Green campaigners target BP's support for Olympics in elaborate hoax

Jessica Shankleman
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Media fooled as campaign group questions BP's role as Games' sustainability partner

BP has been targeted by green campaigners over its role as sustainability partner for the London Olympics, after a hoax website this morning claimed the oil giant had been dropped from the position by...

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