Protect Thacker Pass
We are an independent, grassroots collective of people resisting the Thacker Pass lithium mine. We work in solidarity with Atsa koodakuh wyh Nuwu, the People of Red Mountain. Thacker Pass, or Peehee mm’huh, is sacred land to the Northern Paiute and Western Shoshone, and critical wildlife habitat. We invite all people with good hearts to join us at our protection camp on the proposed mine site, and help us stop the greenwashing!
JOIN US TO DEFEND THIS LAND!
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Electric Cars and Oil Both Accelerate Us Towards Ecological Collapse: From Line 3 to Thacker Pass
The great poet and playwright James Baldwin wrote in 1953 that “People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction.” Perhaps never has this been truer than in this era of converging ecological crises: global warming, biodiversity collapse,...
Native Americans Enter Legal Battle Against Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
July 26, 2021 Contact: Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Chairman Arlan Melendez People of Red Mountain William Falk, Esq. Protect Thacker Pass FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RENO, NV — In yet another blow to Lithium Americas’ troubled Thacker Pass lithium mine, the Reno-Sparks Indian...
We are heading towards a future of massively increased mining if we cannot change direction
The plan to "electrify everything" that is rapidly taking over all economic and policy planning around the world means that mining for metals and minerals will increase dramatically to supply demand for technologies like EVs and so much more. Take a look at this image...
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