Mine Safety and Health Administration was chosen to investigate the disaster. Unions, communities, people—everybody's gonna have to learn to accept that in the United States you have a capitalist society, and that capitalism, from a business standpoint, is survival of the most productive. During his time as Massey Energy’s chief one of the country’s deadliest coal mine disasters took place. "[23], In 1996, Blankenship was elected to the board of directors of engineering and construction company Fluor Corporation. Another group, Citizens for Quality Health Care, funded in part by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, spent over $350,000 to defeat McGraw. According to Massey’s 2010 proxy statement, he had been paid a total of $38.2 million over his final three years as CEO and was entitled to a pension valued at $5.7 million, as well as $27.2 million in a deferred-compensation account and a “salary continuation retirement benefit” that would pay him as much as $18,241 a month for 10 years after his retirement. The real illustration of America as a land of opportunity is Don Blankenship’s candidacy.
[28], Blankenship is an active participant in West Virginia politics. Don Blankenship, Republican candidate for Senate in West Virginia, is doubling down on his racist attack on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and his family in a new ad that is expected to start airing Friday. "[55] According to Blankenship, "the environmental movement isn't a great cause, it's a great business", and in addition to lying about the Upper Big Branch mine disaster, the government has also lied "about the science of global warming. The Washington Post's Fact Checker column investigated the "cocaine Mitch" claims and gave them a "Four Pinocchios" rating, concluding that "Blankenship has no evidence to support his crude and incendiary attack. "[80], Notably, Blankenship's coal company Massey Coal had recently lost a civil case in West Virginia state court prior to the judicial campaign and had been ordered to pay a $50 million judgment. He is also known for his management style, described as quasi-dictatorial by the NY Times. "[33] The ads further claimed Blankenship had documents showing that the MSHA Upper Big Branch internal report was falsified and that the company was forced by the MSHA to use a defective ventilation system. In August, our good friends over at Coal River Mountain Watch took a Mother Jones magazine reporter on a tour of Massey Energy’s (now Alpha Natural Resources) messes for an article that is out today.Tomorrow, Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s trial starts. Within days of his release from prison, he wrote an open letter to President Trump to commiserate over their shared experience of “relentless and false attacks on our reputation by the liberal media.” In the letter, he described himself as having “a very special affection for coal miners and, therefore, a great interest in coal miner safety.”, Column: How a bankruptcy filing shielded a big coal company from California’s climate-change lawsuits.
[95] The Colombian authorities did not accuse the company of conspiring to transport the cocaine, and the company was never investigated for the matter. [53][54], In an October 30, 2009, letter to the editor of The Charleston Gazette, Blankenship denied that climate change, or global warming, exists, and said, "Why should we trust a report by the United Nations? “The facts now before us are extreme by any measure,” wrote Justice Anthony M. Kennedy for the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 majority. “Don Blankenship scared those people to death.” Dave Jamieson/HuffPost Davis believes Blankenship's campaign is an insult to Upper Big Branch families. ", American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia, proposed Mexico-United States border wall, 2020 Constitution Party presidential primaries, explosion at Massey's Upper Big Branch mine, "Jurors Convict Don Blankenship On Conspiracy Charge - WCHS - ABC", Investors Tout Their Role in Massey's Leadership Change, "Patrick Morrisey Wins West Virginia GOP Senate Primary", "Don Blankenship: American Competitionist", "Still fighting McConnell, Don Blankenship launches third-party Senate bid in West Virginia", "Blankenship to wage third-party bid after losing primary", "Don Blankenship declares for Constitution Party presidential nomination", "A Coal CEO's Unusual Pastime: Firing Up West Virginia Politics", "Blankenship to speak at energy symposium", "The Williamson Daily News - Massey CEO to speak at Tug Valley Chamber banquet", "American Accounting Association — News Archive", "Virginia News | WVEC.com | News for Hampton Roads, Virginia", "Don Blankenship: Executive Profile & Biography", "Fluor Corporation - Investor Relations - Corporate News Release", "Massey's Blankenship to Retire Dec. 30, Be Replaced by President Phillips", "Massey's Blankenship Fought Regulators, Town, Maid as Coal CEO", "Donald L. Blankenship Elected to Flour Board of Directors", "U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Board of Directors: U.S. Chamber of Commerce", "Massey CEO's Pay Soared As Mine Concerns Grew", "Don Blankenship Resurfaces, Forms Ky. Coal Company", "The Big Lies Of Big Coal: Don Blankenship Speaks", "Don Blankenship asked Trump to oppose legislation for harsher punishment for coal mine supervisors", "Don Blankenship Loses West Virginia Republican Primary for Senate", "Fresh Out of Prison, Reviled Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Running for the U.S. Senate", "Convicted mining CEO and GOP candidate says official papers reveal 'Obama's deadliest cover-up, "Coal Country Divides Over an Unrepentant Boss's Senate Bid", "Don Blankenship, the 'radical' Republican, wants to be WV's conservative choice for Senate", "Trump urges West Virginia voters to reject Blankenship", "Blankenship surging on eve of West Virginia Senate primary", "Trump Weighs In on West Virginia Senate Race in Sign of Republican Anxiety", "Analysis | Don Blankenship has taken opposition to political correctness to a new extreme, and that's dangerous for the GOP", "GOP Senate candidate says 'wealthy Chinaperson' comment isn't racist", "Blankenship third-party bid worries Senate GOP", "Spurned by Trump and GOP, coal baron Don Blankenship seeks a second chance in West Virginia", "Don Blankenship explains U.S. Senate run", "Graham: Constitution Party Tries to Out-Trump Trump with Blankenship Nomination", "Court filing sheds more light on Blankenship campaigns", "Blankenship issues statement after attending Clinton event", "Big Coal, Big Lies #1: Climate change does not exist", "Q&A with Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy Co. - The Hill — covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill", "Charleston Gazette – Letter to the Editor from Don Blankenship", "Disgraced Coal Baron Don Blankenship Rebrands As A Libertarian Activist", "Former Massey CEO puts UBB blame on MSHA; outlines positions at campaign town hall", "Don Blankenship called safety regulators "as silly as global warming" « Climate Progress", "The Massey disaster: Is 'Coal Baron' Don Blankenship to blame? According to accusations made in Rolling Stone, groundwater pollution from coal slurry injection by Massey Energy was contaminating wells around Blankenship's home. Senator Joe Manchin. [15], Blankenship joined Massey Energy subsidiary Rawl Sales & Processing Co., in 1982. Three Upper Big Branch managers went to prison before Blankenship, all found to have deceived regulators or investigators in covering up safety problems.
Blankenship stated in the video. Ameritrade founder J. In his Aug. 26 opinion, the magistrate found “not...a scintilla of evidence” that the prosecutors at Blankenship’s trial “acted in bad faith or with malice.”. "[52] Blankenship reiterated his views on global warming in interviews with The Hill and Forbes. Lorraine Martin Smothers His petition argued that the U.S. District Court in Charleston and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, "both erred in rulings, and they claim Blankenship was a victim of politics. He called himself a "political prisoner", feuded with United States Senator Joe Manchin and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) over the explosion,[71] considered running against Manchin for the Senate,[72] and called for a new investigation into the explosion. In the annals of executive chutzpah, one would be hard-pressed to find a more extreme case than Don Blankenship’s efforts to vindicate himself for his role in a huge mine disaster. She asks the government to publicly release the gas analyses taken after the explosion, and she asks for help from President Donald Trump and U.S. #WVSen", "McConnell Won't Say if Blankenship Is Racist Until He Knows Election Result", "Asked @DonBlankenship about his new ad being racist.
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