What is a mountain lion without her mountain?

What is a mountain lion without her mountain?

Today, I climbed a mountain above Thacker Pass, and found fresh mountain lion tracks. The snow was packed in icy slabs at 7,000 feet, and as I tracked the cat I saw where she had slipped, spread her paws wide, and extended her claws to grip the ice. Cats don’t...
The Watersheds of Thacker Pass

The Watersheds of Thacker Pass

The Thacker Pass lithium mine will use millions of gallons of water each and every day, draining water from one of the most arid regions of the United States. We are working to prevent this mine, and the harms to the watershed this mine will cause, harms to the ground...
Mining Lithium at Thacker Pass is a Bright Green Lie

Mining Lithium at Thacker Pass is a Bright Green Lie

Published in the Reno-Gazette Journal, February 15, 2022 Lithium Americas Corporation employee Dr. Thomas Benson’s February 8th opinion piece in the Reno Gazette-Journal (“Mining lithium at Thacker Pass essential for combating climate change”) makes numerous false...
Lithium and Nuclear Weapons

Lithium and Nuclear Weapons

The Thacker Pass Lithium Mine Would Supply Nuclear Weapons and Reactors And The Global Nuclear Threat Level is Rising. By Max Wilbert Published January 8, 2022 at the Sierra Nevada Ally The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything except our thinking. Thus,...