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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| 31486. | (3k0d) | 65.71 | 97% | 2020-09-04 |
| 31487. | (miista) | 65.71 | 94% | 2012-02-07 |
| 31488. | (ahwanjoshi) | 65.71 | 91% | 2015-07-16 |
| 31489. | (fathurahman) | 65.71 | 99% | 2014-11-29 |
| 31490. | (ralphiekay) | 65.71 | 97% | 2012-11-14 |
| 31491. | (homeboy2603) | 65.71 | 95% | 2019-10-28 |
| 31492. | Lyndsey (lboulton) | 65.71 | 95% | 2016-04-12 |
| 31493. | (cation_h) | 65.71 | 94% | 2011-07-02 |
| 31494. | (mahmoudgalal) | 65.70 | 95.8% | 2024-01-20 |
| 31495. | (histrionics) | 65.70 | 96% | 2024-11-11 |
| 31496. | Rafael (brafs165) | 65.70 | 97.1% | 2023-11-13 |
| 31497. | (hentle) | 65.70 | 96% | 2026-01-07 |
| 31498. | (tobiasjm) | 65.70 | 95% | 2013-04-18 |
| 31499. | Taavi (taavi) | 65.70 | 97% | 2012-08-16 |
| 31500. | (pyroboy) | 65.70 | 96% | 2015-03-22 |
| 31501. | (jelly211) | 65.70 | 95.1% | 2023-11-29 |
| 31502. | (joka_1) | 65.69 | 96% | 2026-03-27 |
| 31503. | (mikateko_muthimba) | 65.69 | 96% | 2026-01-13 |
| 31504. | (pktw) | 65.69 | 95% | 2025-02-19 |
| 31505. | (silentst0rm) | 65.69 | 94% | 2017-07-20 |
| 31506. | (zevosen) | 65.69 | 97% | 2024-07-12 |
| 31507. | (afiqsbz) | 65.69 | 95% | 2024-08-05 |
| 31508. | (sisbug4) | 65.69 | 93% | 2012-03-27 |
| 31509. | (rover_rk) | 65.69 | 98.1% | 2024-02-08 |
| 31510. | (cimpresovec) | 65.69 | 97% | 2020-09-02 |
| 31511. | (nectarusa) | 65.69 | 98% | 2025-07-08 |
| 31512. | (harry_tuttle) | 65.69 | 96% | 2013-12-30 |
| 31513. | ohin (ohin_ftw) | 65.68 | 97.9% | 2025-01-16 |
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