Merits Of Oxford Power Plant Debated

The $1 billion proposed Oxford power plant — a much-needed revenue generator or potential destroyer of the environment?

The controversial proposal was the subject of this week’s Valley Navel Gazing,” a local talk show hosted by the Valley Indy on 103.5 FM in New Haven.

Click the play button below to listen. The show starts about 14 seconds in.

Just before a Sept. 17 public hearing on the matter in front of state environmental officials, Martha Klein, of the Sierra Club’s Connecticut chapter, and Braith Kelly, executive vice president of Competitive Power Ventures, discussed the issue at length Monday morning.

Click here to read the public notice for Thursday’s hearing.

The state’s citing council approved the project in May. Click here to read the citing council’s opinion on the matter.

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