature in the valley of river Jadar. For many years now, the project has been met with staunch...
Blue in the face demanding compliance: Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia
Credit: D. Tserenjav Oyu Tolgoi’s tailings storage facility (TSF) emerged as yet another significant environmental threat in 2015 with little action taken until in November 2021 when Oyu Tolgoi (OT) formally admitted a seepage incident from the TSF seepage collection...