Electric vehicles and an Ontario mining conundrum
The United States\u2019 new and historic climate law is being hailed by some Canadian politicians and environmental advocates as a chance to turn Canada into a global hub for electric cars and their components. That\u2019s thanks in part to money and incentives which could potentially give a boost to companies mining in Canada for the minerals used to make electric vehicle batteries.\n\nIf that sounds like a big green win for Canada \u2014 it is. But it\u2019s also more complicated than that. \n\nToday, we\u2019re taking a look at one example where the promise of mining for nickel to power electric vehicles is presenting a climate conundrum: the Ring of Fire, a mineral-rich but ecologically sensitive region in northern Ontario.\n\nOur guest is Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal\u2019s Ontario environment reporter.