UBB victims’ families furious about Blankenship video
Former Massey CEO funds Youtube effort to clear his name
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship has taken to video to defend himself against charges that he is responsible for the Upper Big Branch disaster – to the outrage of victims’ family members. Dozens of them and their supporters gathered earlier this month outside a federal courthouse in Charleston, West Virginia, to protest the claims made in “Upper Big Branch – Never Again."
Some of the protestors carried signs urging the federal government to prosecute Blankenship. A criminal investigation of the disaster and of Massey’s safety practices is ongoing.