By: UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC)
INCLINE VILLAGE, NV, Feb. 21, 2012 - Volatile oil prices. Looming climate change. Worldwide economic and political unrest. Worsening traffic congestion. Crisis in transportation financing.
As we begin to face the consequences brought about by uncontrolled growth and neglected carbon awareness, we realize that America's ongoing love affair with the car will continue to cause widespread environmental impacts and global conflicts over oil supply. These challenges and their solutions are the ongoing focus of research by the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at UC Davis. For over two decades, understanding the challenges and solutions have been the nexus of Institute's work.
Dr. Dan Sperling is a Professor of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science and Policy, and founding Director of Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at UC Davis. Sperling has authored or co-author over 200 technical papers and 12 books, including Two Billion Cars. He will present insight on current strategies and research, and promulgate his unique and optimistic view of the rapidly evolving transportation and energy solutions of the future. Dr. Sperling will unveil how new technologies will allow consumers to access a suite of transportation and energy applications, ranging from dynamic real-time ride sharing applications, to programs that help consumers conserve energy in their cars and homes. As tomorrow's advanced transportation technologies rapidly unfolds, will Lake Tahoe's environmentally sensitive communities be ready to drive to a sustainable future?
Date: Feb. 23, 2012
Time: No-host bar begins at 5:30 p.m. Presentation begins at 6 p.m.
Location: Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences, 291 Country Club Drive, Incline Village, NV
Cost: $10 donation suggested
Hosted by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and Sierra Nevada College. Additional sponsorship by The Weekly and Ferrari Crown Resort.
The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center presents monthly lectures on science topics and organizes various educational programs including the Youth Science Institute, Science Expo, and Children's Environmental Science Day. The Tahoe Environmental Research Center is dedicated to research, education and public outreach on lakes and their surrounding watersheds and airsheds. Lake ecosystems include the physical, biogeochemical and human environments, and the interactions among them. The center is committed to providing objective scientific information for restoration and sustainable use of the Lake Tahoe Basin.
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