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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24438. | Orion (maggiea718) | 61.31 | 98% | 2020-06-26 |
24439. | sho (imagestreamer) | 61.31 | — | 2010-07-05 |
24440. | Jamie (grapefruitie) | 61.31 | 95% | 2019-07-15 |
24441. | Øyvind (oyvindsegrov) | 61.30 | 95% | 2023-10-25 |
24442. | Eemeli (meemel1) | 61.30 | 97% | 2017-09-11 |
24443. | raj (lovelyraj) | 61.30 | 96% | 2013-10-28 |
24444. | jirafey (jirafey) | 61.29 | 95% | 2023-06-14 |
24445. | milo (mhylooo) | 61.29 | 91% | 2012-03-13 |
24446. | Adrian (zephanin) | 61.29 | 97% | 2013-12-03 |
24447. | Challen (nokapoo) | 61.28 | 98% | 2017-08-03 |
24448. | Mina (bigoppai) | 61.28 | 97% | 2022-04-09 |
24449. | Skaiski (skaiski) | 61.28 | 98% | 2020-10-14 |
24450. | intro (introoo) | 61.28 | 97% | 2021-02-09 |
24451. | Kambiz (kambiz) | 61.28 | 94% | 2011-09-27 |
24452. | 🎃JR🎃 (lazythepboy) | 61.27 | 95% | 2018-07-15 |
24453. | Eric (eye942) | 61.26 | 94% | 2024-04-08 |
24454. | Duyog (duyog) | 61.26 | 96% | 2023-11-20 |
24455. | Asrar (cruzen) | 61.26 | 97% | 2021-10-30 |
24456. | Imran (noobb) | 61.26 | 98% | 2016-11-18 |
24457. | Meriial (meriial) | 61.26 | — | 2010-11-15 |
24458. | tom (tdtdtd) | 61.26 | 94% | 2014-04-21 |
24459. | Maria (lanfear33) | 61.26 | 96% | 2011-06-14 |
24460. | dijkstr4 (dijkstr4) | 61.26 | 94% | 2016-04-02 |
24461. | Cakra (cakraputra) | 61.26 | 96% | 2016-06-12 |
24462. | Logan (ferro_majiin) | 61.25 | 98.2% | 2023-11-15 |
24463. | Marwen (devmarwen) | 61.25 | 94% | 2015-04-26 |
24464. | Jpm (jpm13ar) | 61.25 | 96% | 2011-09-25 |
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