After this chapter on industry, the expedition will call into Vancouver, in order to learn here more about the contribution of individuals to climate change and to find out about various local initiatives to reduce the population’s impact on the trend toward global warming.

This port of call represents the opportunity to hear about innovative solutions geared at individuals who care to reduce their own carbon emissions and to preserve their environment. The crew will learn about energy self-sufficcient ecological homes, 'clean' transport, etc.

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

http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/sustainability/building_trans.htm )

http://www.vancouver.ca/oneday/takeAction/index.htm )

http://www.vanrenewable.org/index.htm)

http://www.bcsea.org/about/)

http://www.seedsfoundation.ca/greenschools.html