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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| 39590. | David (roadman224) | 54.48 | 97% | 2024-10-30 |
| 39591. | Manhal (mbsarhan) | 54.48 | 94% | 2024-05-11 |
| 39592. | Chun Jung (cjh3613) | 54.48 | 96% | 2020-08-28 |
| 39593. | Arhan (arhanashik) | 54.48 | 97% | 2018-09-25 |
| 39594. | Jiratchaya (jsamutsakorn) | 54.48 | 92% | 2011-10-15 |
| 39595. | thesketty (thesketty) | 54.47 | 93% | 2025-06-11 |
| 39596. | cc (ccshenghung) | 54.47 | 95% | 2023-07-11 |
| 39597. | bobobobobobobo (frtog) | 54.47 | 96.6% | 2023-12-30 |
| 39598. | alireza (alirezadavid) | 54.47 | 90% | 2016-08-05 |
| 39599. | Pok (c0m1c5) | 54.47 | 93% | 2012-12-28 |
| 39600. | Amanda (manda8) | 54.47 | — | 2010-08-04 |
| 39601. | carlos (carloscantype) | 54.46 | 97% | 2019-11-29 |
| 39602. | Austin (lilaustin24) | 54.46 | 96.9% | 2025-04-04 |
| 39603. | Kamil (pulsar905) | 54.46 | 96% | 2024-06-16 |
| 39604. | Shubham (shubham1428) | 54.46 | 89% | 2015-08-18 |
| 39605. | cuong (phamxuanphucuong) | 54.46 | — | 2011-03-23 |
| 39606. | kioshi (kioshii) | 54.45 | 92.9% | 2025-05-02 |
| 39607. | Ephson (h_ash_y) | 54.45 | 95% | 2025-03-20 |
| 39608. | Haptic (haptics) | 54.45 | 96% | 2024-05-22 |
| 39609. | ZuLu (zulujd) | 54.45 | 95.8% | 2025-03-05 |
| 39610. | Jimbo (jimbosus) | 54.45 | 94.6% | 2024-06-13 |
| 39611. | TheScientist (mixalocyber) | 54.45 | 94.5% | 2024-05-01 |
| 39612. | yahoo (chunko92) | 54.45 | 94% | 2023-12-05 |
| 39613. | Joshua (joshuac_47) | 54.45 | 94.5% | 2021-02-27 |
| 39614. | Rick (titobadang445) | 54.45 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
| 39615. | JOHN (johnemo) | 54.45 | 95% | 2011-06-21 |
| 39616. | RIP Byron (superfrik) | 54.45 | 93% | 2015-11-15 |
| 39617. | anthony (ahulbig) | 54.44 | 94.9% | 2024-02-10 |
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