Bob Murray paid for science denial instead of his coal workers’ wages as company went bankrupt
Jameson Dow
- Dec. 18th 2019 4:19 pm ET
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While his company spiraled into bankruptcy, Robert Murray spent tens of millions from the company coffers to pay himself, his successor, and several anti-science and anti-environment lobby groups, according to new court filings.
This money was spent at the same time as Murray is asking courts to excuse his debts to his workers, in the form of pensions and healthcare plans.
The court filings have been reported on by New York Times, E&E News and The Intercept.
Murray is founder of Murray Energy, America’s largest privately owned coal company. He stepped down as the company’s CEO in October, when Murray Energy filed for bankruptcy. He was succeeded by his nephew, Robert Moore.
The bankruptcy is a response to dropping coal demand, which has been happening at an increasing pace for more than a decade. Coal is being replaced by cleaner, cheaper energy sources. Coal plants are being closed nationwide, and nobody in the US is building new coal generation capacity.
In that bankruptcy, Murray Energy is
https://electrek.co/2019/12/18/bob-murray-science-denial-instead-coal-workers-wages-bankrupt/
Jameson Dow
- Dec. 18th 2019 4:19 pm ET
28 Comments
While his company spiraled into bankruptcy, Robert Murray spent tens of millions from the company coffers to pay himself, his successor, and several anti-science and anti-environment lobby groups, according to new court filings.
This money was spent at the same time as Murray is asking courts to excuse his debts to his workers, in the form of pensions and healthcare plans.
The court filings have been reported on by New York Times, E&E News and The Intercept.
Murray is founder of Murray Energy, America’s largest privately owned coal company. He stepped down as the company’s CEO in October, when Murray Energy filed for bankruptcy. He was succeeded by his nephew, Robert Moore.
The bankruptcy is a response to dropping coal demand, which has been happening at an increasing pace for more than a decade. Coal is being replaced by cleaner, cheaper energy sources. Coal plants are being closed nationwide, and nobody in the US is building new coal generation capacity.
In that bankruptcy, Murray Energy is
https://electrek.co/2019/12/18/bob-murray-science-denial-instead-coal-workers-wages-bankrupt/