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  1. Blankenship rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. In a speech at the Tug Valley Mining Institute, he said, "I don't believe climate change is real." Blankenship reiterated his views on global warming in interviews with The Hill and Forbes.

  2. Apr 24, 2024 · Former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship is making another attempt to win a U.S. Senate seat, this time as a Democrat. Blankenship finished third out of six candidates in the 2018 Republican primary for Democrat Joe Manchin's Senate seat.

  3. Oct 3, 2022 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it won’t review the conviction of former coal CEO Don Blankenship, who was found guilty of conspiring to violate safety standards at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch mine before the 2010 explosion that killed 29 men.

  4. Apr 6, 2016 · Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was convicted of conspiracy to willfully violate mine health and safety standards after a jury trial. He received a year in federal prison and a $250,000 fine for his role in the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine explosion that killed 29 miners.

  5. Jan 28, 2024 · Don Blankenship, who served time for safety violations after a mine explosion that killed 29 miners, switched parties to challenge Joe Manchin's seat in 2024. He faces two primary opponents and criticism from the state Democratic Party.

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  7. Aug 26, 2019 · A federal magistrate judge in West Virginia on Monday recommended overturning the conviction of Donald L. Blankenship, a former coal executive who served one year in prison after a deadly...

  8. Oct 10, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Tuesday from former coal executive Don Blankenship, who argued that major news outlets defamed him by calling him a “felon.” The justices left in place an appellate ruling against Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy.

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