All natural and technological processes
Proceed in such a way that the availability
Of the remaining energy decreases
In all energy exchanges, if no energy
Enters or leaves an isolated system
The entropy of that system increases
Energy continuously flows from being
Concentrated to becoming dispersed
Spread out, wasted and useless
New energy cannot be created and high grade
Energy is being destroyed
An economy based on endless growth is un-
(Unsustainable)

The fundamental laws of thermodynamics will
Place fixed limits on technological innovation
And human advancement
In an isolated system, the entropy
Can only increase
A species set on endless growth is un-
(Unsustainable)


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    Just so everyone knows. The Earth is not an isolated system. We receive energy from the sun primarily but also other things, though very little. We also radiate energy out. You wouldn't be able to see the Earth from out of the atmosphere if it didn't, for one example. It's not really a closed system either because we lose mass in the atmosphere for example and we gain mass from debris and comets etc. I love muse but this just annoys me.

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