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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5404. | Theory (theoryyless) | 98.50 | 98% | 2023-10-29 |
5405. | Xyrwen (hoosteric) | 98.50 | 93% | 2014-06-03 |
5406. | graham (welcomebear333) | 98.50 | 98% | 2021-12-30 |
5407. | Adam (xuxiym) | 98.50 | 98% | 2016-04-01 |
5408. | jolly_joshy (jjyuan) | 98.49 | 95% | 2014-12-18 |
5409. | cole (coldmak) | 98.49 | 97% | 2023-08-10 |
5410. | Melle (melle14) | 98.49 | 98% | 2018-08-19 |
5411. | Chloro (chlorowins) | 98.48 | 97% | 2019-01-25 |
5412. | H4rrrrr (h4rrrrr) | 98.48 | 98% | 2020-08-21 |
5413. | Boncho (bochl1n) | 98.48 | 97% | 2023-07-13 |
5414. | cool (seshs) | 98.47 | 96% | 2019-02-26 |
5415. | Fox (foxfoxfoxfox) | 98.47 | 99% | 2022-03-02 |
5416. | Bjorn (bjo427) | 98.47 | 99% | 2022-10-25 |
5417. | Dennis (hullo_how_r_u) | 98.47 | 97% | 2021-03-18 |
5418. | Andrew (momoterraw) | 98.47 | 98% | 2022-06-27 |
5419. | Justin (tokomaki) | 98.46 | 97% | 2016-11-11 |
5420. | Joshua (cptnarwhalrus) | 98.46 | 96% | 2019-04-08 |
5421. | Alex (arandazzo829) | 98.46 | 96% | 2016-03-23 |
5422. | WHO AM I (naox) | 98.45 | 96% | 2015-02-23 |
5423. | Brandon (brandong) | 98.45 | 98% | 2012-12-08 |
5424. | Khaled (khaled2252) | 98.44 | 98% | 2021-05-09 |
5425. | Harit (firebreather) | 98.44 | 93% | 2014-01-06 |
5426. | Mateus (m_bezrutchka) | 98.44 | 95% | 2017-03-07 |
5427. | GeneralCuddles (taelfael) | 98.43 | 99% | 2021-12-27 |
5428. | Jeff (twhjeffy) | 98.43 | 95% | 2016-06-15 |
5429. | melina (halfxheart) | 98.42 | 99% | 2020-10-03 |
5430. | Justin (mathhomework) | 98.42 | 95% | 2015-01-07 |
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