Digging Ourselves Into a Hole with Jamie Kneen

The Green Flame

In this episode, Max gives a brief update on the Protect Thacker Pass action, and Elisabeth Robson interviews Jamie Kneen, Communications & Outreach Coordinator for Mining Watch Canada, an organization that works to protect the public and the environment from destructive mining practices. https://miningwatch.ca/

Elisabeth also reads two excerpts about mining from Bright Green Lies, a new book by Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, and Max Wilbert. https://www.brightgreenlies.com/

Sarah Gardam reads her poem 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.

Pretty Mary Sunshine provides the accompaniment with their song Liar Lie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeooaDWXSKM