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Activists Camp At Thacker Pass To Prevent Lithium Mine From Opening

Activists Camp At Thacker Pass To Prevent Lithium Mine From Opening

by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 31, 2021 | Press

“So many of us in the environmental movement understand taking a mountain top off for coal is bad. Well, taking a mountain apart for lithium is bad, as well.” — Will Falk KTVN interviewed campers at Thacker Pass Blockade. Here is the story that...
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...
Biden’s Climate Day Confronts A Tricky Question: What Should We Do About Mining?

Biden’s Climate Day Confronts A Tricky Question: What Should We Do About Mining?

by Protect Thacker Pass | Jan 30, 2021 | Press

By Alexander C. Kaufman, HuffPost January 28, 2021 On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed a series of executive orders that paused new oil and gas leasing on federal lands, directed the government’s international financing entities to phase out funding for fossil...
Article: Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Approval Draws Around-the-Clock Protest

Article: Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Approval Draws Around-the-Clock Protest

by Max Wilbert | Jan 19, 2021 | Press

Activist questions if batteries will save the planet or cause more harm than good By Brian Bahouth January 19, 2021 There is one working lithium mine in the United States, the Silver Peak brine mine located near Goldfield, Nevada. Last Friday, the US Bureau of Land...
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