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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7980. | jameck (jameck) | 94.25 | 98.2% | 2025-01-28 |
7981. | jayount.com (jayount) | 94.25 | 95% | 2014-11-11 |
7982. | Jordan (jordan_20) | 94.25 | 96% | 2021-03-28 |
7983. | Michael (msoo03) | 94.25 | 99% | 2023-07-29 |
7984. | Justin (jvstin522) | 94.25 | 97% | 2023-02-19 |
7985. | Teddy (deimondb) | 94.25 | 97% | 2012-04-15 |
7986. | Richard (fireshot1234) | 94.24 | 97% | 2023-06-20 |
7987. | सौरव سورو (saur... | 94.23 | 97% | 2025-04-26 |
7988. | justturnedtenyears (justtur... | 94.22 | 97% | 2023-12-01 |
7989. | Dawid (weho) | 94.22 | 96% | 2022-12-08 |
7990. | Mohibur (shuvo94) | 94.22 | 99% | 2019-11-16 |
7991. | Victor (milnerv) | 94.21 | 93% | 2014-10-07 |
7992. | ♡ (nev3rbloom) | 94.21 | 99% | 2024-05-02 |
7993. | Pat (wareem) | 94.21 | 96% | 2021-09-06 |
7994. | Tom (tombertoli) | 94.21 | 98% | 2021-05-11 |
7995. | Richard (rockpile) | 94.21 | 99% | 2018-12-06 |
7996. | maniacalman (maniacalman) | 94.20 | 99% | 2025-03-01 |
7997. | Vincent (kingvince160) | 94.20 | 98.6% | 2025-03-12 |
7998. | Tommy (snoopyisop) | 94.20 | 96% | 2020-12-20 |
7999. | Ricky (rickywen) | 94.20 | 98% | 2022-04-26 |
8000. | Sam (samb11) | 94.20 | 96.7% | 2024-06-02 |
8001. | Veklion (veklion) | 94.20 | 93% | 2016-09-04 |
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8003. | yo-ho! (shaminosalami) | 94.20 | 95% | 2013-01-24 |
8004. | journeyed (journeyed) | 94.20 | 97% | 2012-02-02 |
8005. | Philipp (buggybrain) | 94.20 | 96% | 2015-05-27 |
8006. | Paolo (pgajo) | 94.19 | 98% | 2024-08-07 |
8007. | Farid (faridmusayev) | 94.19 | 98% | 2022-02-28 |
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