Don Blankenship, CEO, Massey energy: "Most coal mined by surface mining cannot be deep mined... energy resources would be lost if not surface mined... our company is an energy company," he added.

Massey Energy的首席执行官Don Blankenship表示：“采用地表采矿，大多数煤炭不能深采…不采用地表采矿，会造成能源损失…我们公司是能源公司。”

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A former executive of Massey energy claims that the defunct company CEO was part of the conspiracy to violate mine safety laws.

梅西能源一位前高管声称，公司前任首席执行官在违反煤矿安全法一案中也有受贿行为。

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Twenty-nine died on April 5 in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia, operated by the Massey Energy Company.

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Massey Energy Company did not send a representative to the hearing, saying it was not a formal investigation into the cause of the explosion.

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Massey Energy, the company that has the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia where 29 miners died in April, has been cited for failing to report several accidents according to the Wall Street Journal.

FORBES: Massey Cited For Not Reporting Accidents

Massey Energy is the fourth largest coal company in the United States and the largest in Central Appalachia based on produced coal revenue.

FORBES: Massey Margins Pinched By Mine Safety, Stock Slippage Ahead

Grundfest used Massey Energy, which operates mines throughout Appalachia, as an example of how shareholders can exert power on a company through corporate governance.

FORBES: Corporate Governance Gets Personal: The Mess At Massey Energy