Well, Fred beat me to the punch here on the smart-aleck response. Unless you mean "entropy" as something other than the standard accepted definition - namely, a decrease in ordered energy on a thermodynamic level - then we can't help you.
Actually, no, here's a thought: in six billion years, the sun will burn out, making all research into sustainability and environmental / resource economics a waste of time. There's an obvious connection to entropy right there. -JP >From: Fred Foldvary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: entropy and sustainability >Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 08:10:59 -0700 (PDT) > > > Dear armchairs, > > who among you knows something new about the consequence of entropy on > > sustainability and environmental/ressource economics (books, papers, >etc.)? > > Steffen > >I know something: any article on economics with the word "entropy" is >likely >to be nonsense, unless it itself declares such articles nonsense. > >Entropy says a closed system will dissipate into unavailable energy. >But the earth is not a closed system. It keeps getting solar energy, and >therefore the biomass and economic activity can increase indefinitely, so >long as the sun continues to shine. > >Fred Foldvary > > >===== >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax >http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I'm never gonna work another day in my life. The gods told me to relax; they said I'm gonna be fixed up right. I'm never gonna work another day in my life. I'm way too busy powertrippin', but I'm gonna shed you some light. - Monster Magnet, "Powertrip" _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
