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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| 25196. | Krystof (krystof26) | 71.57 | 95% | 2021-01-27 |
| 25197. | DerToastbrotmitButter (dert... | 71.57 | 94% | 2017-03-09 |
| 25198. | Hamza (hamzaa_94) | 71.57 | 91% | 2014-07-16 |
| 25199. | Basith (basith_) | 71.56 | 97% | 2024-12-27 |
| 25200. | Keks (keksfromnextdoor) | 71.56 | 98.3% | 2024-07-19 |
| 25201. | BootiiBandit (bootiibandit) | 71.56 | 95% | 2024-10-06 |
| 25202. | Simon (s_meyer21) | 71.56 | 97.1% | 2024-10-27 |
| 25203. | Josa (audio1000) | 71.56 | 94.5% | 2025-05-22 |
| 25204. | Liyu (jjjfgu) | 71.56 | 96.3% | 2024-02-29 |
| 25205. | modittb (modittt) | 71.56 | 99.3% | 2023-08-28 |
| 25206. | Brad (lilbrad52) | 71.56 | 98% | 2017-08-20 |
| 25207. | Tobbe (tobbe326) | 71.56 | 95.6% | 2023-11-14 |
| 25208. | fallagrim (fallagrim) | 71.56 | 95% | 2021-02-10 |
| 25209. | Sailor (spongi12) | 71.56 | 95% | 2016-04-27 |
| 25210. | Madelaine (madtherad) | 71.56 | 91% | 2017-06-01 |
| 25211. | Gail (gailrickman@yahoo.com) | 71.56 | 95% | 2015-03-10 |
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| 25218. | Joel (joel_lalu) | 71.55 | 97% | 2025-03-22 |
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