<p>The EPA released a video this holiday season warning Americans how damaging the holidays can be to our environment. The video, part of the agency&rsquo;s &ldquo;Fight Food Waste&rdquo; campaign, focuses on the amount of food wasted by American families, especially during big dinners like Thanksgiving and Christmas. ;</p>
<p>Add this to the list of overblown &#8220;sky is falling&#8221; causes of global warming, including cow farts, halloween pumpkins, sea turtles and hairspray.</p>
<p>The video claims that a typical American family of four throws away $1,600 in food waste each year. That food ends up in landfills, where it eventually rots and releases methane &ndash; a greenhouse gas that is 20x more potent than carbon dioxide. ;&ldquo;More than 96% of the food we throw away ends up in landfills,&rdquo; states the EPA website. ;&ldquo;This holiday season, take steps to cut down your food waste.&rdquo; The video urges Americans to buy only what they need and either donate or compost the leftovers.</p>
<p>Despite this and countless other warnings parroted by the mainstream media, the United States could care less about global warning. According to a new Pew poll of 40 industrialized nations, only Israel, Poland, and Australia scored lower than the United States. ;</p>
<p>On a scale from 3-12, where 12 is &ldquo;most concerned,&rdquo; Americans scored an average of 8.78. Brazil was most concerned, with a score of 11.42. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;Concern over climate change is especially high in Latin America, where a median of 74% think it is a very serious problem, followed by sub-Saharan Africa (median of 61%). Fewer than half in Asia (median of 45%) and the Middle East (median of 38%) express significant concerns about climate change. And Americans and Chinese, whose economies are responsible for the greatest annual CO2 emissions, are among the least concerned,&rdquo; reads the survey analysis. ;</p>
<p>No offense Mother Nature, but methane production ;wasn&#8217;t on my mind as I sat down to Christmas dinner with my family. ;</p>