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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| 21550. | (fooom) | 75.85 | 96% | 2019-10-18 |
| 21551. | (oloxbangxolo) | 75.85 | 96% | 2019-10-12 |
| 21552. | (swissarmyman) | 75.85 | 92% | 2016-10-14 |
| 21553. | (evilsnail) | 75.85 | 94% | 2013-10-20 |
| 21554. | (bobf) | 75.84 | 98.4% | 2024-04-25 |
| 21555. | (mintin5) | 75.84 | 96% | 2025-09-08 |
| 21556. | (jinan77) | 75.84 | 98% | 2026-02-06 |
| 21557. | (nothenry) | 75.84 | 97.3% | 2024-09-14 |
| 21558. | (humble_goose) | 75.84 | 96.5% | 2024-12-22 |
| 21559. | dje (djebou) | 75.84 | 97% | 2011-07-20 |
| 21560. | Nate (ndiehl48) | 75.84 | 98% | 2017-10-11 |
| 21561. | (vivagardner) | 75.84 | 96% | 2015-02-21 |
| 21562. | Phil (jojaletenaza) | 75.84 | 97% | 2017-10-29 |
| 21563. | (practicegb) | 75.84 | 96% | 2013-09-11 |
| 21564. | (fonzkji) | 75.84 | 99% | 2011-10-25 |
| 21565. | (bradthelad6) | 75.84 | 97% | 2011-10-29 |
| 21566. | LeGiOn (ankit_69) | 75.83 | 97% | 2025-11-07 |
| 21567. | (kziro) | 75.83 | 98% | 2025-02-19 |
| 21568. | (arielllll) | 75.83 | 94.7% | 2024-07-03 |
| 21569. | AlanHacker (alanhacker) | 75.83 | 98% | 2024-11-09 |
| 21570. | parasite (parasitic_breeze) | 75.83 | 96.1% | 2024-04-07 |
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| 21575. | (sonetv) | 75.83 | 98% | 2014-10-30 |
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