California contributes to the world’s greenhouse gas emissions is large. San Francisco, however, is also a pioneering city in terms of new sources of energy. This port of call will allow us to collect information about alternative sources of energy, mainly renewable energy : wind power, biomass, biofuels, etc.

During the stopover, the political and economical aspects of the development of so-called ‘clean’ energies will be broached. Illustrations will be drawn from on-site visits acknowledging local initiatives. Silicon Valley, for instance, is intent on becoming a leader in innovation in the field of ‘clean’ energy. This stopover will hence allows us to learn more about cutting-edge industries in that field.

To know more about it, here are some links on the persons and the organisations met during this stopover:

•  MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)
Francisco P. Chavez / Ph.D
http:/www.mbari.org

•  San Francisco Environment
Johanna Gregory Partin / Renewable Energy Program Manager
http:/www. SFEnvironment.org

•  Blue Green Pacific / Wind Turbine prototype
Todd Pelman / CEO - Founder
http:/www.bluegreenpacific.com

•  California Academy of Sciences
Aaron Pope / Manager of Sustainability Programs
http:/www.calacademy.org

•  CA Solar Initiative & Distributed Generation
Molly Tirpak Sterkel
http://www.cpuc.ca.gov/PUC/energy/DistGen/

•  Matter of Trust
Lisa Craig Gautier / Executive Director & Co-Founder
http://www.matteroftrust.org