"There is simply no reason why the blades for wind turbines can't be built in Pittsburgh instead of Beijing," says US President Biden.
But there's at least one reason why these products can't be built in the US: Minerals.
Currently, the United States is 100% dependent on imports of 17 key minerals—and over 50% on another 30 minerals.
It's clearly time for the US to get serious about expanding domestic critical minerals production