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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Donald Leon Don Blankenship (born March 14, 1950) was the Chairman and CEO of Massey Energy Co., the sixth largest coal company (by 2008 production) in the United States. He has served in these roles from November 30, 2000, until 2010. Blankenship is an active financial backer of the Republican party and participant in local and state politics, especially in his home state of West Virginia. He has frequently spoken out publicly about politics, the environment, unions, and coal production. He was featured in a 2005 West Virginia Public Broadcasting documentary entitled The Kingmaker and in the 2008 book Coal River by Michael Shnayerson. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings show Blankenship was paid $17.8 million in 2009, the highest in the coal industry. His 2009 pay represents a $6.8 million raise over 2008 and almost double his compensation package in 2007. Blankenship also received a deferred compensation package valued at $27.2 million in 2009. On Dec. 3, 2010, Blankenship announced that he will be retiring as CEO on Dec. 31, and will be replaced by Massey President Baxter F. Phillips Jr.

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