It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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6538. | drifty (driftyrose) | 95.25 | 96% | 2018-02-24 |
6539. | Grant (typerguy119) | 95.25 | 95% | 2017-01-25 |
6540. | tsdliez (tsdliez) | 95.25 | 90% | 2012-02-08 |
6541. | Quintino (quintino123) | 95.24 | 99% | 2020-12-20 |
6542. | Raph (raph_) | 95.24 | 99% | 2023-01-22 |
6543. | Sicoz (skyarc12) | 95.24 | 96% | 2019-01-16 |
6544. | Vytautas (brain5ide) | 95.24 | 98% | 2016-04-08 |
6545. | Chris (hofferick) | 95.23 | 97% | 2022-02-18 |
6546. | Michael (dumpling_factory) | 95.23 | 99% | 2022-04-16 |
6547. | OsuShallah (rstubtsc) | 95.23 | 97% | 2021-02-22 |
6548. | Pedraam (pedraam) | 95.23 | 97% | 2017-03-18 |
6549. | Jeemin (jeemini) | 95.22 | 98% | 2021-12-15 |
6550. | David (davidp298) | 95.22 | 98% | 2021-01-07 |
6551. | Elizabeth (shiiteeyes) | 95.22 | 98% | 2016-03-03 |
6552. | Destiny (luv2research) | 95.22 | 94% | 2015-01-30 |
6553. | Dexter (lmarc0) | 95.22 | 96% | 2014-06-11 |
6554. | HawksCardinals (hawkscardin... | 95.21 | 97% | 2023-04-23 |
6555. | Leonard (darklusterblack) | 95.21 | 95% | 2017-02-24 |
6556. | Driu (driu76) | 95.21 | 93% | 2015-11-03 |
6557. | PwnmasterFTW200 (weirdoboy200) | 95.21 | 97% | 2017-06-29 |
6558. | Whippin' (whippin) | 95.20 | 98% | 2022-04-03 |
6559. | falker (falker) | 95.20 | 97% | 2018-07-27 |
6560. | Kevin (itsk3vin) | 95.20 | 96% | 2011-10-17 |
6561. | Evelyn (allock) | 95.20 | 94% | 2014-10-12 |
6562. | Just (ottovon) | 95.19 | 97% | 2023-05-18 |
6563. | Andres (theandresperson) | 95.19 | 97% | 2015-02-15 |
6564. | senibaj (jabines) | 95.19 | 98% | 2014-02-10 |
6565. | Jarvan 4 (jarvan4only) | 95.18 | 95% | 2016-04-28 |
6566. | Sean (harrigan) | 95.18 | 97% | 2023-04-08 |
6567. | aaronmcg (aaronmcg) | 95.18 | 98% | 2021-07-23 |
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