ExxonMobil mulls appeal against green ad ban

James S Murray
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Advertising watchdog rules that ad claiming liquefied natural gas was "one of the world's cleanest fuels" was unintentionally misleading

Oil giant ExxonMobil is considering an appeal after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) today slapped a ban on its high profile TV adverts suggesting that liquefied natural gas represents "one of...

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