Ep 23: Sustainability: “Bang for the buck”

Bucks County Conversations

Bucks County Conversations
Ep 23: Sustainability: “Bang for the buck”
Apr 10, 2025
Bucks County Government

In 2021, the Bucks County Planning Commission's role in County government expanded to include sustainability staffers with the goal of reducing the county’s carbon footprint and figuring out how to be more sustainable. Just a couple of years later, the County Commissioners passed a pretty monumental agreement for the department called the Sustainable Energy Partnership of Southeast Pennsylvania. The County of Bucks spends over $1 million in energy costs each year for its multi-building operations, and taxpayers deserve the best bang for their buck. 

In this episode, we’ll chat with Evan Stone, Executive Director of the Bucks County Planning Commission and frequent guest of the podcast, about his department's functions and his specific interest in stormwater management. And later, we’ll chat with Neale Doughtery, Director of Sustainability, and Cassandra Goodmansen, Environmental Planner, about their plans to help a county workforce of over 2,000 go green. 

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Music Credit: 

Creative technology -- Music by Ivan Ohanezov from Pixabay  

Our daily life -- Music by FASSounds from Pixabay 

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