How China saved the world (last month)

(Max Fisher) China quietly saved the world last month

• Buddhism in China: the religion of more than a billion people, who blend it with Taoism, Confucianism (Three Teachings), and ancient shamanic Chinese folk religion

How they partied in Sodom (4K years ago)

(Bible Origins)

Chevron Refinery Fire will raise gas prices

Fire erupts at Chevron's El Segundo refinery

(KTLA 5) A massive fire erupted Thursday night at Chevron's El Segundo [the city in Los Angeles where LAX is] refinery, prompting road closures and nearby cities to issue shelter in place orders. Gil Leyvas and John Fenoglio report Oct. 2, 2025.

(ABC7 News) What we know about the El Segundo Refinery Fire

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Some germs eat plastic: new microbe

Can the Elementals help clean up?

Will microbes and mushrooms save the planet, clean the world, and make human and animal life sustainable like they have for millions of years even after we pump petroleum from the ground and make plastic out of it? Paul Stamets (fungi.com) knows that various species of fungi can remediate the soil by sequestering and cleaning up even atomic waste from Fukushima, to say nothing of oil spills and other corporate human waste products.

• CC Liu, Crystal Q. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly