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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| 14737. | (tommyb02) | 83.99 | 97.7% | 2024-04-18 |
| 14738. | (supernova825) | 83.99 | 97.9% | 2023-12-13 |
| 14739. | MrSteal (mrstealyospam) | 83.99 | 99% | 2024-05-07 |
| 14740. | (joshalfred) | 83.99 | 98% | 2012-07-25 |
| 14741. | (taktisy) | 83.99 | 94% | 2015-09-22 |
| 14742. | (cpark231) | 83.99 | 94% | 2014-01-21 |
| 14743. | (rupanshu) | 83.98 | 97.9% | 2024-06-27 |
| 14744. | (alpaca08) | 83.98 | 98% | 2025-03-31 |
| 14745. | (miani) | 83.98 | 93% | 2012-04-23 |
| 14746. | (bloodtype) | 83.98 | 96% | 2025-02-14 |
| 14747. | (jupalaja) | 83.98 | 98.8% | 2024-11-18 |
| 14748. | (jjcoolyt808onyt) | 83.98 | 96% | 2024-10-27 |
| 14749. | (akr0nik) | 83.98 | 96% | 2020-12-28 |
| 14750. | (kasparian) | 83.98 | 94% | 2019-01-23 |
| 14751. | (imwos) | 83.98 | 90% | 2016-12-12 |
| 14752. | (amalmurali47) | 83.98 | 93% | 2014-08-03 |
| 14753. | (corbin_exe) | 83.97 | 97% | 2025-07-20 |
| 14754. | (woutkru) | 83.97 | 98% | 2024-09-02 |
| 14755. | (mute_6) | 83.97 | 96.6% | 2023-09-02 |
| 14756. | (ninbean101) | 83.97 | 93% | 2014-03-16 |
| 14757. | (char466) | 83.97 | 98% | 2021-03-11 |
| 14758. | (recken7) | 83.97 | 99% | 2025-09-30 |
| 14759. | (mitchelljo2000) | 83.97 | 98.1% | 2021-02-15 |
| 14760. | (nannelcam) | 83.97 | 97% | 2021-08-15 |
| 14761. | (adoapplemac) | 83.97 | 97% | 2013-01-03 |
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