by Max Wilbert | Mar 13, 2021 | Reflection, Resistance Updates
The battle for Thacker Pass continues. Today a prayer run and walk began from the Yomba Shoshone Reservation. Over the next week, runners and walkers will cover 273 miles before arriving at the site of the proposed open-pit lithium mine and chemical gas processing...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 13, 2021 | Art, Reflection
Photo: Pictured here is the Foote mine, a large open-pit lithium mine in spodumene pegmatite, located on the south side of the town of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The Foote mine project was initiated in 1938. This photograph was taken in 1983. 45 years later. The...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 13, 2021 | Art
We have a growing collection of posters and art you can share — print them out and post them up around town or share on social media. Check out the Resources page for...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 10, 2021 | Art
by Travis London, Deep Green Arts Bobcats Medium sized cat that has varying home ranges between 4-8 sq miles. Primarily solitary, the bobcat is able to survive for long periods without food, but eats heavily when prey is abundant. Bobcats hunt by stalking their prey...
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...
by Will Falk | Mar 5, 2021 | Reflection, Resistance Updates
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) cops came looking for me yesterday. I was gone on a long walk to the south side of Thacker Pass, but Max Wilbert recorded the interaction. The cops claimed they are concerned about violence at Thacker Pass and they took particular issue...
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