MEDIA ROOM

Press Contact

Patty L. Buchanan

[email protected]

CURE100 was launched on November 16, 2020, with 4 charter chapters and several special guests from State, County and Local Governments:

Climate Solutions, presented by Dr. Chandu Visweswariah to IIT Goa students on February 13, 2024.

“Clean Heating and Cooling with Electric Heat Pumps,” webinar organized by Climate Smart Philipstown, February 8, 2024 (slides, recording use passcode 0xk&L9H* for the recording).

Clean Heating and Cooling with Electric Heat Pumps,” slides from a panel discussion at the Cold Spring library, October 21, 2023, organized by Climate Smart Philipstown.

“Climate Stability” webinar by Chandu Visweswariah at IBM Poughkeepsie, October 13, 2023 (PDF presentation)

“Climate Stability” webinar by Chandu Visweswariah, October 7,2023 (recording, PDF presentation)

Presentation charts, “Climate Change: Are you a Part of the Solution?” by Dr. Laura Kosbar and Dr. Chandu Visweswariah, presented at IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, NY on May 23, 2023

A webinar on bringing electric school buses to our communities was hosted by Mothers Out Front on January 27, 2022. Croton100’s Patty Buchanan presented the BEST (Bus Electrification for Student Transportation) framework for TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and carbon comparisons between fossil fuel and electric buses. Click here for a recording (BEST presentation begins at 1:40:10) and here for Patty’s presentation material.

New York State Assemblywoman Sandy Galef hosted a public Town Hall on the Climate Emergency on October 27, 2021. Croton100 was represented by Dr. Eric Lewandowski who spoke about climate anxiety in youth, and translating it into local action. Click here for the recording (Dr. Lewandowski’s portion is from 48:30 to 1:11:41.)

Presentation on Croton100’s electric school bus campaign by Patty Buchanan at the 2021 New York State Association of Conservation Commissioners (NYSACC) Conference on the Environment, October 23, 2021.

Recording of “Our Path to Net Zero Starts With You.  What’s Your Carbon Footprint?” by Chandu Visweswariah, hosted by the Port Washington Public Library and Transition Town Port Washington, July 21, 2021.

Recording of “Bring Electric School Buses to Your Town,” webinar featuring Patty Buchanan, Croton100 Board Member, organized by Sierra Club and New York League of Conservation Voters, June 17, 2021.

Recording of “An Inside Look: Radical Climate Action,” Audubon Society Webinar by Chandu Visweswariah, October 21, 2020:

Audubon NY recording on YouTube

Audubon CT recording on YouTube

Doing the Math, article by Kari Lydersen in Student Transportation News, a national publication, featuring Croton100’s electric school bus campaign and the BEST tool, October 2021.

The ABCs of Why We Need Electric School Buses, by Patty L. Buchanan, River Journal North, July/August 2021

Letter to the Editor, Croton Gazette 06/24/21 by Tom Theis about chargers for electric buses

Letter to the Editor, Croton Gazette 05/27/21 by Croton100 (Patty L. Buchanan and Chandu Visweswariah) about success in the electric school bus ballot!

Print advertisement in the Croton Gazette, May 13, 2021

Print advertisement in River Journal North, May 2021

Letter to the Editor, Croton Gazette 05/13/21 by Patty Buchanan about electric school bus purchase

Letter to the Editor, Croton Gazette 05/13/21 by John A. Sarcone III about electric school bus purchase

Letter to the Editor, Croton Gazette 05/06/21 by Celeste Theis about electric school bus purchase

Letter to the Editor, Croton Gazette 04/29/21 by Carl Grimm about electric school bus purchase

Letter to the Editor, Croton Gazette 04/22/21 by Tom Theis about electric school bus purchase

Letter to the Editor, Croton Gazette 04/08/21 by Chandu Visweswariah about electric school bus purchase

Letter to the Editor, Croton Gazette 01/07/21 by Carl Grimm about a Caring for Creation seminar to discuss local environmental issues, with Patty Buchanan speaking about electric school buses

Letter to the Editor, Croton Gazette 06/25/20 by Patty Buchanan about electric bus issue post-ballot

Croton-Harmon budget/vote, editorial content, Croton Gazette, 06/04/20 (section that focuses on the school bus purchase)

River Journal News, April 2022

The Art of Curbing Climate Change, article by Susan Buck.

 

Yorktown News article, February 6, 2022

Momentum is Building for Electric School Buses, article by Patty Buchanan describing many aspects of local progress on school bus electrification including Governor Hochul’s announcement, Croton’s progress in procuring an electric bus and the BEST tool.

 

Northern Westchester Examiner, February 2, 2022

School Districts Receive Direction on Acquiring Electric Buses, article by Abby Luby about a webinar hosted by Mothers Out Front in which Patty Buchanan of Croton100 presented the BEST tool.

 

The Hudson Independent, January 29, 2022

Electric School Buses to Roll out for Westchester: Online Forum, article about a webinar hosted by Mothers Out Front in which Patty Buchanan of Croton100 presented the BEST tool.

 

Student Transportation News, October 2021
Doing the Math, article by Kari Lydersen in Student Transportation News, a national publication, featuring Croton100’s electric school bus campaign and the BEST tool.
 
The Island Now, October 19, 2021

Earth Matters: Shrink your carbon footprint,” by Dr. Hildur Palsdottir, Transition Town Port Washington (TTPW100)

 

Yorktown News article, May 29, 2021
Yorktown100: An Earth Day for the Ages,” by Chandu Visweswariah.
 
The Island Now, May 3, 2021

Earth Matters: Envisioning a Renewable World, by Dr. Hildur Palsdottir, Transition Town Port Washington (TTPW100)

 

Peekskill Herald article, April 22, 2021
 
Central Westchester Audubon Society Sep/Oct 2020 Newsletter
Croton Gazette front-page article

Sign-ups Begin for Croton Solar Farm,” front-page article in the Croton Gazette, July 7, 2020.

 

Yorktown Examiner Article

Stepping towards a better environment,” by Robert DeAngelis, describing the Carbon Tracker installed on the Yorktown100 website, July 12, 2020.

 

Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, Lower Hudson Group, Terra Firma newsletter article by Liam R. O’Hagan
 
River Journal North Article – Week of March 12 through 18, 2020 Issue, Pg. 2
CURE100’s Board Director Patty Buchanan offers public comments to New York Stats Climate Action Council’s Scoping Plan at the Peekskill Paramount Theater, May 12, 2022.
 

CURE100’s Board Director Patty Buchanan talks about local action by Croton100 in this “Many Shades of Green” podcast, January 22, 2022.

 

Croton100’s Dr. Eric Lewandowski discussed the impact of climate change on our collective mental health, broadcast on WBAI on December 7, available on-demand here.

Please pick up the interview at 16:20 minutes into the program. Eric gives voice to the importance of action in helping us to bear the emotional burdens of climate grief.

 

Resilience Cafe on Pleasantville Community Television, 02/04/2020

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