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Don Blankenship: Investors, Politicians Begin Calling For Massey Head To Resign
Submitted by admin on Tue, 2010-04-13 10:53The calls to oust Massey Energy Company Chairman and CEO Don Blankenship began in earnest Monday, with members of both the private and public sectors getting involved.
The CtW Investment Group sent a letter to Massey's board of directors Monday afternoon demanding Blankenship's resignation in the wake of the disastrous explosion at the company's Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia.
4 missing W.Va. miners dead; final toll at 29
Submitted by admin on Sat, 2010-04-10 04:03Meet Mr. Mining Disaster
Submitted by admin on Fri, 2010-04-09 09:10Even before the explosion in West Virginia that killed 25 of his company's employees, Don Blankenship was a Hollywood-caliber villain. Clara Bingham on a coal executive with a seeming disregard for worker safety.
For the past five years, I’ve watched Don Blankenship like a hawk.
Crews to start search for mine disaster survivors
Submitted by admin on Thu, 2010-04-08 10:36MONTCOAL, W.Va. — Rescue crews planned to start the hourslong five-mile trek into a West Virginia coal mine Thursday to find signs of possible survivors of the worst U.S. mining disaster in a generation.
Last-Ditch Mine Rescue Attempt
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-04-07 08:31Drilling begins into coal mine; governor holds 'a sliver of hope'
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-04-07 06:47Montcoal, West Virginia (CNN) -- Rescue workers began drilling a hole Tuesday toward where they believe four miners may be located more than a day after a blast killed 25 others in a coal mine here.
"There's a sliver of hope, but we know that the odds are not in our favor," West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin told CNN.
"Everyone's going to cling to the hope of a miracle," he told reporters. "That is the true agony of this."
We Mourn the Miners
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-04-07 06:34We Mourn the Miners
All of us at the Natural Resources Defense Council join our nation in mourning the miners tragically killed this week in the U
Mine deaths spark criticism of operator's record
Submitted by admin on Wed, 2010-04-07 06:32(CNN) -- The deaths of at least 25 workers in a West Virginia coal mine this week have turned a harsh spotlight on the safety record of the mine's owner, which has paid record fines for safety and environmental violations.
