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How much land must be sacrificed to feed our addiction to energy?

How much land must be sacrificed to feed our addiction to energy?

by Max Wilbert | Sep 30, 2023 | HiTech Minerals, Project updates, Reflection

Mountaintop removal for lithium to go into electric vehicle batteries is ecocide, just like mountaintop removal for coal mining is. Earlier this week, I visited the site of yet another planned open pit lithium mine that is threatening the Great Basin — this time, in...
“The purpose of regulatory permitting is to organize and legalize the destruction of the planet.”

“The purpose of regulatory permitting is to organize and legalize the destruction of the planet.”

by Max Wilbert | Sep 17, 2023 | HiTech Minerals, Project updates

As readers are aware, I’ve been embroiled in fighting the Thacker Pass lithium mine for the last three years. What you may not know is that the entire region around Thacker Pass, which is known as the McDermitt Caldera, was formed by the Yellowstone Hot Spot 16...
Prayers and land defense continue at Thacker Pass this morning

Prayers and land defense continue at Thacker Pass this morning

by Protect Thacker Pass | May 12, 2023 | Project updates

Native elders and supporters continue to defend the land and protect the water this morning at Thacker Pass / Peehee Mu’huh. You can find livestreams and videos from today’s action:Bethany Sam’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bethany.samLast...
How to watch the live streams from Thacker Pass

How to watch the live streams from Thacker Pass

by Protect Thacker Pass | May 11, 2023 | Project updates

Most of the livestreams from today’s action at Peehee Mu’huh / Thacker Pass are going out to Facebook. We will work to get these uploaded on YouTube when we can. You can access livestreams at the following pages on Facebook: Bethany Sam (Reno-Sparks Indian...
Native Americans and supporters gather a second time to block construction at the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine

Native Americans and supporters gather a second time to block construction at the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine

by Protect Thacker Pass | May 11, 2023 | Project updates

A group of Native American protesters seeking to protect land that is sacred to them have gathered this morning for a second time to block construction and say prayers for the water, the land, and future generations at Peehee Mu’huh, also known as Thacker Pass....
Judge Du publishes decision in Thacker Pass Court Case

Judge Du publishes decision in Thacker Pass Court Case

by Protect Thacker Pass | Feb 6, 2023 | Project updates

Judge Du has published her decision in the Bartell Ranch LLC v. Ester M. McCullough (BLM) case, in which Lithium Nevada Corporation, four environmental organizations, and the Reno Sparks Indian Colony and Burns Paiute Tribe also participated. She did not revoke the...
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  • “The purpose of regulatory permitting is to organize and legalize the destruction of the planet.”
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