Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship announces run for US Senate By Clement Daly 21 December 2017 Late last month, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship announced his candidacy for the US Senate in West Virginia. Blankenship, who oversaw the deadly Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine disaster in 2010, will run against West Virginia Attorney … Continue reading Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship announces run for US Senate