Protect Thacker Pass
We are an independent, grassroots collective of people resisting the Thacker Pass lithium mine. We work in solidarity with regional indigenous people. 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 help us stop the greenwashing!
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Inside the Lithium Mining War That Could Poison the Nevada Desert’s Water
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...
Upon the Proposed Mining of “Thacker Pass, Nevada”
Upon the Proposed Mining of “Thacker Pass, Nevada” A poem by Sarah Gardam, a visitor to the land of the Paiute, the Shoshone, and the sagebrush creatures. It’s quiet here. And I’m not talking about experimental silence, American guru silence, or any sleek human site...
Video: Sage-grouse at Thacker Pass Camp
Thank you Sarah G for your video of sage-grouse at Thacker Camp. It is so exciting to see sage-grouse in the area, although sad too, knowing what may happen to their home. The BLM issued a permit allowing Lithium Americas to mine Thacker Pass, despite the fact that...
Photos from Thacker Pass
