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ARTICLE · 27 JUNE 2023

False Or Misleading Claims In Big Oil: Risk On Both Sides Of The Coin

Caution must be taken when making environmental claims or complaining about possible false or misleading environmental claims. Recently, Greenpeace Canada (Greenpeace)...

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Caution must be taken when making environmental claims or complaining about possible false or misleading environmental claims. Recently, Greenpeace Canada (Greenpeace) announced that the Canadian Competition Bureau (Competition Bureau) has launched an inquiry into Greenpeace's allegations that Pathways Alliance, made up of Canada's six largest oil sand producers, made false or misleading environmental representations in its media campaign. Conversely, in France, a big oil company just launched a lawsuit against Greenpeace France on the basis that it published false and misleading information regarding the oil company's environmental impacts. These developments offer cautionary tales for companies affecting the environment and for the environmental groups that act as their watchdogs.

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