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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| 38680. | (joeliberty) | 58.27 | 95% | 2023-12-13 |
| 38681. | Allison (demallien) | 58.27 | 97% | 2013-12-27 |
| 38682. | (jgamerpro) | 58.27 | 95% | 2018-04-24 |
| 38683. | Allan (acaa102010@yahoo.com) | 58.27 | 94% | 2013-05-24 |
| 38684. | (shneakyyshnake) | 58.26 | 96.8% | 2025-04-20 |
| 38685. | (dimpo) | 58.26 | 98.2% | 2024-04-12 |
| 38686. | miles (whiplashed) | 58.26 | 96% | 2025-12-09 |
| 38687. | (haphazardobstinacy13) | 58.26 | 98.1% | 2025-01-12 |
| 38688. | (arcanemachine) | 58.26 | 86% | 2016-02-20 |
| 38689. | (abernerk) | 58.26 | 95% | 2024-06-20 |
| 38690. | (rouu) | 58.26 | 96.1% | 2024-05-11 |
| 38691. | (thelocalfbiagent) | 58.26 | 95% | 2023-12-29 |
| 38692. | (nimbleone) | 58.26 | 97% | 2023-11-28 |
| 38693. | (ilikesoldat) | 58.26 | 93% | 2013-02-04 |
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