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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29886. | Rene (polyglot) | 65.71 | 94.9% | 2023-12-10 |
| 29887. | Fahmi (3k0d) | 65.71 | 97% | 2020-09-04 |
| 29888. | RalphieKay (ralphiekay) | 65.71 | 97% | 2012-11-14 |
| 29889. | Miista (miista) | 65.71 | 94% | 2012-02-07 |
| 29890. | Ahwan (ahwanjoshi) | 65.71 | 91% | 2015-07-16 |
| 29891. | Fathur (fathurahman) | 65.71 | 99% | 2014-11-29 |
| 29892. | JiGsaW (homeboy2603) | 65.71 | 95% | 2019-10-28 |
| 29893. | Lyndsey (lboulton) | 65.71 | 95% | 2016-04-12 |
| 29894. | Hieu (cation_h) | 65.71 | 94% | 2011-07-02 |
| 29895. | Steve (histrionics) | 65.70 | 96% | 2024-11-11 |
| 29896. | mahmoudgalal (mahmoudgalal) | 65.70 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
| 29897. | Rafael (brafs165) | 65.70 | 97.1% | 2023-11-13 |
| 29898. | Tobias (tobiasjm) | 65.70 | 95% | 2013-04-18 |
| 29899. | Taavi (taavi) | 65.70 | 97% | 2012-08-16 |
| 29900. | Amit (pyroboy) | 65.70 | 96% | 2015-03-22 |
| 29901. | Forrest (jelly211) | 65.70 | 95.1% | 2023-11-29 |
| 29902. | Peter Nguyen (pktw) | 65.69 | 95% | 2025-02-19 |
| 29903. | Marv (silentst0rm) | 65.69 | 94% | 2017-07-20 |
| 29904. | zevosen (zevosen) | 65.69 | 97% | 2024-07-12 |
| 29905. | Afiq (afiqsbz) | 65.69 | 95% | 2024-08-05 |
| 29906. | Sisbug4 (sisbug4) | 65.69 | 93% | 2012-03-27 |
| 29907. | tstats[rover_rk] (rover_rk) | 65.69 | 98% | 2024-02-08 |
| 29908. | Luka (cimpresovec) | 65.69 | 97% | 2020-09-02 |
| 29909. | monk (harry_tuttle) | 65.69 | 96% | 2013-12-30 |
| 29910. | Ggeazy (gautam2003) | 65.68 | 96% | 2022-07-15 |
| 29911. | Mats (superwceend) | 65.68 | 96% | 2024-07-13 |
| 29912. | Adrian (kuks_12345) | 65.68 | 95% | 2024-09-17 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |