by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 15, 2022 | Resistance Updates
Take action! This is a CRITICAL MOMENT for the Thacker Pass opposition. The State of Nevada recently issued permits allowing the mining company to pollute air and water, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing to desecrate the sacred sites of Peehee...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 14, 2022 | Reflection
In January 2021, shortly after beginning the Protect Thacker Pass campaign with Max Wilbert, Will Falk wrote these words: “Sometime, in the history of civilization, some humans developed a strange and horribly destructive belief that they were justified in...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 9, 2022 | Reflection
Published March 8 in the Reno-Gazette Journal. Re: “Thacker Pass mine important for Nevada,” Feb. 22: In his opinion column, Glenn Miller claims that replacing fossil fuel cars with cars that use lithium-ion batteries will “provide a major contribution to...
by Max Wilbert | Mar 7, 2022 | Reflection
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...
by Max Wilbert | Mar 4, 2022 | Resistance Updates
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...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Mar 4, 2022 | Project updates, Resistance Updates
On February 25th, the State of Nevada issued three permits to Canadian mining company Lithium Nevada, legally authorizing them to pollute air, water, and soils with toxic and dangerous substances including arsenic, antimony, uranium, sulfuric acid, sulfur dioxide, and...
by Max Wilbert | Mar 2, 2022 | Reflection
Over the past 14 months that Will Falk and I have been fighting the Thacker Pass lithium mine, one of the most common questions we’re asked by journalists has been “So if you oppose electric cars, what is your solution?” At first, the question seems...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Feb 16, 2022 | Interview
For the latest from Protect Thacker Pass, listen to this interview with Max Wilbert and Will Falk on KPFA Flashpoints, broadcast February 15, 2022. Photos in this video were taken by Max Wilbert. Full Flashpoints show and show notes at...
by Max Wilbert | Feb 15, 2022 | Reflection
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...
by Protect Thacker Pass | Feb 13, 2022 | Press Releases
February 13, 2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Third Native Tribe Sues BLM and Lithium Nevada Corporation Winnemucca Indian Colony Files to Join Lawsuit Against Thacker Pass Mine OROVADA, NV — The Winnemucca Indian Colony filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuits against...
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