World's Largest Refiner Says China's Oil Demand "Very Likely Peaked Last Year"

DHS To Vet Immigrants For 'Extremist Views' Authored by Guy Birchall via The Epoch Times, The U.S. Department of Homeland ​Security (DHS) said on April 27 that past statements expressing what it labeled extremist views from immigrants applying ‌for green cards and naturalization would warrant closer scrutiny. The DHS statement was in response to a New York Times report over the weekend that, citing internal DHS training materials, said that under new guidance introduced by the Trump administration, immigrants can now be denied a green card for expressing political opinions. A spokesman for...

NOAA OKs First Deep-Sea Mining Plan For Critical Minerals In Pacific Ocean Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times, The Trump administration approved on May 1 its first deep-sea critical minerals exploration application, submitted by North Carolina-based deep-sea mining explorer The Metals Company USA (TMC). The company expects to find millions of tons of nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese on the sea floor needed in the United States for electric vehicle batteries, infrastructure, and national defense systems. TMC applied for the 10-year license last year after President Donald Trump ordered the National...