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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| 37762. | jan (raburt) | 57.48 | 95% | 2014-03-06 |
| 37763. | ogo (amoebaca) | 57.48 | 94% | 2016-01-12 |
| 37764. | hoelle (hoelle) | 57.47 | 95.9% | 2025-01-16 |
| 37765. | Cic (cic2) | 57.47 | 94% | 2024-03-23 |
| 37766. | Hung (biggestahung) | 57.47 | 96% | 2022-03-19 |
| 37767. | SkepticalBubble (skepticalb... | 57.47 | 97% | 2021-01-29 |
| 37768. | Zarq (zarqk) | 57.47 | 89% | 2016-07-18 |
| 37769. | Ha (kyokid169) | 57.47 | 87% | 2015-03-25 |
| 37770. | audie (jake0007) | 57.46 | 97% | 2025-06-30 |
| 37771. | Zvarn (zvarn) | 57.46 | 96% | 2024-08-07 |
| 37772. | Jak (jakgoff) | 57.46 | 96% | 2024-09-09 |
| 37773. | Sushil (you_win_the_race) | 57.46 | 97% | 2021-07-28 |
| 37774. | Tusar (tusar) | 57.46 | 95% | 2021-01-28 |
| 37775. | NeoX (neoxbit) | 57.46 | 97% | 2020-07-10 |
| 37776. | S (kiizig) | 57.46 | 95% | 2019-11-14 |
| 37777. | eric (strokes1979) | 57.46 | 93% | 2016-01-18 |
| 37778. | Ivan (indefatigability) | 57.45 | 95% | 2024-01-16 |
| 37779. | toto (worldwidefamous) | 57.45 | 95% | 2024-06-03 |
| 37780. | Niloy (neel7) | 57.45 | 95% | 2024-12-29 |
| 37781. | Scott (typist2021) | 57.45 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
| 37782. | Nicholas (brayradbury) | 57.45 | 95% | 2024-02-03 |
| 37783. | Raj (king_vegeta) | 57.45 | 96% | 2023-01-21 |
| 37784. | zambi (zambi) | 57.45 | 93% | 2013-07-26 |
| 37785. | d-nee (iggy3931) | 57.45 | 94% | 2016-02-11 |
| 37786. | Bratman (bratman) | 57.45 | 88% | 2012-09-15 |
| 37787. | Trish (trishmn98) | 57.44 | 97.5% | 2024-07-07 |
| 37788. | Ernesto Sarabia (nestoakaro... | 57.44 | 95% | 2024-05-30 |
| 37789. | Rfruitfree (rfruitfree) | 57.44 | 95% | 2024-02-15 |
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