Ok if I take this all in all we need to do is go back to living in caves and ride bicycles. So honestly what is the solution? I think sailing fits in nicely related to going green other than the energy and material that it takes to produce them. And by the way lets call this a world issue not just an American one. Honestly I don't believe China will ever go green but that does not mean that American needs to follow suit! I believe in American ingenuity and in other free loving countries ingenuity as well. So there is a solution and I don't believe living in caves and only riding bicycles (I cycle to work almost everyday) is the answer.