Author: Don Blankenship
Williamson, W.Va. – This coming weekend, a new Don Blankenship funded ad which is part of the For The Sake of Miners series will begin airing on television. The ad is on behalf of and for the sake of coal miners. The hope is that some government official will take note and help miners get their long idled dust scrubbers turned back on. This ad is another demonstration of how out of touch Senator Manchin is and how disinterested he is in the well being of coal miners. He knows that the dust scrubbers are idle. He is also well aware…
Williamson, W.Va. – Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, issued the following statement in response to United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts’ statement today: “United Mine Workers (UMWA) President Cecil Roberts has issued a press release saying that the television ads I am funding are an attempt to re-write history. Roberts repeats the ridiculous untruth that four responsible investigation reports all determined that the Upper Big Branch (UBB) explosion was a coal dust explosion.” “It’s important for the public and the media to understand that MSHA (Mine Health and Safety Administration); the UMWA; Davitt McAteer and Senator Manchin controlled…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 CONTACT: Mr. Don Blankenship [email protected] WILLIAMSON, W.Va. – Don Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy issued the following statement today addressing his reason for funding a series of television commercials labeled as “For the Sake of Coal Miners” to shed light on the truth of the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine explosion. “Unfortunately, mine safety improvements depend heavily on learning from tragedies. We can only learn from tragedies when we understand and acknowledge the truth of what caused the tragedy. The UBB mine explosion is no exception. Unfortunately, because the U.S. Mine Safety…
SCRUBBER AD EXPLANATION This ad is another demonstration of how out of touch Senator Manchin is and how disinterested he is in the well-being of coal miners. He knows that the dust scrubbers are idle. He is also well aware that Senator Byrd dedicated himself to reducing dust in the coal mines by advocating for the use of dust scrubbers decades ago. Scrubbers protect miner health and improve miner safety. Many dust scrubbers have been idled since shortly after President Obama took office. Manchin, who supported President Obama for election, knew Obama intended to declare war on coal and coal…
NATURAL GAS AD EXPLANATION In this ad Senator Manchin says he has seen the investigation reports. But he then says he has never heard that the UBB explosion had anything to do with natural gas. This is interesting because the MSHA report is clear that the explosion began with the ignition of natural gas. How can the Senator remain so unfamiliar with the government’s report on an explosion which the Senator has promised to prevent from ever happening again? The answer is that Senator Joe Manchin is the epitome of an individual who likes to express his opinion without any…
Upon his release from prison, Don Blankenship is now again able to exercise is Right to Free Speech, which is guaranteed under the First Amendment. Here are some of the Tweets that he released in the first days after his release. Ann Coulter free speech in news lately. She’s lucky- govt put me under $5 mil bond, gag order, and in prison said my speech “troubles the US” Its no surprise that the UBB truth “troubles” the govt. Govt bureaucrats are always “troubled” when the truth exposes their lies. Free speech was expensive for me but UBB truth had to…
Taft, California–Don Blankenship, former Chief Executive Officer of Massey Energy Company (a coal company that experienced a mine explosion at its Upper Big Branch(UBB) mine in West Virginia on April 5, 2010), who is now serving time as the one and only misdemeanor of 2,000 inmates (according to prison staff) at Taft Correctional Facility at Taft, California issued the following statement: Over the next few days we will be mailing out 250,000 copies of a booklet. The booklet will shed some truthful light on what really happened to cause the UBB explosion, and how horribly broken our American judicial system…
Charleston Gazette July 23, 2010 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Carte Goodwin, 36, comes from a family of lawyers and Democrats whose patriarchs got their start through hard work and rose in part with help from Goodwin’s new colleague, Sen. Jay Rockefeller.The well-known branch of the Goodwins descended from Robert B. and Lessie Goodwin.Bob was elected to the House of Delegates in 1932 at age 21, the youngest ever at the time, according to family legend.Shortly after World War II, Bob and his brother, C.E. “Bert” Goodwin, who both served in the Navy, came back to Ripley and founded the…
Prosecution Team Member Michael Hissam – Charges against Don Blankenship were brought for “tactical reasons”