By: Chandu Visweswariah [Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles about Electric Vehicles marking Croton100’s observation of National Drive Electric Week, September 26 to October 4, 2020.] Something profound is happening right in front of our eyes. Our very language around the topic of cars is changing. Gone are the days when you can tell a…
Success: Power to Croton People!
By: Patty L. Buchanan Have you heard the electrifying news? Croton’s Community Solar Project achieved full enrollment for 53 households in Croton, zip code 10520! The participants will save 10% on their electricity supply. Even better, the subscribers are made up of diverse income levels, which is also a notable success because this Community Solar Project brought benefits to low…
My Sustainability Misconception
By: Jolie Wasserman* The Croton100 Carbon Tracker Increases Awareness of How Sustainably You Actually Live and Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Emissions! I thought I lived sustainably because I study environmental science at a university committed to carbon neutrality. I thought I lived sustainably because I turn the lights off after I leave a room. I thought I…
Beer Produced by Net Zero Energy Anyone?
By: Steve Bluestone* The process of brewing beer consumes a LOT of energy. But, if one tweaks the process a bit and adds in a bit of solar, it can be achieved with net zero energy. That’s the lofty goal that the new Roe Jan Brewing Company in Hillsdale, New York is striving for. The process of making beer requires…
The Moral Imperative to Live a Negative Carbon Lifestyle
By: Chandu Visweswariah Would you knowingly harm your child? Of course not! What about your grandchild? Same answer. What about your grandchild’s children and grandchildren? This concept is echoed in every major religious traditionand beautifully captured in an ancient and profound Haudenosaunee principle: “The Peacemaker taught us about the Seven Generations. He said, when you sit in council for the…
Understanding Our Carbon Budget for 1.5 Degrees C of Warming
By: Chandu Visweswariah Graphic by Prof. Rob Jackson of Stanford A very interesting paper entitled “An assessment of Earth’s climate sensitivity using multiple lines of evidence” was published in Reviews of Geophysics on July 22, 2020 and discussed in the New York Times. The paper’s lead author is Prof. S. Sherwood of the University of New South Wales in Australia,…
Climate Induced Migration Brings a Moral Call to Action
By: Patty L. Buchanan* Scientists are able to measure and quantify the perilous rise in global mean temperatures caused by greenhouse gases. Using climate models, they can predict risks to ecosystems, extreme weather events that bring severe heat, droughts, hurricanes, floods, and sea level rise connected to global warming. Global warming changes habitats, which in turn compels migration of innumerable…
Croton100’s Growing Impact is Seeded in CURE100
By: Patty L. Buchanan Croton100 continues to grow in impact! In addition to galvanizing our community through education and advocacy around carbon cutting campaigns, Croton100’s model to pair community action with data about carbon emissions by zip code is bringing together communities who share our vision. From its inception, Croton100 envisioned the creation of a coalition of communities that would share use of…
Power to the People: Community Solar Comes to Croton!
By: Leo Wiegman* What is Community Solar? Solar for the rest of us. New York State is a leader in adopting clean energy policy innovations with the most aggressive climate change program in the nation. It plans to have 6,000 MW of solar power by the year 2025. One of the most promising ways to get there is a new…
B-20 Home Heating Oil Enters the Inflection Point Conversation
By: Sheryl Goldberg They say we’ve reached an inflection point in our society. But what does that mean? An inflection point is the point at which the data starts trending in the opposite direction. Inflection points aren’t magical; something has to happen in order to “bend the curve.” As we reach another July 4th milestone, I am so proud of…
