John Hickenlooper actually said...

I think it's fair to say right now, America's in the middle of a great transition to a clean economy.

Yes, I guess you could say all mining is local, to turn a phrase.

To meet our clean energy goals, reduce our dependence on China, we need to increase domestic production and processing of critical minerals.

To meet our clean energy goals, reduce our dependence on China, we need to increase domestic production and processing of critical minerals.