Protect Thacker Pass
We are an independent, grassroots collective of people resisting the Thacker Pass lithium mine. We work in solidarity with Atsa koodakuh wyh Nuwu, the People of Red Mountain. Thacker Pass, or Peehee mm’huh, is sacred land to the Northern Paiute and Western Shoshone, and critical wildlife habitat. We invite all people with good hearts to join us at our protection camp on the proposed mine site, and help us stop the greenwashing!
JOIN US TO DEFEND THIS LAND!
Latest updates from the blog
We are heading towards a future of massively increased mining if we cannot change direction
The plan to "electrify everything" that is rapidly taking over all economic and policy planning around the world means that mining for metals and minerals will increase dramatically to supply demand for technologies like EVs and so much more. Take a look at this image...
Judge to decide whether lithium mine activity can move forward as Fort McDermitt tribal members, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony seek to intervene
By Daniel Rothberg for The Nevada Independent July 22, 2021 In front of a federal courthouse in downtown Reno on Wednesday morning, more than 50 people from Indigenous groups across the state gathered in a peaceful protest against the proposed Thacker Pass lithium...
California’s electric car revolution, designed to save the planet, also unleashes a toll on it
by Evan Halper for the LA Times July 21, 2021 A mining permit pushed through in the last week of the Trump administration allows the Canadian company Lithium Americas Corp. to produce enough lithium carbonate annually to supply nearly a million electric car batteries....
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