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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| 37956. | Flaming (flamingfalcon) | 59.87 | 95% | 2023-04-24 |
| 37957. | bob (bob712345) | 59.87 | 96% | 2024-07-26 |
| 37958. | Neilio (lagwagone) | 59.87 | 93% | 2014-10-29 |
| 37959. | Teotonio (teo_soares) | 59.87 | 97% | 2014-03-07 |
| 37960. | Isabella (bellaa) | 59.86 | 95% | 2021-10-17 |
| 37961. | Sania (sania1) | 59.86 | 96% | 2022-04-06 |
| 37962. | cdqa (cdqa) | 59.86 | 95.8% | 2024-12-05 |
| 37963. | Kevin (kidview) | 59.86 | 96% | 2021-09-01 |
| 37964. | Jessica (mtochkova) | 59.86 | 93% | 2016-07-25 |
| 37965. | LeAidam (_aidam_) | 59.86 | 97.9% | 2023-12-20 |
| 37966. | Joseph (agent_reed) | 59.86 | 96.3% | 2023-12-18 |
| 37967. | tony (typer_fast) | 59.86 | 96% | 2025-06-06 |
| 37968. | lilly (lillycools) | 59.86 | 93% | 2012-12-05 |
| 37969. | Wendy (wendys) | 59.86 | 99% | 2013-09-23 |
| 37970. | ram (ramvivekananda) | 59.86 | 94% | 2014-06-26 |
| 37971. | Steven (exiledhope) | 59.86 | 88% | 2014-05-20 |
| 37972. | zkancs (zkancs) | 59.85 | 96% | 2020-05-07 |
| 37973. | Rudran (shouyou_d_n) | 59.85 | 96% | 2025-06-03 |
| 37974. | shubham (shubham45) | 59.85 | 95% | 2025-06-03 |
| 37975. | mic___ (mic___) | 59.85 | 97.3% | 2025-02-25 |
| 37976. | George (telosme) | 59.85 | 96% | 2021-07-07 |
| 37977. | Emerwin (emerwin) | 59.85 | 95% | 2024-11-12 |
| 37978. | Monir (monir004) | 59.85 | 96% | 2018-06-21 |
| 37979. | Kier (kier.guevara@ymail.com) | 59.85 | 94% | 2013-03-13 |
| 37980. | Apperception (apperception) | 59.85 | 92% | 2011-09-21 |
| 37981. | mang_ambo (rspangan) | 59.84 | 94% | 2012-05-04 |
| 37982. | David (davethebravemicrowave) | 59.84 | 94% | 2018-09-10 |
| 37983. | Joe (ancientbard) | 59.84 | 95.7% | 2025-05-19 |
| 37984. | ReyNick (reynick35) | 59.84 | 96% | 2025-04-17 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |