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Coal Baron Don Blankenship's Crazy Talk on Climate Change

Rob Perks | Posted 09.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate, Massey, Coal, Mtr, Dirty Coal, Dirty Energy, Clean Energy, Dirty Fuels, Don Blankenship, Climate Change, Mountaintop Mining, Climate Legislation, Mountaintop Removal, Climate Bill, Coal Mining, Global Warming, Green News
Rob Perks

Perhaps Blankenship's extreme wealth is why Forbes magazine decided to interview him. But what shines through more than anything is Blankenship's extreme anti-environmental worldview.

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Stripping Massey: 81-year-old Paratrooper Leads Blockade, Court Hears $85 Million Suit

Jeff Biggers | Posted 09.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Climate Ground Zero, Caterpillar, Dirty Coal, Civil Disobedience, President Barack Obama, Big Coal, Mountaintop Removal, Direct Action, Coal, Massey, Green News
Jeff Biggers

Massey Energy's brutal attacks on coalfield residents and the judicial system have drawn national criticism.

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Rocker Ted Nugent to Emcee Pro-Coal "Friends of America" Rally in West Virginia

Dave Cooper | Posted 09.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hannity, Blankenship, West Virginia, Mountaintop Removal, Coal, Strip Mining, Massey, Nugent, Entertainment News
Dave Cooper

Nugent, whose on-stage antics include wearing a loincloth and inviting President Obama to "suck on my machine gun" will emcee the event, which also inculdes Sean Hannity and Hank Williams Jr.

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West Virginia Tourists Beware: Violence Escalates in Coalfields

Dave Cooper | Posted 08.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Ken Hechler, Don Blankenship, West Virginia, Mountaintop Removal, Manchin, Coal, Massey, Kayford, Mattea, Hansen, Hannah, Green News
Dave Cooper

Violence against environmental activists seems almost inevitable in the coalfields this summer as West Virginia politicians ignore the tense situation.

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West Virginia Coal Thugs Disrupt July 4th Picnic (Video)

Dave Cooper | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Coal, Miners, Daryl Hannah, James Hansen, Mountaintop Removal, Dancing Outlaw, Manchin, Strip Mining, Massey, Kayford, Green News
Dave Cooper

Irate coal miners disrupted the annual 4th of July community picnic atop Larry Gibson's Kayford Mountain, the only mountain left in the area that has not been decapitated for coal.

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Coal CEO: "I've been around West Virginia long enough to know that politicians don't stay bought"

Dave Cooper | Posted 03.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Kentucky, Mountaintop Removal, Coal, Ceo, West Virginia, Massey, Blankenship, Business News
Dave Cooper

When it comes to cartoonish coal company eco-villians, no one fits the bill better than Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship.

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