should it be recognized?”…Lovelock replied "I’d look for an entropy reduction since this must be a general characteristic of life." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy_and_life
Since then they have recognised that the presence of life increases the rate of entropy gain in the surrounding system. Just using electricity is an easy example.
you mean like us generating electricity / using more energy?
Yes. Really the only way to lower entropy of a system is to increase universal entropy. Refrigeration is a good example. Lower entropy in the fridge increases it in the home.
