by Protect Thacker Pass | Feb 14, 2021 | Art
by artist Travis London The small Pygmy rabbit is Thacker pass and Thacker Pass is Pygmy rabbits. This small rabbit is a target of many predators at Thacker Pass. The rabbits find their refuge in the form of the sagebrush plant or in the burrows that it makes in deep,...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Feb 13, 2021 | Art
I took the anticipated size of the Thacker Pass mine (including the mine itself as well as the disturbed areas from waste piles), and mapped it on top of a contour map of where I live to give me a better sense of the size of the area which will be destroyed by the...
by Max Wilbert | Feb 11, 2021 | Reflection, Resistance Updates
What would happen if Lithium Americas (and every other mining company, and every other extractive industry) sincerely asked the land and the beings who reside there, “Can we blow up your home? Can we turn it into dust? Can we bathe the soil in sulfuric acid? Can...
by Max Wilbert | Feb 10, 2021 | Project updates
Listen to an interview with Max and Judy Eddy from Audible Cafe: Today’s show features my conversation with Max Wilbert, one of the activists occupying Thacker Pass, Nevada, up in the northern-central part of the state, to protest a proposed lithium mine...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Feb 10, 2021 | Art
Our arms have become so long we can no longer see what our hands are doing. — Helena...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Feb 9, 2021 | Art
Sagebrush lizards live year-round in the sagebrush steppe, and eat insects and spiders. The lizards love to bask in the sun on rocky outcrops and logs, and hang out with other lizards. Easily frightened, the lizards will seek refuge in rocks, bushes, and burrows when...
by Max Wilbert | Feb 8, 2021 | Interview
On Jan. 20th, Max Wilbert joined First Voices Indigenous Radio with host Tiokasin Ghosthorse to discuss the Lithium Americas greenwashed mining proposal for Thacker Pass and the protest camp that has now stood for 25 days on the...
by Will Falk | Feb 7, 2021 | Reflection
If you look across Thacker Pass from the shoulders of the Montana mountains, the land looks like a quilt the Double-H mountains in the south pulled up to their chin to keep warm during the cold winter nights. The hills that roll towards the valley floor are checkered...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Feb 7, 2021 | Art
Sagebrush steppe is a diverse habitat, supporting more than 350 recorded vertebrate species. It is key habitat for threatened species such as the greater sage-grouse and the pygmy rabbit. Sagebrush steppe is a threatened ecosystem in the American West, due to...
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