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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| 34182. | Doug (napster1) | 61.38 | 97% | 2013-01-19 |
| 34183. | Karen (karenf) | 61.38 | 92% | 2016-04-30 |
| 34184. | Gormack (gormack) | 61.38 | 91% | 2015-04-15 |
| 34185. | Tyler (vietdong) | 61.37 | 97% | 2025-04-27 |
| 34186. | Krystian Nadeau (krox_) | 61.37 | 96% | 2024-07-30 |
| 34187. | Cole (pierre_menard) | 61.37 | 98% | 2022-04-09 |
| 34188. | Robert (pollo_grande) | 61.37 | 94% | 2012-10-01 |
| 34189. | Ji (jeeble) | 61.37 | 90% | 2011-07-02 |
| 34190. | Imtiaz (sheikhimtiaz) | 61.36 | 96% | 2025-07-02 |
| 34191. | Sudipta (mr_mandal) | 61.36 | 97.1% | 2024-02-08 |
| 34192. | Dewi (dibdabdebby) | 61.36 | 96.4% | 2023-11-23 |
| 34193. | me (theloafingbean) | 61.36 | 96.2% | 2023-11-23 |
| 34194. | Wang (brotherzhi) | 61.36 | 97% | 2018-09-14 |
| 34195. | Ankit (anky_96) | 61.36 | 93% | 2016-05-18 |
| 34196. | Shyam (shyamb07) | 61.36 | 94% | 2016-07-21 |
| 34197. | danakittyy (danakittyy) | 61.36 | 89% | 2011-06-07 |
| 34198. | Gabby (arawgabby) | 61.35 | 95% | 2024-09-03 |
| 34199. | LangsomKarsten (langsomkars... | 61.35 | 96.8% | 2024-12-23 |
| 34200. | Matt (matthew0903) | 61.35 | 95.8% | 2024-12-12 |
| 34201. | Shiiino (senshino) | 61.35 | 97.9% | 2024-10-01 |
| 34202. | wayland (kajprintz) | 61.35 | 97% | 2015-11-28 |
| 34203. | Tan (lanceyoo) | 61.35 | — | 2010-07-05 |
| 34204. | Mahtan (mahtan) | 61.35 | — | 2011-04-19 |
| 34205. | Dinksmasher9000 (dinksmashe... | 61.35 | 80% | 2015-03-20 |
| 34206. | ✈FollowMe✈ (shamshadtahir) | 61.35 | 92% | 2011-05-25 |
| 34207. | Dr. Loquacious (dr_loquacious) | 61.34 | 97% | 2025-02-01 |
| 34208. | Saiful (litonlion) | 61.34 | 99% | 2020-11-25 |
| 34209. | Samuel Raj (samuelraj) | 61.34 | 95.5% | 2024-06-26 |
| 34210. | Anonymous (victoriousgod) | 61.34 | 96.4% | 2023-11-26 |
| 34211. | Sokrates (sokratesv) | 61.34 | 95.6% | 2023-11-28 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |