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Index of symbols Symbol: Alternative Energy Acceptance: Alternative
Energy = non existent (Energy is the potential of the universe(s)
and thus is manifest in all that is/can be.) Denial: Alternative
Energy = Energy derived from sources that do not use up natural
resources or harm the environment (Commonly symbolised as energy that is
not the energy of the bankers of the fossil fuel/Bulk-generated
electrical products sectors.)
Symbol: Anthropogenic Climate Change Acceptance: Anthropogenic
Climate Change = significant and sustained changes to weather
patterns caused by human activities Denial: Anthropogenic
Climate Change = non existent (Often confused with Climate Change.) Symbol: Anthropogenic Global Warming Acceptance: Anthropogenic
Global Warming = The trace impacts of human activity of global thermal
balances (Solar radiation accounts for 99.978% of global warming i.e.
nearly 174 petawatts; or about 340 W m2 with
waste heat from fossil fuel consumption about 0.007%, or about 13
terawatts.) Denial: Anthropogenic
Global Warming = Global warming Symbol: Atmosphere (Earth) Acceptance: Atmosphere
= dynamic layer of gases surrounding our planet characterised by a large
capacity for heat convection Denial: Atmosphere =
greenhouse Symbol: Atmospheric Thermal Effect Acceptance: Atmospheric
Thermal Effect = capacity of atmosphere to retain thermal energy and
warm up Earth’s surface by about 33ºC. Denial: Atmospheric
Thermal Effect = non existent (Often confused with Greenhouse Effect) Symbol: Bulk-generated
electrical products Acceptance: Bulk-generated
electrical products = Bulk-generated electrical products Denial: Bulk-generated
electrical products = energy Symbol: Carbon
Acceptance: Carbon =
common element in the universe and an essential base of all life forms. Denial: Carbon = select
tradeable carbon-based gases Symbol: Carbon
Derivatives Acceptance: Carbon
derivatives = Manifestation of psychotic element present in us all in
which we delude ourselves that real wealth can be created with gambling
activities. Denial: Carbon
derivatives = Gambling activity in which bets are placed on the price of
a few tradeable carbon-based products, these being defined as carbon.
(This gambling will reduce air pollution) Symbol: Carbon Neutrality Acceptance: Carbon
Neutrality = Impossible activity (All activities affect the carbon flows
and balances of our universe) Denial: Carbon
Neutrality= Use of carbon such that it has no impact on the universal
flows and balances of carbon Symbol: Carbon Offsetting Acceptance: Carbon
offsetting = Impossible activity (All activities affect the carbon flows
and balances of our universe.) Denial: Carbon
offsetting = Use of carbon such that it has no net impact on the
universal flows and balances of carbon Symbol: Carbon
Stewardship Acceptance: Carbon
Stewardship = Each individual acts as a steward of the carbon potential
and values each carbon form so the potential is conserved in perpetuity. Denial: Carbon
Stewardship= Carbon Market in which certain carbon-based gases are
traded (The Carbon Market will act as our stewards.) Symbol: Carbon
Taxes Acceptance: Carbon
Taxes= Reflection of the civic element present in all humans to act as
stewards and place sustainable values on carbon forms. Denial: Carbon Taxes =
Bad Symbol: Carbon
Trading Acceptance: Carbon
Trading = Reflection of the psychopathic element present in all humans
to deny our roles as stewards. Denial: Carbon trading=
trading system in which a construct called the “carbon market” is
able to place a sustainable value on certain carbon forms and act as a
steward for us. Symbol: Change
Acceptance: Change =
natural process of the universe(s) Denial: Change =
bad/good/enemy/friend
Symbol: Clean
Energy Acceptance: Clean Energy = non-existent (Energy is the potential of the universe(s) and it is beyond the capacity of mortal beings to judge it as clean, dirty or otherwise.) Denial: Clean Energy = Non polluting energy
Symbol: Clean
Uses of Energy Acceptance: Clean Uses of Energy = Activities that do not pollute our planet Denial: Clean Uses of Energy = non-existent (Energy is either clean or dirty) Symbol: Climate
Change Acceptance: Climate
Change = natural process of the universe(s) Denial: Climate Change =
bad/enemy/ “must be fought/combated/stopped”. Symbol: Climate
Balances Acceptance: Climate
Balances = state in which the balance of the flux at Earth’s surface
enables life to exist. Denial: Climate Balances
= non-existent. (Climate is the problem.) Symbol: Climate
Use Crisis Acceptance: Climate Use
Crisis = Our use of resources –especially atmospheric resources, is
dangerous/unsustainable Denial: Climate Use
Crisis = non existent (The Climate is the problem.) Symbol: Combating
Climate Change Acceptance: Combating
Climate Change = unhelpful activity (Climate Change is a natural process
and we need live in harmony with and conserve sustaining climate
balances.) Denial: Combating
Climate Change = Vital activity because Climate Change is evil and must
be fought/stopped Symbol: Combustion
Acceptance: Combustion =
a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light
Denial: Combustion = a
substance spontaneously gives heat and light (Example: See Fossil fuel
=Energy/Energy = fossil fuel) Symbol: Conservative Acceptance: Conservative
= Person who conserves the flows and balances of Earth’s systems so
they continue to sustain humanity. Denial: Conservative =
Person who conserves a particular set of socio-political values, many of
which often work to destroy essential flows and balances of Earth’s
systems. Symbol: Conserving
Energy Acceptance: Conserving
Energy = impossible activity (The Conservation Principle of energy
states that energy can be neither created nor destroyed. It is always
conserved.) Denial: Conserving
Energy = Action of conserving energy (as distinct from not conserving
energy) Symbol: Conserving
Climate Balances Acceptance: Conserving
Climate Balances = the act of conserving the balances of the flux at
Earth’s surface that enables life to exist. Denial: Conserving
Climate Balances = non-existent. Symbol: Cooling Acceptance:
Cooling = The continual movement of thermal energy through the
universe(s) is such that all things are subject to cooling even as they
are subject to warming. Denial: Cooling =
Cooling down (involving a net temperature decrease in an object and a
change of its form) Symbol: Cooling
down Acceptance: Cooling down
= the rate of cooling exceeds the rate of warming (involving a net
temperature decrease in an object and a change of its form) Denial: Cooling down = cooling Symbol: Electrical
Products Acceptance: Electrical
products = products (sometimes tradeable) that are best described by
their electrical nature e.g. Bulk-generated electrical products,
Dwelling-generated electrical products etc. Denial: Electrical
products = non-existent. Symbol: Electricity Acceptance: Electricity
= non existent (There are only electrical phenomena e.g. electrons,
electric charges, electromagnetism, electrostatic etc and each has
unique properties that are often contrary to other electrical
phenomena.) Denial: Electricity =
Bulk-generated electrical products Denial: Electricity =
Power Symbol:
Energy Acceptance: Energy = the
potential of the universe(s) Denial: Energy = an
individual form of energy e.g. Bulk-generated electricity, fossil fuels Denial: Energy = power Symbol: Energy
Crisis Acceptance: Energy
Crisis = non existent Denial: Energy Crisis =
existent (energy is the problem) Symbol: Energy
Derivative Acceptance: Energy
Derivative = impossible delusional notion (Energy is bounteous as the
potential of the universe(s) and can be considered a constant.) Denial: Energy
Derivative = Gambling activity in which bets are placed on a few
tradeable products such as Bulk-generated electricity and fossil fuels,
these being defined as energy. Symbol: Energy efficiency Acceptance: Energy
efficiency = enjoying the maximum benefits of resources while sustaining
them in perpetuity. (This can involve the use of increased amounts of
energy) Denial: Energy
Efficiency = using less energy and experiencing greater deprivation Symbol: Energy Failure Acceptance: Energy
Failure = non existent Denial: Energy Failure =
energy has failed us Symbol: Energy
form Acceptance: Energy form
= one of the myriad forms energy can be manifest in with each being the
product of change. Denial: Energy form =
energy Symbol: Energy sector Acceptance: Energy
sector = non existent (Energy is manifest in all sectors of existence.) Symbol: Energy stocks Acceptance: Energy
stocks = non existent non existent (Energy, the potential of the
universe(s), is manifest in all activities.)
Symbol: Energy
Use Crisis Acceptance: Energy Use
Crisis = existent if we fail to live in harmony with dynamics of our
universe(s) Denial: Energy Use
Crisis = non-existent. (Energy is the problem) Symbol: Enhanced
Greenhouse Effect Acceptance: Enhanced
Greenhouse Effect = Increased temperatures in a greenhouse by various
means e.g. closing ventilators, adding heat sources etc Denial: Enhanced
Greenhouse Effect = Increased thermal capacity of Earth’s atmosphere
by various means e.g. human pollution, solar variation etc.
Symbol: Enhanced Atmospheric Thermal Effect Acceptance: Enhanced
Atmospheric Thermal Effect = Increased capacity of atmosphere to retain
thermal energy and warm up Earth’s surface. Denial: Enhanced Atmospheric Thermal Effect = non-existent
Symbol: Environment Acceptance: Environment
= the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences;
surroundings; milieu; and which includes the observer. (The environment
symbol expresses great paradox: the observer is part of what he or she
is not part of.)
Symbol: fossil
fuel Acceptance: fossil fuel
= fossilised biomass Denial: fossil fuel =
energy (Fossil fuels are as bounteous as the potential of the universe(s)
and commonly burn without presence of the atmosphere) Symbol: generating Acceptance: generating =
bringing into being, begetting Denial: generating =
transforming Symbol: generating
electricity Acceptance: generating
electricity = impossible activity (Electricity does not exist and
electrical phenomena exist in all forms of matter.) Denial: generating
electricity = generating Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: generating
energy Acceptance: generating
energy = impossible activity (Energy can be neither created nor
destroyed –Conservation Principle of Energy) Denial: generating energy = manufacturing Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: generating
power Acceptance: generating
power = impossible activity (Power is the rate at which the potential of
the universe(s) is manifest i.e. is a measure.) Denial: generating power
= manufacturing Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: Global
thermal balance Acceptance: Global
thermal balance = harmony in the warming and the cooling of our planet Denial: Global thermal
balance = non existent Symbol: Global
warming Acceptance: Global
warming = the continual warming of our planet even as it is cooling.
(No net change in temperature) Denial: Global warming =
an imbalance in the warming and cooling processes of our planet. Denial: Global warming =
bad Symbol: Greenhouse Acceptance: Greenhouse =
human construction designed primarily to suppress air (heat) convection
and being transparent to light to enable photosynthesis Denial: Greenhouse =
Earth’s atmosphere Symbol: Greenhouse
Earth Acceptance: Greenhouse
Earth = non existent (Our atmosphere is a very organic and dynamic
system, characterised by a great capacity for heat convection.) Denial: Greenhouse Earth
= Earth’s atmosphere Symbol: Greenhouse
Effect Acceptance: Greenhouse
Effect = Warming up effect achieved using glass and other often
transparent cladding in greenhouse construction. Denial: Greenhouse
Effect = thermodynamics of Earth’s atmosphere Symbol: Greenhouse
Gas Acceptance: Greenhouse
Gas = gas found in a greenhouse Denial: Greenhouse Gas =
atmospheric gas with significant capacity to retain thermal energy Denial: Greenhouse Gas =
bad/enemy/evil Symbol: Humans Acceptance: Humans = A human
is a member of a species of bipedal primates in the family Hominidae
(Taxonomically Homo sapiens—Latin: "wise man"
or "knowing man" and coming with this capacity for knowledge
is the condition that humans are stewards of the flows and balances that
sustain them on Earth.) Denial: Humans = any
living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by
superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage (This
superior intelligence giving them the right to use and trade the
resources of the planet as they please.) Symbol: Humans and
the Environment
Symbol: Humans
are their Environment Acceptance: Humans are
their Environment = Each human being by experiencing the environment
participates in the environment. (Existence is a paradox in which the
observer is a participant in what they observe Denial:
Humans are their Environment = impossible notion
Symbol: Human-induced
Climate Change Acceptance: Human-induced
Climate Change = significant and sustained changes to weather patterns
caused by human activities Denial: Human-induced
Climate Change = non existent (Commonly confused with Climate Change.) Symbol: Love Acceptance: Love = State
of being characterised by the experience of great compassion Denial: Love
=???????????? Symbol: Power Acceptance: Power = the
rate at which the potential of the universe(s) is manifest Denial: Power =
individual form of energy e.g. Bulk-generated electricity Symbol: Power
Crisis Acceptance: Power crisis
= non existent Denial: Power crisis =
crises in our use of Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: Power
failure Acceptance: Power
failure = non existent Denial: Power failure =
failure of supply of Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: Power
form Acceptance: Power form =
way of registering and measuring the rate at which the potential of the
universe(s) is manifest. Denial: Power form =
tradeable commodity e.g. Bulk generated electrical product. Symbol: Power
sector Acceptance: Power
sector = non existent (all possible sectors of the universe(s) have
power) Denial: Power sector =
Business sector specialising in Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: Renewable
Energy Acceptance: Renewable
Energy = non existent (Energy can be neither created nor destroyed and
is renewed.) Denial: Renewable Energy
= Renewable energy (as distinct from Non-renewable energy) Symbol: Renewable
Sources/Forms of Energy Acceptance: Renewable
sources/forms of Energy = Sources and forms of energy that are sustained
with repeated use Denial: Renewable
sources/forms of Energy = non existent Symbol: Save
Our Planet Acceptance: Save Our
Planet = impossible activity (The forces enabling our planet are so huge
humans cannot counter them.) Denial: Save Our Planet
= Our planet is the problem Symbol: Save
Our Resources (On Earth) Acceptance: Save Our
Resources = act as stewards to ensure we conserve and enhance the
resources of Earth Denial: Save Our
Resources = irrelevant (Our planet is the problem.) Symbol: Saving
Energy Acceptance: Saving
Energy = impossible activity (Energy can be neither created nor
destroyed – The Conservation Principle of Energy) Denial: Saving Energy =
Saving energy (as distinct from not saving energy) Symbol: Saving
Power Acceptance: Saving Power
= impossible activity (The rate at which something is manifest or
changes cannot be saved.) Denial: Saving Power =
Saving Bulk-generated electrical products Symbol: Science Acceptance: Science =
State of being founded in compassion that enables art, language, civics
and all that we know as civilisation with all humans enjoying this state
to some degree. Denial: Science = Way of
thinking that enables the development of technology with an elite (3%)
of humans being classified as “scientists”.
Symbol: Science
Fraternity Acceptance: Science
Fraternity = Non-existent. (All humans are capable of enjoying the state
of science to some degree.) Denial: Science
Fraternity = Elite (3%) of humans that are classified as
“scientists”. (The status of “scientist” is accorded because the
individual is judged to have specialist skills of inquiry in a specific
aspect of existence.) Symbol: Science
World Acceptance: Science
World = Universal state of being that all humans that are capable of
inquiry and learning are born into Denial: Science World =
Body of knowledge distinct and separate from daily experience of
humanity Symbol: Scientist Acceptance: Scientist =
Any and all human beings capable of enjoying compassion thus the state
of science. (In this state the human being enjoys a spirit of
inclusiveness, collegiality, openness and sharing, inquiry, honesty and
trust, time and reflection, all of which enable him or her to learn and
more truly reflect reality.) Denial: Scientist = A human being capable of applying a set form of thinking to a particular aspect of existence. (The human being is one of an exclusive minority set capable of this thinking and this may only involve their special area of research.)
Symbol: Trace Acceptance: Trace = An
extremely small amount, sometimes very potent through exponential change
and leverage Denial: Trace = Non
existent Symbol: Trace Gas Acceptance: Trace Gas = gas or gases which make up less than 1% by volume of the earth’s atmosphere and it includes all gases except nitrogen (78.1%) and oxygen (20.9%). Denial: Trace
Gas= Non existent (often confused with greenhouse gas) Symbol: Transform Acceptance: Transform = to change a form into another form (Change is the essence of the universe(s) and all forms are continually transformed into each other - Conservation Principle of Energy.) Denial: Transform =
originate a form, generate a form, beget a form
Symbol: Transforming electrical phenomena Acceptance: Transforming electrical phenomena = action of converting one electrical form into another (All forms can be understood as electrical phenomena e.g. we can transform sunlight into 230 volt products to drive our appliances using photovoltaic devices.) Denial: Transforming
electrical phenomena = non-existent with the exception of altering
voltages and current characteristics using adaptors or
“transformers”
Symbol: Transforming power Acceptance: Transforming power = impossible activity (Power is the rate at which the potential of the universe(s) is manifest. Denial: Transforming
power = altering voltage and current characteristics of Bulk-generated
electrical products
Symbol: Warmer Trace Gas Acceptance: Warmer Trace Gas = one of a set of trace gases in our atmosphere with significant capacity to retain thermal energy and thus act as a vital warmer of Earth’s surface. Denial: Warmer Trace Gas = non existent
Symbol: Warming Acceptance: Warming = The continual movement of thermal energy through the universe(s) is such that all things are subject to warming even as they are subject to cooling. (Warming is essential for any form to exist and its existence can only occur when the rate of warming = the rate of cooling.) Denial: Warming =
Warming-up (Warming-up involves a temperature increase in an object and
a change of its form - if warming and warming-up are the same process
then no form can exist i.e. reality is denied.)
Symbol: Warming-up Acceptance: Warming-up = the rate of warming exceeds the rate of cooling (involving a net temperature increase in an object and a change of its form) Denial: Warming-up =
warming
Symbol: World
of Science Acceptance: World of
Science = Universal state of being that all humans that are capable of
inquiry and learning are born into
Symbol: Zero Carbon Economy Acceptance: Zero Carbon Economy = impossible notion (All living activity is performed within the universal carbon flux.) Denial: Zero Carbon Economy = Economy in which human activity makes zero impact on universal carbon flux
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