-
Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He’s trying again as a Democrat
24 Apr 2024 04:15 GMT
… the former chief executive of Massey Energy who spent a year in … .
Manchin was governor when the Massey Energy mine Blankenship ran blew up … West Virginia.
Once one of Appalachia’s wealthiest men, Blankenship has …
-
Appalachian-Area Candidates Are Campaigning To Create Clean Energy Jobs For Struggling Families
06 Oct 2020 12:48 GMT
… to bring back coal, the Appalachian people are losing hope. But … happen in the heart of Appalachia too. But will the entrenched … and Ohio. The people of Appalachian are tired of bad news … 29 coal miners at the Massey Energy Company's Upper Big …
-
A “Trumpier Than Trump” Disgraced West Virginia Coal Baron Is Running for Senate as a Democrat
27 Jan 2024 23:46 GMT
Former Massey Energy CEO and West Virginia … Constitution Party, this time, the Appalachian strip-mining baron, who once … County.” As the head of Massey Energy, a massive coal company, Blankenship … he was in charge of Massey Energy have criticized the newly- …
-
Coal Is Not A Commodity. It's A Core Value To Appalachian Communities
22 Oct 2018 11:01 GMT
A truck moves past the White Oak Freewill Baptist Church in Orgas, W.Va. on, Friday, April 9, 2010, (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
You can make a difference. But you can’t do it behind a barricade. Constituents must have access to their elected leaders, …
-
How Miners Are Still Paying the Costs of Pursuing an ‘American Dream’
19 Jan 2024 22:52 GMT
… . on April 5, 2010, at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine … nice things.’”
Avenues in Central Appalachia to that dream were, and … highly valued traits in Central Appalachia, Harris notes.
“Trying to convince …
-
Appalachia isn't all white, all poor, all passive
23 May 2018 17:46 GMT
… an overlooked presence of Appalachian radicalism, but ingrained conservatism, racism … past outdated ideas of Appalachian exceptionalism, progressive versions included.
Twenty … I write this review, former Massey Energy Co. coal baron Don Blankenship, …
-
How Miners Are Still Paying the Costs of Pursuing an “American Dream”
09 Jan 2024 11:40 GMT
… . on April 5, 2010, at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine … nice things.’”
Avenues in Central Appalachia to that dream were, and … highly valued traits in Central Appalachia, Harris notes.
“Trying to convince …
-
America discovers what the coal companies left behind in Appalachian Virginia
25 Jul 2017 22:39 GMT
… media rediscovered the poor Appalachian coalfields of Southwest Virginia … about the now-defunct Massey Energy coal company and its … for planning on cutting the Appalachian Regional Commission, a regional … of news stories about Appalachia is what happened to …
-
Massey Energy Buys Coal Reserves From Appalachian Fuels
18 Nov 2009 17:16 GMT
… 18, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE ) said it … reserves from the now bankrupt Appalachian Fuels, LLC. and its affiliates … ;p>Richmond, Virginia-based Massey Energy is a coal company with …