Protect Thacker Pass
We are a group of people who are resisting the Thacker Pass lithium mining project.
We believe this land should be protected forever.
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Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribal Members Protest Thacker Pass Lithium Mine
Audio: an interview with tribal member Daranda Hinckey By Brian Bahouth -April 8, 2021 Daranda Hinckey is a Fort McDermitt tribal member who said she spent time researching the mine and the demand for lithium and decided to take direct action. “From an environmental...
The Long Shadow of the Tar Sands: Lithium Mining and Tar Sands Sulfur
It’s often said that solar panels, wind turbines, and the lithium-ion batteries that store their energy and power electric vehicles will save the planet. What most people don’t know is that producing lithium has direct links to the Alberta Tar Sands (also known as the...
Lithium: Mining Mountains of Water
Photograph of Thacker Pond by Max Wilbert Lithium: Mining Mountains of Water by Rebecca Wildbear Nearly a third of the world lacks safe drinking water, though I have rarely been without. In a red rock canyon in Utah, backpacking on a week-long wilderness training in...
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