Updated: Legal action casts shadow over EDF's Green Britain Day

James S Murray
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Ecotricity confirms it is taking legal action against the firm for using its image of a green Union flag

Tomorrow's high-profile Green Britain Day from energy giant EDF is set to be overshadowed by legal wrangling and an investigation by advertising watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), following...

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