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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| 9499. | terence (teeyau) | 92.78 | 97% | 2020-07-31 |
| 9500. | muffin (muffin4) | 92.78 | 99% | 2022-01-08 |
| 9501. | Diéssica (diessicagurskas) | 92.78 | 86% | 2013-01-19 |
| 9502. | Kathryn (kathrynb) | 92.78 | 95% | 2015-04-24 |
| 9503. | Ege (pxlwlkr) | 92.77 | 98.1% | 2024-04-15 |
| 9504. | tonyh88 (tonyh88) | 92.77 | 98.1% | 2024-03-03 |
| 9505. | Ravenzlayer (r4nd4ll) | 92.77 | 98% | 2014-04-25 |
| 9506. | Lee (hated) | 92.77 | 93% | 2012-05-03 |
| 9507. | ahmadMego (reasonistian33) | 92.76 | 98.8% | 2025-02-18 |
| 9508. | oldosc (oldosc) | 92.76 | 97% | 2025-04-28 |
| 9509. | Plyad (plyad) | 92.76 | 98% | 2020-07-14 |
| 9510. | Nhan (nnguyen682) | 92.76 | 99% | 2017-07-11 |
| 9511. | Tarako (tarako) | 92.76 | 97% | 2014-06-04 |
| 9512. | Emrah (kingh) | 92.76 | 95% | 2013-12-17 |
| 9513. | Gallium (dainternetdude) | 92.75 | 98% | 2025-03-28 |
| 9514. | Innar (faazna) | 92.75 | 94% | 2013-09-16 |
| 9515. | Holy Airball (michael_black... | 92.74 | 96% | 2025-08-24 |
| 9516. | Colgate (colgate_good) | 92.74 | 99% | 2026-03-23 |
| 9517. | Durum (durumpitta) | 92.74 | 99% | 2018-08-26 |
| 9518. | dylan (dbfilmm) | 92.74 | 98% | 2017-04-23 |
| 9519. | Brad (tp4tissue) | 92.74 | 95% | 2012-02-01 |
| 9520. | henlo (ireason) | 92.74 | 93% | 2015-05-08 |
| 9521. | Val (valifan) | 92.73 | 99% | 2025-10-24 |
| 9522. | Kiana (keeyahnajoyce) | 92.73 | 95% | 2020-12-23 |
| 9523. | Nate (thatguyx) | 92.73 | 96% | 2019-06-30 |
| 9524. | Rheannon (snickers10) | 92.73 | 96.9% | 2024-01-11 |
| 9525. | Jason (jb33000) | 92.73 | 95% | 2012-05-16 |
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