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Press: The rise of electric vehicles is disrupting life in a small Western community

Press: The rise of electric vehicles is disrupting life in a small Western community

by Protect Thacker Pass | Apr 7, 2021 | Press

Photograph of deer at Thacker Pass by Spenser Heaps for Deseret News. See the article for more of Spenser’s terrific photography.   A proposed lithium mine in rural northern Nevada has created unlikely alliances as efforts to address climate change clash...
Press: Opinion: Protect land and life-Environmental activism as a path to becoming a better adult

Press: Opinion: Protect land and life-Environmental activism as a path to becoming a better adult

by Protect Thacker Pass | Apr 7, 2021 | Press

Photograph of old-growth sagebrush at Thacker Pass at sunset by Sarah Gar By Sarah Gar | April 6, 2021 A recent Cornell University report links 40% of human deaths today to pollution, so why doesn’t this pandemic dominate the news cycle? Why don’t communities...
Inside the Lithium Mining War That Could Poison the Nevada Desert’s Water

Inside the Lithium Mining War That Could Poison the Nevada Desert’s Water

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...
“Let’s Not Blow Up a Mountain and Call It Green”

“Let’s Not Blow Up a Mountain and Call It Green”

by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 4, 2021 | Press

Anti-mine protests and lawsuits pick up the pace at Nevada’s Thacker Pass, the site of the largest known lithium deposit in the United States. by AUSTIN PRICE, March 4, 2021 for Earth Island Journal In January, the day the BLM approved the mine, environmentalists Max...
In Nevada, the fight against a lithium mine and the mirage of the green economy

In Nevada, the fight against a lithium mine and the mirage of the green economy

by Protect Thacker Pass | Feb 6, 2021 | Press

Since mid-January, two American activists have been camping on a windy plateau in Nevada, at Thacker Pass, to obstruct a lithium mine project. This metal plays an essential role in the ” green ” economy , but its extraction would doom an entire ecosystem....
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