Last Monday, we talked about Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship in our post about the tragic coal-mine explosion that killed 25 workers. He shook off the company’s history of safety by saying with “Violations are unfortunately a normal part of the mining process.” In 2005, he wrote a memo instructing supervisors not to waste time on safety precautions. His company was called “one of the worst in the industry” by a government safety regulator.

Grist founder David Roberts said “There is no greater threat to the future habitability of the earth than coal. And there is no human being more singularly focused on getting coal out of the ground, no matter the human or environmental cost, than Don Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy Co.”

Here is capitalism gone awry in a moustache:


We’re happy to announce that Bobby Kennedy Jr is coming to Gonzaga on May 20^th. Witness his fascinating exchange with this evil man HERE.

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