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Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
-- Albert Einstein

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Forget about the moral imperative of creating a more stable, just world. The world is becoming increasingly connected and intertwined. Allowing injustice and human despair to fester will ultimately bring a pay back, even to those who might think they are most immune from it.
-- Gerry McGovern (The Caring Economy)

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There are two ultimate fears, the annihilation of solitude and the annihilation of the crowd. We lose our identities if we are alone with no one to reflect us back on ourselves... or we lose our identities if we are in a mass of others; anonymous, corporate, overwhelmed by the babble.
-- Ian McDonald

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An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind.
-- Mahatma Gandhi

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Battle Over Colorado River Water Ends In A Draw
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https://cleantechnica.com/2026/02/18/battle-over-colorado-river-water-ends-in-a-draw/ <-- shared technical/media article
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https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2021/08/us/colorado-river-water-shortage/ <-- shared 2021 media article, with infographics and visualisations
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https://youtu.be/gBqgIkdwlIw?si=rY9ZOOXqLNwaXQku <-- shared media/news video
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#water #hydrology #stalled #negotiations #ColoradoRiverCompact #1922Compact #waterresrources #ColoradoRiver #USWest #watersecurity #watermanagement #irrigation #agriculture #overpumping #groundwater #states #agreements #magicwater #acrefoot #acrefeet #Colorado #Wyoming #Utah #NewMexico #Nevada #Arizona #California #Mexico #dams #LakePowell #LakeMead #natural #naturalresources #federaldeadline #noresolution

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
-- H. L. Mencken

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When we avoid the painful parts of our life we become alienated from the world, others and ourselves -- and as a consequence of our avoidance feel pain, anxiety and depression.
-- Rollo May

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Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also be married to the passion of the adult human being, which is a passion to live beyond one's death.
-- Rollo May

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It’s not just Glen Canyon—dams around the Southwest are taking a hit - Enlarge / Water levels at the Hoover Dam are well below capacity. (cred... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1845708 #southwesternunitedstates #hydroelectricpower #californiadrought #unitedstates #california #lakepowell #newmexico #lakemead #science #climate #drought #nevada #utah