An Open Letter from Don Blankenship to Senator Joe Manchin

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin 900 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite 629 Charleston, WV 25302 Dear Senator Manchin: This month marked the 4th year anniversary of the UBB explosion which took the lives of 29 West Virginia miners. Several of you promised the families of the victims and all other miners that you would prevent such an explosion from “ever happening again.” A …

Might We Have a Watergate-Like Circumstance on our Hands?

By Don Blankenship Watergate didn’t cost Nixon the Presidency because he broke into the democratic campaign offices.  What did cost him was that he helped cover it up.  Essentially, Nixon may not have known about the break-in originally, but he didn’t inform the public as soon as he did know. Could what we are experiencing today regarding UBB turn out to be …

Why Did We Make this Film?

Adroit Films made the Upper Big Branch Never Again film  to honor the memory of the victims by encouraging improvements in mine safety by presenting an alternate opinion about the cause of the accident.  After reading the various reports about the explosion, Adroit Films came to the conclusion that conventional wisdom about the accident may have overlooked other likely causes, …

Response to Allegations from Senator Manchin and Others

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution provides for the freedom of the press and freedom of speech for individuals and companies. The Upper Big Branch mine disaster is a matter of public concern. Every person is entitled under the First Amendment to have an opinion and discuss matters of public concern, including Adroit Films and Don Blankenship. The …

Upper Big Branch – Never Again

This documentary looks at the forensic evidence from the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster that occurred on April 5, 2010 and its implications. Can we make coal mining safer? The purpose behind the Upper Big Branch – Never Again documentary is to review forensic evidence from the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster that occurred on April 5, 2010. The film …