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United Kingdom: Pro-fracking newspaper ad banned by Advertising Standards Authority

2014-09-03 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a US energy company misled the public when it made unsubstantiated claims about the benefits of fracking and claimed a gas shortage put the UK close to catastrophe. Breitling Energy's advertisement in the Telegraph began: "Dear Citizens of the United Kingdom, do you know that your country is blessed with an incredible gift?" It said higher shale gas estimates in the British Geographical Survey were "fantastic news for the UK". The ad, published...

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