MEDIA ROOM
CURE100 was launched on November 16, 2020, with 4 charter chapters and several special guests from State, County and Local Governments:
Nehla Sauthoff, a freshman at Pleasantville High School, presented a carbon inventory of Pleasantville’s Middle School that made use of CURE100’s Carbon Tracker. This webinar was organized by Westchester Green County (WGC) as part of its 100 School Challenge, on April 1, 2025. Click here for the recording.
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:
- Letter to the Editor of the Croton Gazette, May 11, 2023, opposing the 2023 vehicle proposition
- Croton100 proposal to the School after meeting with School officials in State Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg’s office
- Letter to the Editor of the Croton Gazette, March 30, 2023, opposing the 2023 vehicle proposition
- “Meeting the Necessary Decarbonizing Pace: Small Steps in the Right Direction are Not Enough, blog by Patty Buchanan, March 31, 2023
- The Parkway Fiasco: Misinformation causing bias against electric buses and other claimed impediments to e-buses by the Croton School District
- Written testimony of Patricia Buchanan to the New York State Assembly Westchester Delegation Budget Forum, February 10, 2023
- Cost concerns temper buzz about electric school buses to combat greenhouse gases, David McKay Wilson, Rockland/Westchester Journal News, March 17, 2022 in which both Patty Buchanan and Chandu Visweswariah of CURE100 are quoted
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 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)
The Rye Record, August 25, 2024
Rye Sustainability Committee Joins CURE100 in Race to Net Zero Emissions, by Erin McAward (Jeff Prosserman, board member of Rye100, is quoted in the article).
The Examiner News, July 30, 2024
Electric Buses Reduce Harmful Pollution Exposures to Schoolchildren by Michael Gold about electrification of student transportation (CURE100 Board Director Patty Buchanan is quoted).
The Examiner News, July 2, 2024
Westchester, Putnam Emit Tons of Greenhouse Gases; New Software Sees It All by Michael Gold about CURE100’s Carbon Tracker (CURE100 VP Chandu Visweswariah is quoted).
The Rye Record, June 28, 2024
Parenting in the Age of Climate Crisis: Our Journey from Wildfire Haze to Climate Action, column by Jeffrey Prosserman, Rye100.
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
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
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
“Becoming Net Carbon Neutral — One Community’s Journey” by Ann Kilbourne.
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
Letter to the Editor of the Examiner by Patty Buchanan, 06-01-24 regarding proposed battery storage facility in Mahopac (in response to headline article in this issue)
River Journal News coverage of the Croton100 Earth Day Art Contest, May 2021
Letter to the Editor Croton Gazette by Sheryl Goldberg, 06-25-20, regarding bio-diesel
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Help the Planet – River Journal North article
Letter to the Editor Croton Gazette by Joel Gingold, 03-12-2020, regarding launch of Croton100
Croton Gazette Front Page and Letter to the Editor by Adlin Hadad, 03-05-2020, regarding C100 launch
Letter to the Editor Croton Gazette by Adlin Hadad, 02-27-2020 inviting community to C100 launch
Croton Gazette Article, 02-20-2020, announcing launch of Carbon Tracker App at launch
Letter to the Editor Croton Gazette by Sherry Horowitz, 02-06-2020 on Facts of Climate Change event
Letter to the Editor Croton Gazette by Chandu Visweswariah, 01-09-2020, on natural gas leaks
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
