Peabody Energy vows to continue with revamped 'clean coal' ad

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Company confirms it will continue to promote fuel poverty advert, albeit with clarification, as Burson Marsteller stonewalls questions on climate scepticism

Peabody Energy, the world's largest private coal company, has said it will continue to run a controversial advert that touts "clean coal" as a solution to environmental challenges, albeit with a footnote...

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