Shell and Exxon face censure over claim gas was 'cleanest fossil fuel'

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Dutch advertising watchdog's ruling prompts company to change line to 'least polluting fossil fuel' as campaigners welcome action over 'misleading' ad

The Dutch advertising watchdog will on Tuesday censure Shell and Exxon for claiming that natural gas was "the cleanest of all fossil fuels" in an advert earlier this year. It will be the second time...

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