As a Federal Court ruling nears on January 5th, opponents warn the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine in Nevada is already damaging sacred sites. Lithium Nevada Corporation has begun digging test pits and

As a Federal Court ruling nears on January 5th, opponents warn the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine in Nevada is already damaging sacred sites. Lithium Nevada Corporation has begun digging test pits and installing infrastructure where Native Americans conduct ceremonies. Tribes argue this violates permit agreements, contending new authorizations terminated older ones, with attorney Will Falk suggesting the company is "lying to get a headstart" with BLM's approval.

Thacker Pass, or Peehee Mu'huh, is a sacred site for regional tribes, used for ceremonies, gathering, and as a massacre site. Tribal leaders emphasize their responsibility to protect these places, asserting the mine violates religious freedoms and consultation rights. The January 5th hearing is the final oral argument in lawsuits. Support protection efforts: https://givebutter.com/protectthackerpass. Learn more: https://ProtectThackerPass.org.

The film "Arctic Emergency: Scientists Speak On Melting Ice and Global Impacts" by Max Wilbert features climate scientists discussing the

The film "Arctic Emergency: Scientists Speak On Melting Ice and Global Impacts" by Max Wilbert features climate scientists discussing the critical state of the Arctic in their own words.

Rising Arctic temperatures are causing sea ice to melt and permafrost to thaw, destabilizing a system vital to global climate, often called "Earth's Air Conditioner." This directly contributes to global warming, impacting weather patterns, natural systems, and human life worldwide, with the Arctic at the center of these profound changes.

Published on August 1, 2014, the film includes insights from leading experts such as Jennifer Francis (Rutgers University), Ron Prinn (MIT), Natalia Shakhova (University of Alaska-Fairbanks), Kevin Schaefer (National Snow and Ice Data Center), and others from prominent research institutions.

Addressing plastic pollution requires more than solutions like recycling, bioplastics, or compostable straws. These methods do not tackle the fundamental problem.

The only effective

Addressing plastic pollution requires more than solutions like recycling, bioplastics, or compostable straws. These methods do not tackle the fundamental problem.

The only effective approach is to confront the root cause: halting the production of new plastic. This is the essential step for a lasting solution.

On January 20, Max Wilbert joined Tiokasin Ghosthorse on First Voices Indigenous Radio to discuss Lithium Americas' "greenwashed" mining proposal for Thacker Pass. At the time, a protest camp had

On January 20, Max Wilbert joined Tiokasin Ghosthorse on First Voices Indigenous Radio to discuss Lithium Americas' "greenwashed" mining proposal for Thacker Pass. At the time, a protest camp had been active at the site for 25 days.

Learn more about the ongoing efforts to protect Thacker Pass at protectthackerpass.org.

Audio from First Voices Indigenous Radio (January 20, 2021) by Tiokasin Ghosthorse is used under CC BY-SA 3.0. Video and photography are by Max Wilbert; artwork "Guernica Pass" is by Travis London.

Max Wilbert is an organizer, writer, and wilderness guide. He has authored two books, most recently "Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It"

Max Wilbert is an organizer, writer, and wilderness guide. He has authored two books, most recently "Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It" (Monkfish 2021), co-authored with Derrick Jensen and Lierre Keith.

An accomplished essayist, Wilbert's work has been translated into six languages. He also wrote the introduction for the French translation of the Earth First! Direct Action Manual.