by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 9, 2021 | Resistance Updates
In this episode, Max Wilbert and Will Falk sit around the campfire at Thacker Pass to share the latest updates from the #ProtectThackerPass campaign, which aims to stop Lithium Americas Corporation from strip mining this place and more broadly to shift power in the...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 7, 2021 | Art
This beautiful painting of a pygmy rabbit was gifted to us by supporter Alice D. Thank you so much Alice! The pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) is native to the United States and lives primarily in the Great Basin region. The pygmy rabbit is an endangered species...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 7, 2021 | Press
A mining giant wants to extract lithium from the Nevada desert to power electric cars. But a more sustainable future doesn’t come without costs. By Samir Ferdowsi for Vice News, March 5, 2021, 8:59am One of the largest known lithium deposits in the world has sat...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 6, 2021 | Art, Reflection
Upon the Proposed Mining of “Thacker Pass, Nevada” A poem by Sarah Gardam, a visitor to the land of the Paiute, the Shoshone, and the sagebrush creatures. It’s quiet here. And I’m not talking about experimental silence, American guru silence, or any sleek human site...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 5, 2021 | Resistance Updates
Thank you Sarah G for your video of sage-grouse at Thacker Camp. It is so exciting to see sage-grouse in the area, although sad too, knowing what may happen to their home. The BLM issued a permit allowing Lithium Americas to mine Thacker Pass, despite the fact that...
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