Liz Judge- July 21, 2010- Earthjustice
Tomorrow (July 22), Don Blankenship, the notorious chairman and CEO of Massey Energy, speaks at the National Press Club. We’ll be live blogging to make sure you all get the play-by-play — which promises to be interesting at the very least if Blankenship’s previous speaking engagements are any indicator (we live-blogged at his public debate with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., in January in Charleston, WV — check it out here).
As you may know, an explosion April 5 at the Massey’s Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia killed 29
miners. It was the deadliest coal mine explosion in the United States in 40 years.
The federal investigation into the explosion revealed that Upper Big Branch and other Massey mines had a grave history of safety violations. Upper Big Branch had more than 100 mine violation citations from the U.S.Mine Safety and Health Administration this year alone. Many former Massey mine workers told reporters the mine was plagued with air flow problems, and some said that they felt Massey put mining over the safety of its workers. Read entire article.
Tomorrow (July 22), Don Blankenship, the notorious chairman and CEO of Massey Energy, speaks at the National Press Club. We’ll be live blogging to make sure you all get the play-by-play — which promises to be interesting at the very least if Blankenship’s previous speaking engagements are any indicator (we live-blogged at his public debate with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., in January in Charleston, WV — check it out here).
As you may know, an explosion April 5 at the Massey’s Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, West Virginia killed 29
miners. It was the deadliest coal mine explosion in the United States in 40 years.
The federal investigation into the explosion revealed that Upper Big Branch and other Massey mines had a grave history of safety violations. Upper Big Branch had more than 100 mine violation citations from the U.S.Mine Safety and Health Administration this year alone. Many former Massey mine workers told reporters the mine was plagued with air flow problems, and some said that they felt Massey put mining over the safety of its workers. Read entire article.