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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| 4055. | wasituf (wasit12348) | 106.33 | 98% | 2023-03-24 |
| 4056. | BeardedLady (beardedlady) | 106.32 | 97% | 2014-05-19 |
| 4057. | Josh (vballdart) | 106.32 | 98% | 2017-04-21 |
| 4058. | Jedidiah (puisanberg) | 106.30 | 97% | 2020-12-25 |
| 4059. | Juggalo (clownvid) | 106.30 | 99% | 2017-03-21 |
| 4060. | Mania (mania_) | 106.30 | 95% | 2011-12-18 |
| 4061. | DJLHJ (denlhj) | 106.29 | 97.9% | 2024-10-31 |
| 4062. | kostia (kostia244) | 106.29 | 99% | 2021-06-07 |
| 4063. | Maxv (mvr10248) | 106.29 | 98% | 2021-02-11 |
| 4064. | Justin (shaowen) | 106.29 | 99% | 2020-05-15 |
| 4065. | Michael (gnurdux) | 106.29 | 97% | 2015-05-12 |
| 4066. | Anshul (anshul1) | 106.29 | — | 2011-04-14 |
| 4067. | Michael (swordmanjones) | 106.28 | 98% | 2022-02-24 |
| 4068. | Maple (oakshoe) | 106.28 | 98% | 2018-12-12 |
| 4069. | Rip reckful (moudizg) | 106.28 | 91% | 2016-11-10 |
| 4070. | Evan (evan_h) | 106.28 | 97% | 2014-06-17 |
| 4071. | Petteri (irozima) | 106.27 | 98% | 2017-09-25 |
| 4072. | theSoccerComic (nicholl) | 106.27 | 96.4% | 2023-11-28 |
| 4073. | Julian (ptrcom) | 106.27 | 87% | 2013-04-14 |
| 4074. | Alex (brezzo) | 106.25 | 94% | 2015-04-28 |
| 4075. | jellyrajah (jellyrajah) | 106.25 | 98% | 2016-01-23 |
| 4076. | kim (kimblimblimz) | 106.25 | 97% | 2021-05-30 |
| 4077. | Stéphane (fuelnatchos) | 106.25 | 97% | 2012-10-24 |
| 4078. | Kyu (kyukang) | 106.25 | 98% | 2019-02-27 |
| 4079. | Michael (michael_22) | 106.25 | 100% | 2018-08-02 |
| 4080. | Karla (karlacolleen) | 106.25 | — | 2010-07-10 |
| 4081. | Chanden (splitback) | 106.23 | 96% | 2018-11-28 |
| 4082. | Sam (tolomei) | 106.22 | 94% | 2014-03-31 |
| 4083. | Steve (serialkiller) | 106.22 | 95% | 2011-07-08 |
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