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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16245. | wiz (wizthethird) | 75.79 | 93% | 2012-12-05 |
16246. | saeednezamy@gmail.com (saee... | 75.79 | 95% | 2016-05-16 |
16247. | Krishna (krrish94) | 75.79 | 95% | 2015-10-13 |
16248. | Tyler (exilereject) | 75.78 | 95.6% | 2023-12-29 |
16249. | Eric (afrodisiac96) | 75.78 | 95.9% | 2023-12-29 |
16250. | Brendan (skewy) | 75.78 | 97% | 2022-09-07 |
16251. | Miki (miki95) | 75.78 | 92% | 2013-12-05 |
16252. | Ćukasz (paltarica) | 75.78 | 95% | 2021-07-31 |
16253. | Andrejs (e2e4) | 75.78 | 97% | 2012-07-25 |
16254. | Matt (mpochmara) | 75.78 | 96% | 2012-12-14 |
16255. | Sniperblackout (sniperblack... | 75.78 | 94% | 2012-04-10 |
16256. | Khizer (khizlaw) | 75.77 | 96% | 2021-04-11 |
16257. | brad (slaccr) | 75.77 | 97% | 2024-04-09 |
16258. | alex (alexaesopos) | 75.77 | 97% | 2023-02-04 |
16259. | Declan (declan) | 75.77 | — | 2010-07-26 |
16260. | Josh (armada120) | 75.77 | 95% | 2017-08-07 |
16261. | Ever (efebo) | 75.76 | 89% | 2013-12-23 |
16262. | Paulo (paulo0506) | 75.76 | 97% | 2019-01-01 |
16263. | uferi (uferi) | 75.76 | 98% | 2024-05-28 |
16264. | Heooo (heooooo) | 75.76 | 98% | 2020-07-31 |
16265. | Dharma (nooblikeyou) | 75.76 | 95% | 2011-09-10 |
16266. | Zudio (ildosrel) | 75.76 | 98% | 2020-03-27 |
16267. | Landon Dehn (landon_dehn2) | 75.75 | 96% | 2024-04-09 |
16268. | Tim (tim28) | 75.75 | 96% | 2019-11-12 |
16269. | Theo (theodosis_aga) | 75.75 | 98% | 2021-06-06 |
16270. | Leo (leofuller) | 75.75 | 96% | 2019-02-16 |
16271. | Pedro (pelohi) | 75.75 | 91% | 2015-11-09 |
16272. | THREEFOURSIXX (avenkata@liv... | 75.75 | 89% | 2013-05-17 |
16273. | Kevin (kevcomo) | 75.74 | 95% | 2022-03-20 |
16274. | Steve (stevetugjobs) | 75.74 | 98% | 2023-11-27 |
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Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
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Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |