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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| 5354. | (larrylarogapro) | 102.34 | 97% | 2022-05-08 |
| 5355. | (xklakoux) | 102.33 | 99% | 2014-06-30 |
| 5356. | (settledcar16521) | 102.32 | 97% | 2024-12-10 |
| 5357. | (bottomless) | 102.32 | 96% | 2016-01-09 |
| 5358. | (leikezem) | 102.32 | 97% | 2014-01-30 |
| 5359. | (kylichuku) | 102.32 | 97% | 2012-05-21 |
| 5360. | script/script (henville12) | 102.32 | 97.7% | 2021-02-19 |
| 5361. | (strykertfc) | 102.32 | 98% | 2023-04-11 |
| 5362. | Chris (chsanfor) | 102.32 | 98% | 2019-10-19 |
| 5363. | (jimmysaint13) | 102.31 | 98% | 2015-02-17 |
| 5364. | Potato (ragingpotato711) | 102.31 | 98% | 2025-08-21 |
| 5365. | (anything_goes) | 102.31 | 95% | 2014-01-24 |
| 5366. | (saeriel) | 102.30 | 98% | 2024-09-25 |
| 5367. | (xuanniisan) | 102.30 | 95% | 2014-12-07 |
| 5368. | (adrianr2z) | 102.30 | 94% | 2016-10-30 |
| 5369. | (elmieg) | 102.30 | 94% | 2013-01-11 |
| 5370. | (jolly_bones) | 102.29 | 97% | 2025-07-31 |
| 5371. | (mslib9) | 102.29 | 99% | 2021-11-11 |
| 5372. | (061400) | 102.29 | 100% | 2023-02-07 |
| 5373. | (meursault___) | 102.29 | 96% | 2019-02-10 |
| 5374. | (iamkim123) | 102.28 | 98% | 2018-04-25 |
| 5375. | (lorrie182) | 102.28 | 99% | 2021-06-03 |
| 5376. | (as_val) | 102.28 | 97% | 2023-06-07 |
| 5377. | (jeelimm) | 102.28 | 98.1% | 2023-12-07 |
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