Thursday, September 3, 2009

Massey - Climate Bill Protest

Massey Climate Bill Protest Draws Verizon, Ted Nugent (Update2)

By Christopher Martin

Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Massey Energy Co.’s planned protest of climate legislation won support from Verizon Wireless for a free Labor Day event that will feature singers Ted Nugent and Hank Williams Jr.

The “sold out” Sept. 7 rally at one of Massey’s former coal mines in Holden, West Virginia, will highlight job losses caused by restrictions on carbon-dioxide emissions that scientists blame for accelerating global warming, said Massey Chief Executive Officer Donald Blankenship.


The rest of the story is at
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601072&sid=aUeyv2vA4zAI